Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I plaited | 'ana daffartaacnaa Daffart | أنا َ ضـَفّـَرت |
| We plaited | 'ihna daffarnaiicHnaa Daffarnaa | إحنا َ ضـَفّـَرنا |
| You(m) plaited | 'inta daffartiicnta Daffart | إنت َ ضـَفّـَرت |
| You(f) plaited | 'inti daffartiiicnti Daffarty | إنت ِ ضـَفّـَرتي |
| You(pl) plaited | 'intu daffartuiicntoo Daffartoo | إنتوا ضـَفّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) plaited | huwa daffarhuwa Daffar | هـُو َ ضـَفّـَر |
| She/it(f) plaited | hiya daffarithiya Daffarit | هـِي َ ضـَفّـَر ِت |
| They plaited | humma daffaruhumma Daffaroo | هـُمّ َ ضـَفّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might plait | 'ana yimkin 'adaffaraacnaa yimkin aacDaffar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضـَفّـَر |
| We might plait | 'ihna yimkin nidaffariicHnaa yimkin niDaffar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضـَفّـَر |
| You(m) might plait | 'inta yimkin tidaffariicnta yimkin tiDaffar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَفّـَر |
| You(f) might plait | 'inti yimkin tidaffariiicnti yimkin tiDaffary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَفّـَري |
| You(pl) might plait | 'intu yimkin tidaffaruiicntoo yimkin tiDaffaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضـَفّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might plait | huwa yimkin yidaffarhuwa yimkin yiDaffar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضـَفّـَر |
| She/it(f) might plait | hiya yimkin tidaffarhiya yimkin tiDaffar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَفّـَر |
| They might plait | humma yimkin yidaffaruhumma yimkin yiDaffaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضـَفّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I plait | 'ana badaffaraacnaa baDaffar | أنا َ بـَضـَفّـَر |
| We plait | 'ihna binidaffariicHnaa biniDaffar | إحنا َ بـِنـِضـَفّـَر |
| You(m) plait | 'inta bitidaffariicnta bitiDaffar | إنت َ بـِتـِضـَفّـَر |
| You(f) plait | 'inti bitidaffariiicnti bitiDaffary | إنت ِ بـِتـِضـَفّـَري |
| You(pl) plait | 'intu bitidaffaruiicntoo bitiDaffaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِضـَفّـَروا |
| He/it(m) plaits | huwa biyidaffarhuwa biyiDaffar | هـُو َ بـِيـِضـَفّـَر |
| She/it(f) plaits | hiya bitidaffarhiya bitiDaffar | هـِي َ بـِتـِضـَفّـَر |
| They plait | humma biyidaffaruhumma biyiDaffaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضـَفّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will plait | 'ana hadaffaraacnaa haDaffar | أنا َ هـَضـَفّـَر |
| We will plait | 'ihna hanidaffariicHnaa haniDaffar | إحنا َ هـَنـِضـَفّـَر |
| You(m) will plait | 'inta hatidaffariicnta hatiDaffar | إنت َ هـَتـِضـَفّـَر |
| You(f) will plait | 'inti hatidaffariiicnti hatiDaffary | إنت ِ هـَتـِضـَفّـَري |
| You(pl) will plait | 'intu hatidaffaruiicntoo hatiDaffaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِضـَفّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will plait | huwa hayidaffarhuwa hayiDaffar | هـُو َ هـَيـِضـَفّـَر |
| She/it(f) will plait | hiya hatidaffarhiya hatiDaffar | هـِي َ هـَتـِضـَفّـَر |
| They will plait | humma hayidaffaruhumma hayiDaffaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضـَفّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) plait! | 'idfariicDfar | إضفـَر |
| You(f) plait! | 'idfariiicDfary | إضفـَري |
| You(pl) plait! | idfaruiDfaroo | ِضفـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is plaited | huwa mudaffarhuwa muDaffar | هـُو َ مـُضـَفّـَر |
| She/it(f) is plaited | hiya mudaffarahiya muDaffaraö | هـِي َ مـُضـَفّـَر َة |
| They are plaited | humma mudaffareenhumma muDaffaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُضـَفّـَرين |
