Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I curbed | 'ana 'a'laAtaacnaa aacqlaAt | أنا َ أقلـَعت |
| We curbed | 'ihna 'a'laAnaiicHnaa aacqlaAnaa | إحنا َ أقلـَعنا |
| You(m) curbed | 'inta 'a'laAtiicnta aacqlaAt | إنت َ أقلـَعت |
| You(f) curbed | 'inti 'a'laAtiiicnti aacqlaAty | إنت ِ أقلـَعتي |
| You(pl) curbed | 'intu 'a'laAtuiicntoo aacqlaAtoo | إنتوا أقلـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) curbed | huwa 'a'laAhuwa aacqlaA | هـُو َ أقلـَع |
| She/it(f) curbed | hiya 'a'laAithiya aacqlaAit | هـِي َ أقلـَعـِت |
| They curbed | humma 'a'laAuhumma aacqlaAoo | هـُمّ َ أقلـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might curb | 'ana yimkin 'e'liAaacnaa yimkin eeqliA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن آقلـِع |
| We might curb | 'ihna yimkin nu'liAiicHnaa yimkin nuqliA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُقلـِع |
| You(m) might curb | 'inta yimkin tu'liAiicnta yimkin tuqliA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُقلـِع |
| You(f) might curb | 'inti yimkin tu'liAiiicnti yimkin tuqliAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُقلـِعي |
| You(pl) might curb | 'intu yimkin tu'liAuiicntoo yimkin tuqliAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُقلـِعوا |
| He/it(m) might curb | huwa yimkin yu'liAhuwa yimkin yuqliA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُقلـِع |
| She/it(f) might curb | hiya yimkin tu'liAhiya yimkin tuqliA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُقلـِع |
| They might curb | humma yimkin yu'liAuhumma yimkin yuqliAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُقلـِعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I curb | 'ana ba'liAaacnaa baqliA | أنا َ بـَقلـِع |
| We curb | 'ihna binu'liAiicHnaa binuqliA | إحنا َ بـِنـُقلـِع |
| You(m) curb | 'inta bitu'liAiicnta bituqliA | إنت َ بـِتـُقلـِع |
| You(f) curb | 'inti bitu'liAiiicnti bituqliAy | إنت ِ بـِتـُقلـِعي |
| You(pl) curb | 'intu bitu'liAuiicntoo bituqliAoo | إنتوا بـِتـُقلـِعوا |
| He/it(m) curbs | huwa biyu'liAhuwa biyuqliA | هـُو َ بـِيـُقلـِع |
| She/it(f) curbs | hiya bitu'liAhiya bituqliA | هـِي َ بـِتـُقلـِع |
| They curb | humma biyu'liAuhumma biyuqliAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُقلـِعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will curb | 'ana ha'liAaacnaa haqliA | أنا َ هـَقلـِع |
| We will curb | 'ihna hanu'liAiicHnaa hanuqliA | إحنا َ هـَنـُقلـِع |
| You(m) will curb | 'inta hatu'liAiicnta hatuqliA | إنت َ هـَتـُقلـِع |
| You(f) will curb | 'inti hatu'liAiiicnti hatuqliAy | إنت ِ هـَتـُقلـِعي |
| You(pl) will curb | 'intu hatu'liAuiicntoo hatuqliAoo | إنتوا هـَتـُقلـِعوا |
| He/it(m) will curb | huwa hayu'liAhuwa hayuqliA | هـُو َ هـَيـُقلـِع |
| She/it(f) will curb | hiya hatu'liAhiya hatuqliA | هـِي َ هـَتـُقلـِع |
| They will curb | humma hayu'liAuhumma hayuqliAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُقلـِعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) curb! | 'i'liAiicqliA | إقلـِع |
| You(f) curb! | 'i'liAiiicqliAy | إقلـِعي |
| You(pl) curb! | 'i'liAuiicqliAoo | إقلـِعوا |
