Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itAayyintaacnaa iictAayyint | أنا َ إتعـَييـِنت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itAayyinnaiicHnaa iictAayyinnaa | إحنا َ إتعـَييـِنّا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itAayyintiicnta iictAayyint | إنت َ إتعـَييـِنت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itAayyintiiicnti iictAayyinty | إنت ِ إتعـَييـِنتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itAayyintuiicntoo iictAayyintoo | إنتوا إتعـَييـِنتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itAayyinhuwa iictAayyin | هـُو َ إتعـَييـِن |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itAayyinithiya iictAayyinit | هـِي َ إتعـَييـِنـِت |
| They was | humma 'itAayyinuhumma iictAayyinoo | هـُمّ َ إتعـَييـِنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atAayyinaacnaa yimkin aactAayyin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـَييـِن |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitAayyiniicHnaa yimkin nitAayyin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـَييـِن |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titAayyiniicnta yimkin titAayyin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَييـِن |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titAayyiniiicnti yimkin titAayyiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَييـِني |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titAayyinuiicntoo yimkin titAayyinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَييـِنوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitAayyinhuwa yimkin yitAayyin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَييـِن |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titAayyinhiya yimkin titAayyin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَييـِن |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitAayyinuhumma yimkin yitAayyinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَييـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batAayyinaacnaa batAayyin | أنا َ بـَتعـَييـِن |
| We be | 'ihna binitAayyiniicHnaa binitAayyin | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـَييـِن |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititAayyiniicnta bititAayyin | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـَييـِن |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititAayyiniiicnti bititAayyiny | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـَييـِني |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititAayyinuiicntoo bititAayyinoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـَييـِنوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitAayyinhuwa biyitAayyin | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـَييـِن |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititAayyinhiya bititAayyin | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـَييـِن |
| They be | humma biyitAayyinuhumma biyitAayyinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـَييـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatAayyinaacnaa hatAayyin | أنا َ هـَتعـَييـِن |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitAayyiniicHnaa hanitAayyin | إحنا َ هـَنـِتعـَييـِن |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitAayyiniicnta hatitAayyin | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـَييـِن |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitAayyiniiicnti hatitAayyiny | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـَييـِني |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitAayyinuiicntoo hatitAayyinoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـَييـِنوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitAayyinhuwa hayitAayyin | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـَييـِن |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitAayyinhiya hatitAayyin | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـَييـِن |
| They will be | humma hayitAayyinuhumma hayitAayyinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـَييـِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itAayyiniictAayyin | إتعـَييـِن |
| You(f) be! | 'itAayyiniiictAayyiny | إتعـَييـِني |
| You(pl) be! | 'itAayyinuiictAayyinoo | إتعـَييـِنوا |
