Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I beat | 'ana naffadtaacnaa naffaDt | أنا َ نـَفّـَضت |
| We beat | 'ihna naffadnaiicHnaa naffaDnaa | إحنا َ نـَفّـَضنا |
| You(m) beat | 'inta naffadtiicnta naffaDt | إنت َ نـَفّـَضت |
| You(f) beat | 'inti naffadtiiicnti naffaDty | إنت ِ نـَفّـَضتي |
| You(pl) beat | 'intu naffadtuiicntoo naffaDtoo | إنتوا نـَفّـَضتوا |
| He/it(m) beat | huwa naffadhuwa naffaD | هـُو َ نـَفّـَض |
| She/it(f) beat | hiya naffadithiya naffaDit | هـِي َ نـَفّـَضـِت |
| They beat | humma naffaduhumma naffaDoo | هـُمّ َ نـَفّـَضوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might beat | 'ana yimkin 'anaffadaacnaa yimkin aacnaffaD | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـَفّـَض |
| We might beat | 'ihna yimkin ninaffadiicHnaa yimkin ninaffaD | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـَفّـَض |
| You(m) might beat | 'inta yimkin tinaffadiicnta yimkin tinaffaD | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَفّـَض |
| You(f) might beat | 'inti yimkin tinaffadiiicnti yimkin tinaffaDy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَفّـَضي |
| You(pl) might beat | 'intu yimkin tinaffaduiicntoo yimkin tinaffaDoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـَفّـَضوا |
| He/it(m) might beat | huwa yimkin yinaffadhuwa yimkin yinaffaD | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَفّـَض |
| She/it(f) might beat | hiya yimkin tinaffadhiya yimkin tinaffaD | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَفّـَض |
| They might beat | humma yimkin yinaffaduhumma yimkin yinaffaDoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَفّـَضوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I beat | 'ana banaffadaacnaa banaffaD | أنا َ بـَنـَفّـَض |
| We beat | 'ihna bininaffadiicHnaa bininaffaD | إحنا َ بـِنـِنـَفّـَض |
| You(m) beat | 'inta bitinaffadiicnta bitinaffaD | إنت َ بـِتـِنـَفّـَض |
| You(f) beat | 'inti bitinaffadiiicnti bitinaffaDy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنـَفّـَضي |
| You(pl) beat | 'intu bitinaffaduiicntoo bitinaffaDoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنـَفّـَضوا |
| He/it(m) beats | huwa biyinaffadhuwa biyinaffaD | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـَفّـَض |
| She/it(f) beats | hiya bitinaffadhiya bitinaffaD | هـِي َ بـِتـِنـَفّـَض |
| They beat | humma biyinaffaduhumma biyinaffaDoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـَفّـَضوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will beat | 'ana hanaffadaacnaa hanaffaD | أنا َ هـَنـَفّـَض |
| We will beat | 'ihna haninaffadiicHnaa haninaffaD | إحنا َ هـَنـِنـَفّـَض |
| You(m) will beat | 'inta hatinaffadiicnta hatinaffaD | إنت َ هـَتـِنـَفّـَض |
| You(f) will beat | 'inti hatinaffadiiicnti hatinaffaDy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنـَفّـَضي |
| You(pl) will beat | 'intu hatinaffaduiicntoo hatinaffaDoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنـَفّـَضوا |
| He/it(m) will beat | huwa hayinaffadhuwa hayinaffaD | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـَفّـَض |
| She/it(f) will beat | hiya hatinaffadhiya hatinaffaD | هـِي َ هـَتـِنـَفّـَض |
| They will beat | humma hayinaffaduhumma hayinaffaDoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـَفّـَضوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) beat! | 'infadiicnfaD | إنفـَض |
| You(f) beat! | 'infadiiicnfaDy | إنفـَضي |
| You(pl) beat! | infaduinfaDoo | ِنفـَضوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is beaten | huwa munaffadhuwa munaffaD | هـُو َ مـُنـَفّـَض |
| She/it(f) is beaten | hiya munaffadahiya munaffaDaö | هـِي َ مـُنـَفّـَضـَة |
| They are beaten | humma munaffadeenhumma munaffaDyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنـَفّـَضين |
