Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I undressed | 'ana 'alaAtaacnaa qalaAt | أنا َ قـَلـَعت |
| We undressed | 'ihna 'alaAnaiicHnaa qalaAnaa | إحنا َ قـَلـَعنا |
| You(m) undressed | 'inta 'alaAtiicnta qalaAt | إنت َ قـَلـَعت |
| You(f) undressed | 'inti 'alaAtiiicnti qalaAty | إنت ِ قـَلـَعتي |
| You(pl) undressed | 'intu 'alaAtuiicntoo qalaAtoo | إنتوا قـَلـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) undressed | huwa 'alaAhuwa qalaA | هـُو َ قـَلـَع |
| She/it(f) undressed | hiya 'alaAithiya qalaAit | هـِي َ قـَلـَعـِت |
| They undressed | humma 'alaAuhumma qalaAoo | هـُمّ َ قـَلـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might undress | 'ana yimkin 'a'laAaacnaa yimkin aacqlaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقلـَع |
| We might undress | 'ihna yimkin ni'laAiicHnaa yimkin niqlaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقلـَع |
| You(m) might undress | 'inta yimkin ti'laAiicnta yimkin tiqlaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقلـَع |
| You(f) might undress | 'inti yimkin ti'laAiiicnti yimkin tiqlaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقلـَعي |
| You(pl) might undress | 'intu yimkin ti'laAuiicntoo yimkin tiqlaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقلـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might undress | huwa yimkin yi'laAhuwa yimkin yiqlaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقلـَع |
| She/it(f) might undress | hiya yimkin ti'laAhiya yimkin tiqlaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقلـَع |
| They might undress | humma yimkin yi'laAuhumma yimkin yiqlaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقلـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I undress | 'ana ba'laAaacnaa baqlaA | أنا َ بـَقلـَع |
| We undress | 'ihna bini'laAiicHnaa biniqlaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِقلـَع |
| You(m) undress | 'inta biti'laAiicnta bitiqlaA | إنت َ بـِتـِقلـَع |
| You(f) undress | 'inti biti'laAiiicnti bitiqlaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِقلـَعي |
| You(pl) undress | 'intu biti'laAuiicntoo bitiqlaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِقلـَعوا |
| He/it(m) undresss | huwa biyi'laAhuwa biyiqlaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِقلـَع |
| She/it(f) undresss | hiya biti'laAhiya bitiqlaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِقلـَع |
| They undress | humma biyi'laAuhumma biyiqlaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقلـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will undress | 'ana ha'laAaacnaa haqlaA | أنا َ هـَقلـَع |
| We will undress | 'ihna hani'laAiicHnaa haniqlaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِقلـَع |
| You(m) will undress | 'inta hati'laAiicnta hatiqlaA | إنت َ هـَتـِقلـَع |
| You(f) will undress | 'inti hati'laAiiicnti hatiqlaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِقلـَعي |
| You(pl) will undress | 'intu hati'laAuiicntoo hatiqlaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِقلـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will undress | huwa hayi'laAhuwa hayiqlaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِقلـَع |
| She/it(f) will undress | hiya hati'laAhiya hatiqlaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِقلـَع |
| They will undress | humma hayi'laAuhumma hayiqlaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقلـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) undress! | 'i'laAiicqlaA | إقلـَع |
| You(f) undress! | 'i'laAiiicqlaAy | إقلـَعي |
| You(pl) undress! | 'i'laAuiicqlaAoo | إقلـَعوا |
