Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I kept | 'ana fidiltaacnaa fiDilt | أنا َ فـِضـِلت |
| We kept | 'ihna fidilnaiicHnaa fiDilnaa | إحنا َ فـِضـِلنا |
| You(m) kept | 'inta fidiltiicnta fiDilt | إنت َ فـِضـِلت |
| You(f) kept | 'inti fidiltiiicnti fiDilty | إنت ِ فـِضـِلتي |
| You(pl) kept | 'intu fidiltuiicntoo fiDiltoo | إنتوا فـِضـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) kept | huwa fidilhuwa fiDil | هـُو َ فـِضـِل |
| She/it(f) kept | hiya fidlithiya fiDlit | هـِي َ فـِضلـِت |
| They kept | humma fidluhumma fiDloo | هـُمّ َ فـِضلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might keep | 'ana yimkin 'afdalaacnaa yimkin aacfDal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفضـَل |
| We might keep | 'ihna yimkin nifdaliicHnaa yimkin nifDal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفضـَل |
| You(m) might keep | 'inta yimkin tifdaliicnta yimkin tifDal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَل |
| You(f) might keep | 'inti yimkin tifdaliiicnti yimkin tifDaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَلي |
| You(pl) might keep | 'intu yimkin tifdaluiicntoo yimkin tifDaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might keep | huwa yimkin yifdalhuwa yimkin yifDal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفضـَل |
| She/it(f) might keep | hiya yimkin tifdalhiya yimkin tifDal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفضـَل |
| They might keep | humma yimkin yifdaluhumma yimkin yifDaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفضـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I keep | 'ana bafdalaacnaa bafDal | أنا َ بـَفضـَل |
| We keep | 'ihna binifdaliicHnaa binifDal | إحنا َ بـِنـِفضـَل |
| You(m) keep | 'inta bitifdaliicnta bitifDal | إنت َ بـِتـِفضـَل |
| You(f) keep | 'inti bitifdaliiicnti bitifDaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِفضـَلي |
| You(pl) keep | 'intu bitifdaluiicntoo bitifDaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِفضـَلوا |
| He/it(m) keeps | huwa biyifdalhuwa biyifDal | هـُو َ بـِيـِفضـَل |
| She/it(f) keeps | hiya bitifdalhiya bitifDal | هـِي َ بـِتـِفضـَل |
| They keep | humma biyifdaluhumma biyifDaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفضـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will keep | 'ana hafdalaacnaa hafDal | أنا َ هـَفضـَل |
| We will keep | 'ihna hanifdaliicHnaa hanifDal | إحنا َ هـَنـِفضـَل |
| You(m) will keep | 'inta hatifdaliicnta hatifDal | إنت َ هـَتـِفضـَل |
| You(f) will keep | 'inti hatifdaliiicnti hatifDaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِفضـَلي |
| You(pl) will keep | 'intu hatifdaluiicntoo hatifDaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِفضـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will keep | huwa hayifdalhuwa hayifDal | هـُو َ هـَيـِفضـَل |
| She/it(f) will keep | hiya hatifdalhiya hatifDal | هـِي َ هـَتـِفضـَل |
| They will keep | humma hayifdaluhumma hayifDaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفضـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) keep! | 'ifdiliicfDil | إفضـِل |
| You(f) keep! | 'ifdiliiicfDily | إفضـِلي |
| You(pl) keep! | 'ifdiluiicfDiloo | إفضـِلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am keeping | 'ana faadilaacnaa faaDil | أنا َ فا َضـِل |
| I(f) am keeping | 'ana faadilaaacnaa faaDilaö | أنا َ فا َضـِلـَة |
| We are keeping | 'ihna faadileeniicHnaa faaDilyn | إحنا َ فا َضـِلين |
| You(m) are keeping | 'inta faadiliicnta faaDil | إنت َ فا َضـِل |
| You(f) are keeping | 'inti faadilaiicnti faaDilaö | إنت ِ فا َضـِلـَة |
| You(pl) are keeping | 'intu faadileeniicntoo faaDilyn | إنتوا فا َضـِلين |
| He/it(m) is keeping | huwa faadilhuwa faaDil | هـُو َ فا َضـِل |
| She/it(f) is keeping | hiya faadilahiya faaDilaö | هـِي َ فا َضـِلـَة |
| They are keeping | humma faadileenhumma faaDilyn | هـُمّ َ فا َضـِلين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is kept | huwa mafdoolhuwa mafDwl | هـُو َ مـَفضول |
| She/it(f) is kept | hiya mafdoolahiya mafDwlaö | هـِي َ مـَفضولـَة |
| They are kept | humma mafdooleenhumma mafDwlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفضولين |
