Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itfahattaacnaa iictfaHatt | أنا َ إتفـَحـَتّ |
| We was | 'ihna 'itfahatnaiicHnaa iictfaHatnaa | إحنا َ إتفـَحـَتنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itfahattiicnta iictfaHatt | إنت َ إتفـَحـَتّ |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itfahattiiicnti iictfaHatty | إنت ِ إتفـَحـَتّي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itfahattuiicntoo iictfaHattoo | إنتوا إتفـَحـَتّوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itfahathuwa iictfaHat | هـُو َ إتفـَحـَت |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itfahatithiya iictfaHatit | هـِي َ إتفـَحـَتـِت |
| They was | humma 'itfahatuhumma iictfaHatoo | هـُمّ َ إتفـَحـَتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atfihitaacnaa yimkin aactfiHit | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتفـِحـِت |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitfihitiicHnaa yimkin nitfiHit | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتفـِحـِت |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titfihitiicnta yimkin titfiHit | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـِحـِت |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titfihtiiicnti yimkin titfiHty | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـِحتي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titfihtuiicntoo yimkin titfiHtoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتفـِحتوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitfihithuwa yimkin yitfiHit | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتفـِحـِت |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titfihithiya yimkin titfiHit | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـِحـِت |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitfihtuhumma yimkin yitfiHtoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتفـِحتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batfihitaacnaa batfiHit | أنا َ بـَتفـِحـِت |
| We be | 'ihna binitfihitiicHnaa binitfiHit | إحنا َ بـِنـِتفـِحـِت |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititfihitiicnta bititfiHit | إنت َ بـِتـِتفـِحـِت |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititfihtiiicnti bititfiHty | إنت ِ بـِتـِتفـِحتي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititfihtuiicntoo bititfiHtoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتفـِحتوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitfihithuwa biyitfiHit | هـُو َ بـِيـِتفـِحـِت |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititfihithiya bititfiHit | هـِي َ بـِتـِتفـِحـِت |
| They be | humma biyitfihtuhumma biyitfiHtoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتفـِحتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatfihitaacnaa hatfiHit | أنا َ هـَتفـِحـِت |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitfihitiicHnaa hanitfiHit | إحنا َ هـَنـِتفـِحـِت |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitfihitiicnta hatitfiHit | إنت َ هـَتـِتفـِحـِت |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitfihtiiicnti hatitfiHty | إنت ِ هـَتـِتفـِحتي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitfihtuiicntoo hatitfiHtoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتفـِحتوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitfihithuwa hayitfiHit | هـُو َ هـَيـِتفـِحـِت |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitfihithiya hatitfiHit | هـِي َ هـَتـِتفـِحـِت |
| They will be | humma hayitfihtuhumma hayitfiHtoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتفـِحتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itfihitiictfiHit | إتفـِحـِت |
| You(f) be! | 'itfihitiiictfiHity | إتفـِحـِتي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itfihituiictfiHitoo | إتفـِحـِتوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is worn | huwa mafhoothuwa mafHwt | هـُو َ مـَفحوت |
| She/it(f) is worn | hiya mafhootahiya mafHwtaö | هـِي َ مـَفحوتـَة |
| They are worn | humma mafhooteenhumma mafHwtyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفحوتين |
