Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I argued | 'ana 'itnae'ishtaacnaa iictnaeqisht | أنا َ إتنا َقـِشت |
| We argued | 'ihna 'itnae'ishnaiicHnaa iictnaeqishnaa | إحنا َ إتنا َقـِشنا |
| You(m) argued | 'inta 'itnae'ishtiicnta iictnaeqisht | إنت َ إتنا َقـِشت |
| You(f) argued | 'inti 'itnae'ishtiiicnti iictnaeqishty | إنت ِ إتنا َقـِشتي |
| You(pl) argued | 'intu 'itnae'ishtuiicntoo iictnaeqishtoo | إنتوا إتنا َقـِشتوا |
| He/it(m) argued | huwa 'itnae'ishhuwa iictnaeqish | هـُو َ إتنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) argued | hiya 'itna'shithiya iictnaeqshit | هـِي َ إتنا َقشـِت |
| They argued | humma 'itnae'ishuhumma iictnaeqishoo | هـُمّ َ إتنا َقـِشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might argue | 'ana yimkin 'atnae'ishaacnaa yimkin aactnaeqish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتنا َقـِش |
| We might argue | 'ihna yimkin nitnae'ishiicHnaa yimkin nitnaeqish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتنا َقـِش |
| You(m) might argue | 'inta yimkin titnae'ishiicnta yimkin titnaeqish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتنا َقـِش |
| You(f) might argue | 'inti yimkin titna'shiiicnti yimkin titnaeqshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتنا َقشي |
| You(pl) might argue | 'intu yimkin titna'shuiicntoo yimkin titnaeqshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتنا َقشوا |
| He/it(m) might argue | huwa yimkin yitnae'ishhuwa yimkin yitnaeqish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) might argue | hiya yimkin titnae'ishhiya yimkin titnaeqish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتنا َقـِش |
| They might argue | humma yimkin yitna'shuhumma yimkin yitnaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتنا َقشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I argue | 'ana batnae'ishaacnaa batnaeqish | أنا َ بـَتنا َقـِش |
| We argue | 'ihna binitnae'ishiicHnaa binitnaeqish | إحنا َ بـِنـِتنا َقـِش |
| You(m) argue | 'inta bititnae'ishiicnta bititnaeqish | إنت َ بـِتـِتنا َقـِش |
| You(f) argue | 'inti bititna'shiiicnti bititnaeqshy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتنا َقشي |
| You(pl) argue | 'intu bititna'shuiicntoo bititnaeqshoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتنا َقشوا |
| He/it(m) argues | huwa biyitnae'ishhuwa biyitnaeqish | هـُو َ بـِيـِتنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) argues | hiya bititnae'ishhiya bititnaeqish | هـِي َ بـِتـِتنا َقـِش |
| They argue | humma biyitna'shuhumma biyitnaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتنا َقشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will argue | 'ana hatnae'ishaacnaa hatnaeqish | أنا َ هـَتنا َقـِش |
| We will argue | 'ihna hanitnae'ishiicHnaa hanitnaeqish | إحنا َ هـَنـِتنا َقـِش |
| You(m) will argue | 'inta hatitnae'ishiicnta hatitnaeqish | إنت َ هـَتـِتنا َقـِش |
| You(f) will argue | 'inti hatitna'shiiicnti hatitnaeqshy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتنا َقشي |
| You(pl) will argue | 'intu hatitna'shuiicntoo hatitnaeqshoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتنا َقشوا |
| He/it(m) will argue | huwa hayitnae'ishhuwa hayitnaeqish | هـُو َ هـَيـِتنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) will argue | hiya hatitnae'ishhiya hatitnaeqish | هـِي َ هـَتـِتنا َقـِش |
| They will argue | humma hayitna'shuhumma hayitnaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتنا َقشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) argue! | 'itnae'ishiictnaeqish | إتنا َقـِش |
| You(f) argue! | 'itna'shiiictnaeqshy | إتنا َقشي |
| You(pl) argue! | 'itna'shuiictnaeqshoo | إتنا َقشوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is argued | huwa mitnae'ishhuwa mitnaeqish | هـُو َ مـِتنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) is argued | hiya mitnae'ishahiya mitnaeqishaö | هـِي َ مـِتنا َقـِشـَة |
| They are argued | humma mitnae'isheenhumma mitnaeqishyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتنا َقـِشين |
