Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I danced | 'ana ra'astaacnaa raqaSt | أنا َ ر َقـَصت |
| We danced | 'ihna ra'asnaiicHnaa raqaSnaa | إحنا َ ر َقـَصنا |
| You(m) danced | 'inta ra'astiicnta raqaSt | إنت َ ر َقـَصت |
| You(f) danced | 'inti ra'astiiicnti raqaSty | إنت ِ ر َقـَصتي |
| You(pl) danced | 'intu ra'astuiicntoo raqaStoo | إنتوا ر َقـَصتوا |
| He/it(m) danced | huwa ra'ashuwa raqaS | هـُو َ ر َقـَص |
| She/it(f) danced | hiya ra'asithiya raqaSit | هـِي َ ر َقـَصـِت |
| They danced | humma ra'asuhumma raqaSoo | هـُمّ َ ر َقـَصوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might dance | 'ana yimkin 'ar'usaacnaa yimkin aacrquS | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرقـُص |
| We might dance | 'ihna yimkin nur'usiicHnaa yimkin nurquS | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُرقـُص |
| You(m) might dance | 'inta yimkin tur'usiicnta yimkin turquS | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُرقـُص |
| You(f) might dance | 'inti yimkin tur'usiiicnti yimkin turquSy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُرقـُصي |
| You(pl) might dance | 'intu yimkin tur'usuiicntoo yimkin turquSoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُرقـُصوا |
| He/it(m) might dance | huwa yimkin yur'ushuwa yimkin yurquS | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُرقـُص |
| She/it(f) might dance | hiya yimkin tur'ushiya yimkin turquS | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُرقـُص |
| They might dance | humma yimkin yur'usuhumma yimkin yurquSoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُرقـُصوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I dance | 'ana bar'usaacnaa barquS | أنا َ بـَرقـُص |
| We dance | 'ihna binur'usiicHnaa binurquS | إحنا َ بـِنـُرقـُص |
| You(m) dance | 'inta bitur'usiicnta biturquS | إنت َ بـِتـُرقـُص |
| You(f) dance | 'inti bitur'usiiicnti biturquSy | إنت ِ بـِتـُرقـُصي |
| You(pl) dance | 'intu bitur'usuiicntoo biturquSoo | إنتوا بـِتـُرقـُصوا |
| He/it(m) dances | huwa biyur'ushuwa biyurquS | هـُو َ بـِيـُرقـُص |
| She/it(f) dances | hiya bitur'ushiya biturquS | هـِي َ بـِتـُرقـُص |
| They dance | humma biyur'usuhumma biyurquSoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُرقـُصوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will dance | 'ana har'usaacnaa harquS | أنا َ هـَرقـُص |
| We will dance | 'ihna hanur'usiicHnaa hanurquS | إحنا َ هـَنـُرقـُص |
| You(m) will dance | 'inta hatur'usiicnta haturquS | إنت َ هـَتـُرقـُص |
| You(f) will dance | 'inti hatur'usiiicnti haturquSy | إنت ِ هـَتـُرقـُصي |
| You(pl) will dance | 'intu hatur'usuiicntoo haturquSoo | إنتوا هـَتـُرقـُصوا |
| He/it(m) will dance | huwa hayur'ushuwa hayurquS | هـُو َ هـَيـُرقـُص |
| She/it(f) will dance | hiya hatur'ushiya haturquS | هـِي َ هـَتـُرقـُص |
| They will dance | humma hayur'usuhumma hayurquSoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُرقـُصوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) dance! | 'ur'usuucrquS | أ ُرقـُص |
| You(f) dance! | 'ur'usiuucrquSy | أ ُرقـُصي |
| You(pl) dance! | 'ur'usuuucrquSoo | أ ُرقـُصوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am dancing | 'ana raa'isaacnaa raaqiS | أنا َ را َقـِص |
| I(f) am dancing | 'ana raa'isaaacnaa raaqiSaö | أنا َ را َقـِصـَة |
| We are dancing | 'ihna raa'iseeniicHnaa raaqiSyn | إحنا َ را َقـِصين |
| You(m) are dancing | 'inta raa'isiicnta raaqiS | إنت َ را َقـِص |
| You(f) are dancing | 'inti raa'isaiicnti raaqiSaö | إنت ِ را َقـِصـَة |
| You(pl) are dancing | 'intu raa'iseeniicntoo raaqiSyn | إنتوا را َقـِصين |
| He/it(m) is dancing | huwa raa'ishuwa raaqiS | هـُو َ را َقـِص |
| She/it(f) is dancing | hiya raa'isahiya raaqiSaö | هـِي َ را َقـِصـَة |
| They are dancing | humma raa'iseenhumma raaqiSyn | هـُمّ َ را َقـِصين |
