Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I wasted | 'ana deeAtaacnaa DyAt | أنا َ ضيعت |
| We wasted | 'ihna deeAnaiicHnaa DyAnaa | إحنا َ ضيعنا |
| You(m) wasted | 'inta deeAtiicnta DyAt | إنت َ ضيعت |
| You(f) wasted | 'inti deeAtiiicnti DyAty | إنت ِ ضيعتي |
| You(pl) wasted | 'intu deeAtuiicntoo DyAtoo | إنتوا ضيعتوا |
| He/it(m) wasted | huwa daaAhuwa DaaA | هـُو َ ضا َع |
| She/it(f) wasted | hiya daaAithiya DaaAit | هـِي َ ضا َعـِت |
| They wasted | humma daAuhumma DaaAoo | هـُمّ َ ضا َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might waste | 'ana yimkin 'adeeAaacnaa yimkin aacDyA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضيع |
| We might waste | 'ihna yimkin nideeAiicHnaa yimkin niDyA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضيع |
| You(m) might waste | 'inta yimkin tideeAiicnta yimkin tiDyA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضيع |
| You(f) might waste | 'inti yimkin tideeAiiicnti yimkin tiDyAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضيعي |
| You(pl) might waste | 'intu yimkin tideeAuiicntoo yimkin tiDyAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضيعوا |
| He/it(m) might waste | huwa yimkin yideeAhuwa yimkin yiDyA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضيع |
| She/it(f) might waste | hiya yimkin tideeAhiya yimkin tiDyA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضيع |
| They might waste | humma yimkin yideeAuhumma yimkin yiDyAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضيعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I waste | 'ana badeeAaacnaa baDyA | أنا َ بـَضيع |
| We waste | 'ihna bindeeAiicHnaa binDyA | إحنا َ بـِنضيع |
| You(m) waste | 'inta bitdeeAiicnta bitDyA | إنت َ بـِتضيع |
| You(f) waste | 'inti bitdeeAiiicnti bitDyAy | إنت ِ بـِتضيعي |
| You(pl) waste | 'intu bitdeeAuiicntoo bitDyAoo | إنتوا بـِتضيعوا |
| He/it(m) wastes | huwa biyideeAhuwa biyiDyA | هـُو َ بـِيـِضيع |
| She/it(f) wastes | hiya bitdeeAhiya bitDyA | هـِي َ بـِتضيع |
| They waste | humma biyideeAuhumma biyiDyAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضيعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will waste | 'ana hadeeAaacnaa haDyA | أنا َ هـَضيع |
| We will waste | 'ihna handeeAiicHnaa hanDyA | إحنا َ هـَنضيع |
| You(m) will waste | 'inta hatdeeAiicnta hatDyA | إنت َ هـَتضيع |
| You(f) will waste | 'inti hatdeeAiiicnti hatDyAy | إنت ِ هـَتضيعي |
| You(pl) will waste | 'intu hatdeeAuiicntoo hatDyAoo | إنتوا هـَتضيعوا |
| He/it(m) will waste | huwa hayideeAhuwa hayiDyA | هـُو َ هـَيـِضيع |
| She/it(f) will waste | hiya hatdeeAhiya hatDyA | هـِي َ هـَتضيع |
| They will waste | humma hayideeAuhumma hayiDyAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضيعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) waste! | deeADyA | ضيع |
| You(f) waste! | deeAiDyAy | ضيعي |
| You(pl) waste! | deeAuDyAoo | ضيعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am wasting | 'ana daayiAaacnaa DaayiA | أنا َ ضا َيـِع |
| I(f) am wasting | 'ana daayiAaaacnaa DaayiAaö | أنا َ ضا َيـِعـَة |
| We are wasting | 'ihna daayiAeeniicHnaa DaayiAyn | إحنا َ ضا َيـِعين |
| You(m) are wasting | 'inta daayiAiicnta DaayiA | إنت َ ضا َيـِع |
| You(f) are wasting | 'inti daayiAaiicnti DaayiAaö | إنت ِ ضا َيـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are wasting | 'intu daayiAeeniicntoo DaayiAyn | إنتوا ضا َيـِعين |
| He/it(m) is wasting | huwa daayiAhuwa DaayiA | هـُو َ ضا َيـِع |
| She/it(f) is wasting | hiya daayiAahiya DaayiAaö | هـِي َ ضا َيـِعـَة |
| They are wasting | humma daayiAeenhumma DaayiAyn | هـُمّ َ ضا َيـِعين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is wasted | huwa mitdaaAhuwa mitDaaA | هـُو َ مـِتضا َع |
| She/it(f) is wasted | hiya mitdaaAahiya mitDaaAaö | هـِي َ مـِتضا َعـَة |
| They are wasted | humma mitdaAeenhumma mitDaaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتضا َعين |
