Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I dawdled | 'ana 'itlakkaAtaacnaa iictlakkaAt | أنا َ إتلـَكّـَعت |
| We dawdled | 'ihna 'itlakkaAnaiicHnaa iictlakkaAnaa | إحنا َ إتلـَكّـَعنا |
| You(m) dawdled | 'inta 'itlakkaAtiicnta iictlakkaAt | إنت َ إتلـَكّـَعت |
| You(f) dawdled | 'inti 'itlakkaAtiiicnti iictlakkaAty | إنت ِ إتلـَكّـَعتي |
| You(pl) dawdled | 'intu 'itlakkaAtuiicntoo iictlakkaAtoo | إنتوا إتلـَكّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) dawdled | huwa 'itlakkaAhuwa iictlakkaA | هـُو َ إتلـَكّـَع |
| She/it(f) dawdled | hiya 'itlakkaAithiya iictlakkaAit | هـِي َ إتلـَكّـَعـِت |
| They dawdled | humma 'itlakkaAuhumma iictlakkaAoo | هـُمّ َ إتلـَكّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might dawdle | 'ana yimkin 'atlakkaAaacnaa yimkin aactlakkaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتلـَكّـَع |
| We might dawdle | 'ihna yimkin nitlakkaAiicHnaa yimkin nitlakkaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتلـَكّـَع |
| You(m) might dawdle | 'inta yimkin titlakkaAiicnta yimkin titlakkaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـَكّـَع |
| You(f) might dawdle | 'inti yimkin titlakkaAiiicnti yimkin titlakkaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـَكّـَعي |
| You(pl) might dawdle | 'intu yimkin titlakkaAuiicntoo yimkin titlakkaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتلـَكّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might dawdle | huwa yimkin yitlakkaAhuwa yimkin yitlakkaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلـَكّـَع |
| She/it(f) might dawdle | hiya yimkin titlakkaAhiya yimkin titlakkaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتلـَكّـَع |
| They might dawdle | humma yimkin yitlakkaAuhumma yimkin yitlakkaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتلـَكّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I dawdle | 'ana batlakkaAaacnaa batlakkaA | أنا َ بـَتلـَكّـَع |
| We dawdle | 'ihna binitlakkaAiicHnaa binitlakkaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِتلـَكّـَع |
| You(m) dawdle | 'inta bititlakkaAiicnta bititlakkaA | إنت َ بـِتـِتلـَكّـَع |
| You(f) dawdle | 'inti bititlakkaAiiicnti bititlakkaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتلـَكّـَعي |
| You(pl) dawdle | 'intu bititlakkaAuiicntoo bititlakkaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتلـَكّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) dawdles | huwa biyitlakkaAhuwa biyitlakkaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتلـَكّـَع |
| She/it(f) dawdles | hiya bititlakkaAhiya bititlakkaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِتلـَكّـَع |
| They dawdle | humma biyitlakkaAuhumma biyitlakkaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتلـَكّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will dawdle | 'ana hatlakkaAaacnaa hatlakkaA | أنا َ هـَتلـَكّـَع |
| We will dawdle | 'ihna hanitlakkaAiicHnaa hanitlakkaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِتلـَكّـَع |
| You(m) will dawdle | 'inta hatitlakkaAiicnta hatitlakkaA | إنت َ هـَتـِتلـَكّـَع |
| You(f) will dawdle | 'inti hatitlakkaAiiicnti hatitlakkaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتلـَكّـَعي |
| You(pl) will dawdle | 'intu hatitlakkaAuiicntoo hatitlakkaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتلـَكّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will dawdle | huwa hayitlakkaAhuwa hayitlakkaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتلـَكّـَع |
| She/it(f) will dawdle | hiya hatitlakkaAhiya hatitlakkaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِتلـَكّـَع |
| They will dawdle | humma hayitlakkaAuhumma hayitlakkaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتلـَكّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) dawdle! | 'itlakkaAiictlakkaA | إتلـَكّـَع |
| You(f) dawdle! | 'itlakkaAiiictlakkaAy | إتلـَكّـَعي |
| You(pl) dawdle! | 'itlakkaAuiictlakkaAoo | إتلـَكّـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is dawdled | huwa mitlakkaAhuwa mitlakkaA | هـُو َ مـِتلـَكّـَع |
| She/it(f) is dawdled | hiya mitlakkaAahiya mitlakkaAaö | هـِي َ مـِتلـَكّـَعـَة |
| They are dawdled | humma mitlakkaAeenhumma mitlakkaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتلـَكّـَعين |
