Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana chadaAtaacnaa KaDaAt | أنا َ خـَضـَعت |
| We was | 'ihna chadaAnaiicHnaa KaDaAnaa | إحنا َ خـَضـَعنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta chadaAtiicnta KaDaAt | إنت َ خـَضـَعت |
| You(f) was | 'inti chadaAtiiicnti KaDaAty | إنت ِ خـَضـَعتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu chadaAtuiicntoo KaDaAtoo | إنتوا خـَضـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa chadaAhuwa KaDaA | هـُو َ خـَضـَع |
| She/it(f) was | hiya chadaAithiya KaDaAit | هـِي َ خـَضـَعـِت |
| They was | humma chadaAuhumma KaDaAoo | هـُمّ َ خـَضـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'achdaAaacnaa yimkin aacKDaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخضـَع |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nichdaAiicHnaa yimkin niKDaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخضـَع |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tichdaAiicnta yimkin tiKDaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخضـَع |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tichdaAiiicnti yimkin tiKDaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخضـَعي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tichdaAuiicntoo yimkin tiKDaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخضـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yichdaAhuwa yimkin yiKDaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخضـَع |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tichdaAhiya yimkin tiKDaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخضـَع |
| They might be | humma yimkin yichdaAuhumma yimkin yiKDaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخضـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bachdaAaacnaa baKDaA | أنا َ بـَخضـَع |
| We be | 'ihna binichdaAiicHnaa biniKDaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِخضـَع |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitichdaAiicnta bitiKDaA | إنت َ بـِتـِخضـَع |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitichdaAiiicnti bitiKDaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخضـَعي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitichdaAuiicntoo bitiKDaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِخضـَعوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyichdaAhuwa biyiKDaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِخضـَع |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitichdaAhiya bitiKDaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِخضـَع |
| They be | humma biyichdaAuhumma biyiKDaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخضـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hachdaAaacnaa haKDaA | أنا َ هـَخضـَع |
| We will be | 'ihna hanichdaAiicHnaa haniKDaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِخضـَع |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatichdaAiicnta hatiKDaA | إنت َ هـَتـِخضـَع |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatichdaAiiicnti hatiKDaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخضـَعي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatichdaAuiicntoo hatiKDaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِخضـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayichdaAhuwa hayiKDaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِخضـَع |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatichdaAhiya hatiKDaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِخضـَع |
| They will be | humma hayichdaAuhumma hayiKDaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخضـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ichdaAiicKDaA | إخضـَع |
| You(f) be! | 'ichdaAiiicKDaAy | إخضـَعي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ichdaAuiicKDaAoo | إخضـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana chaadiAaacnaa KaaDiA | أنا َ خا َضـِع |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana chaadiAaaacnaa KaaDiAaö | أنا َ خا َضـِعـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna chaadiAeeniicHnaa KaaDiAyn | إحنا َ خا َضـِعين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta chaadiAiicnta KaaDiA | إنت َ خا َضـِع |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti chaadiAaiicnti KaaDiAaö | إنت ِ خا َضـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu chaadiAeeniicntoo KaaDiAyn | إنتوا خا َضـِعين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa chaadiAhuwa KaaDiA | هـُو َ خا َضـِع |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya chaadiAahiya KaaDiAaö | هـِي َ خا َضـِعـَة |
| They are bing | humma chaadiAeenhumma KaaDiAyn | هـُمّ َ خا َضـِعين |
