Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I advocated | 'ana sawwa'taacnaa sawwaqt | أنا َ سـَوّ َقت |
| We advocated | 'ihna sawwa'naiicHnaa sawwaqnaa | إحنا َ سـَوّ َقنا |
| You(m) advocated | 'inta sawwa'tiicnta sawwaqt | إنت َ سـَوّ َقت |
| You(f) advocated | 'inti sawwa'tiiicnti sawwaqty | إنت ِ سـَوّ َقتي |
| You(pl) advocated | 'intu sawwa'tuiicntoo sawwaqtoo | إنتوا سـَوّ َقتوا |
| He/it(m) advocated | huwa sawwa'huwa sawwaq | هـُو َ سـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) advocated | hiya sawwa'ithiya sawwaqit | هـِي َ سـَوّ َقـِت |
| They advocated | humma sawwa'uhumma sawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ سـَوّ َقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might advocate | 'ana yimkin 'asawwa'aacnaa yimkin aacsawwaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَوّ َق |
| We might advocate | 'ihna yimkin nisawwa'iicHnaa yimkin nisawwaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَوّ َق |
| You(m) might advocate | 'inta yimkin tisawwa'iicnta yimkin tisawwaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَوّ َق |
| You(f) might advocate | 'inti yimkin tisawwa'iiicnti yimkin tisawwaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) might advocate | 'intu yimkin tisawwa'uiicntoo yimkin tisawwaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) might advocate | huwa yimkin yisawwa'huwa yimkin yisawwaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) might advocate | hiya yimkin tisawwa'hiya yimkin tisawwaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَوّ َق |
| They might advocate | humma yimkin yisawwa'uhumma yimkin yisawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَوّ َقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I advocate | 'ana basawwa'aacnaa basawwaq | أنا َ بـَسـَوّ َق |
| We advocate | 'ihna binisawwa'iicHnaa binisawwaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِسـَوّ َق |
| You(m) advocate | 'inta bitisawwa'iicnta bitisawwaq | إنت َ بـِتـِسـَوّ َق |
| You(f) advocate | 'inti bitisawwa'iiicnti bitisawwaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) advocate | 'intu bitisawwa'uiicntoo bitisawwaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) advocates | huwa biyisawwa'huwa biyisawwaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) advocates | hiya bitisawwa'hiya bitisawwaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِسـَوّ َق |
| They advocate | humma biyisawwa'uhumma biyisawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَوّ َقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will advocate | 'ana hasawwa'aacnaa hasawwaq | أنا َ هـَسـَوّ َق |
| We will advocate | 'ihna hanisawwa'iicHnaa hanisawwaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِسـَوّ َق |
| You(m) will advocate | 'inta hatisawwa'iicnta hatisawwaq | إنت َ هـَتـِسـَوّ َق |
| You(f) will advocate | 'inti hatisawwa'iiicnti hatisawwaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) will advocate | 'intu hatisawwa'uiicntoo hatisawwaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) will advocate | huwa hayisawwa'huwa hayisawwaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) will advocate | hiya hatisawwa'hiya hatisawwaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِسـَوّ َق |
| They will advocate | humma hayisawwa'uhumma hayisawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَوّ َقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) advocate! | 'iswa'iicswaq | إسو َق |
| You(f) advocate! | 'iswa'iiicswaqy | إسو َقي |
| You(pl) advocate! | iswa'uiswaqoo | ِسو َقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is advocated | huwa musawwa'huwa musawwaq | هـُو َ مـُسـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) is advocated | hiya musawwa'ahiya musawwaqaö | هـِي َ مـُسـَوّ َقـَة |
| They are advocated | humma musawwa'eenhumma musawwaqyn | هـُمّ َ مـُسـَوّ َقين |
