Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I dyed | 'ana sabaghtaacnaa SabaGt | أنا َ صـَبـَغت |
| We dyed | 'ihna sabaghnaiicHnaa SabaGnaa | إحنا َ صـَبـَغنا |
| You(m) dyed | 'inta sabaghtiicnta SabaGt | إنت َ صـَبـَغت |
| You(f) dyed | 'inti sabaghtiiicnti SabaGty | إنت ِ صـَبـَغتي |
| You(pl) dyed | 'intu sabaghtuiicntoo SabaGtoo | إنتوا صـَبـَغتوا |
| He/it(m) dyed | huwa sabaghhuwa SabaG | هـُو َ صـَبـَغ |
| She/it(f) dyed | hiya sabaghithiya SabaGit | هـِي َ صـَبـَغـِت |
| They dyed | humma sabaghuhumma SabaGoo | هـُمّ َ صـَبـَغوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might dye | 'ana yimkin 'asbughaacnaa yimkin aacSbuG | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصبـُغ |
| We might dye | 'ihna yimkin nusbughiicHnaa yimkin nuSbuG | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُصبـُغ |
| You(m) might dye | 'inta yimkin tusbughiicnta yimkin tuSbuG | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُصبـُغ |
| You(f) might dye | 'inti yimkin tusbughiiicnti yimkin tuSbuGy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُصبـُغي |
| You(pl) might dye | 'intu yimkin tusbughuiicntoo yimkin tuSbuGoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُصبـُغوا |
| He/it(m) might dye | huwa yimkin yusbughhuwa yimkin yuSbuG | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُصبـُغ |
| She/it(f) might dye | hiya yimkin tusbughhiya yimkin tuSbuG | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُصبـُغ |
| They might dye | humma yimkin yusbughuhumma yimkin yuSbuGoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُصبـُغوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I dye | 'ana basbughaacnaa baSbuG | أنا َ بـَصبـُغ |
| We dye | 'ihna binusbughiicHnaa binuSbuG | إحنا َ بـِنـُصبـُغ |
| You(m) dye | 'inta bitusbughiicnta bituSbuG | إنت َ بـِتـُصبـُغ |
| You(f) dye | 'inti bitusbughiiicnti bituSbuGy | إنت ِ بـِتـُصبـُغي |
| You(pl) dye | 'intu bitusbughuiicntoo bituSbuGoo | إنتوا بـِتـُصبـُغوا |
| He/it(m) dyes | huwa biyusbughhuwa biyuSbuG | هـُو َ بـِيـُصبـُغ |
| She/it(f) dyes | hiya bitusbughhiya bituSbuG | هـِي َ بـِتـُصبـُغ |
| They dye | humma biyusbughuhumma biyuSbuGoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُصبـُغوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will dye | 'ana hasbughaacnaa haSbuG | أنا َ هـَصبـُغ |
| We will dye | 'ihna hanusbughiicHnaa hanuSbuG | إحنا َ هـَنـُصبـُغ |
| You(m) will dye | 'inta hatusbughiicnta hatuSbuG | إنت َ هـَتـُصبـُغ |
| You(f) will dye | 'inti hatusbughiiicnti hatuSbuGy | إنت ِ هـَتـُصبـُغي |
| You(pl) will dye | 'intu hatusbughuiicntoo hatuSbuGoo | إنتوا هـَتـُصبـُغوا |
| He/it(m) will dye | huwa hayusbughhuwa hayuSbuG | هـُو َ هـَيـُصبـُغ |
| She/it(f) will dye | hiya hatusbughhiya hatuSbuG | هـِي َ هـَتـُصبـُغ |
| They will dye | humma hayusbughuhumma hayuSbuGoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُصبـُغوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) dye! | 'usbughuucSbuG | أ ُصبـُغ |
| You(f) dye! | 'usbughiuucSbuGy | أ ُصبـُغي |
| You(pl) dye! | 'usbughuuucSbuGoo | أ ُصبـُغوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am dying | 'ana saabighaacnaa SaabiG | أنا َ صا َبـِغ |
| I(f) am dying | 'ana saabighaaacnaa SaabiGaö | أنا َ صا َبـِغـَة |
| We are dying | 'ihna saabigheeniicHnaa SaabiGyn | إحنا َ صا َبـِغين |
| You(m) are dying | 'inta saabighiicnta SaabiG | إنت َ صا َبـِغ |
| You(f) are dying | 'inti saabighaiicnti SaabiGaö | إنت ِ صا َبـِغـَة |
| You(pl) are dying | 'intu saabigheeniicntoo SaabiGyn | إنتوا صا َبـِغين |
| He/it(m) is dying | huwa saabighhuwa SaabiG | هـُو َ صا َبـِغ |
| She/it(f) is dying | hiya saabighahiya SaabiGaö | هـِي َ صا َبـِغـَة |
| They are dying | humma saabigheenhumma SaabiGyn | هـُمّ َ صا َبـِغين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is dyed | huwa masbooghhuwa maSbwG | هـُو َ مـَصبوغ |
| She/it(f) is dyed | hiya masbooghahiya maSbwGaö | هـِي َ مـَصبوغـَة |
| They are dyed | humma masboogheenhumma maSbwGyn | هـُمّ َ مـَصبوغين |
