Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I exaggerated | 'ana hawwiltaacnaa hawwilt | أنا َ هـَوّ ِلت |
| We exaggerated | 'ihna hawwilnaiicHnaa hawwilnaa | إحنا َ هـَوّ ِلنا |
| You(m) exaggerated | 'inta hawwiltiicnta hawwilt | إنت َ هـَوّ ِلت |
| You(f) exaggerated | 'inti hawwiltiiicnti hawwilty | إنت ِ هـَوّ ِلتي |
| You(pl) exaggerated | 'intu hawwiltuiicntoo hawwiltoo | إنتوا هـَوّ ِلتوا |
| He/it(m) exaggerated | huwa hawwilhuwa hawwil | هـُو َ هـَوّ ِل |
| She/it(f) exaggerated | hiya hawwilithiya hawwilit | هـِي َ هـَوّ ِلـِت |
| They exaggerated | humma hawwiluhumma hawwiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَوّ ِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might exaggerate | 'ana yimkin 'ahawwilaacnaa yimkin aachawwil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهـَوّ ِل |
| We might exaggerate | 'ihna yimkin nihawwiliicHnaa yimkin nihawwil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهـَوّ ِل |
| You(m) might exaggerate | 'inta yimkin tihawwiliicnta yimkin tihawwil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَوّ ِل |
| You(f) might exaggerate | 'inti yimkin tihawwiliiicnti yimkin tihawwily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَوّ ِلي |
| You(pl) might exaggerate | 'intu yimkin tihawwiluiicntoo yimkin tihawwiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهـَوّ ِلوا |
| He/it(m) might exaggerate | huwa yimkin yihawwilhuwa yimkin yihawwil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـَوّ ِل |
| She/it(f) might exaggerate | hiya yimkin tihawwilhiya yimkin tihawwil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَوّ ِل |
| They might exaggerate | humma yimkin yihawwiluhumma yimkin yihawwiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـَوّ ِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I exaggerate | 'ana bahawwilaacnaa bahawwil | أنا َ بـَهـَوّ ِل |
| We exaggerate | 'ihna binhawwiliicHnaa binhawwil | إحنا َ بـِنهـَوّ ِل |
| You(m) exaggerate | 'inta bithawwiliicnta bithawwil | إنت َ بـِثـَوّ ِل |
| You(f) exaggerate | 'inti bithawwiliiicnti bithawwily | إنت ِ بـِثـَوّ ِلي |
| You(pl) exaggerate | 'intu bithawwiluiicntoo bithawwiloo | إنتوا بـِثـَوّ ِلوا |
| He/it(m) exaggerates | huwa biyihawwilhuwa biyihawwil | هـُو َ بـِيـِهـَوّ ِل |
| She/it(f) exaggerates | hiya bithawwilhiya bithawwil | هـِي َ بـِثـَوّ ِل |
| They exaggerate | humma biyihawwiluhumma biyihawwiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهـَوّ ِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will exaggerate | 'ana hahawwilaacnaa hahawwil | أنا َ هـَهـَوّ ِل |
| We will exaggerate | 'ihna hanhawwiliicHnaa hanhawwil | إحنا َ هـَنهـَوّ ِل |
| You(m) will exaggerate | 'inta hathawwiliicnta hathawwil | إنت َ هـَثـَوّ ِل |
| You(f) will exaggerate | 'inti hathawwiliiicnti hathawwily | إنت ِ هـَثـَوّ ِلي |
| You(pl) will exaggerate | 'intu hathawwiluiicntoo hathawwiloo | إنتوا هـَثـَوّ ِلوا |
| He/it(m) will exaggerate | huwa hayihawwilhuwa hayihawwil | هـُو َ هـَيـِهـَوّ ِل |
| She/it(f) will exaggerate | hiya hathawwilhiya hathawwil | هـِي َ هـَثـَوّ ِل |
| They will exaggerate | humma hayihawwiluhumma hayihawwiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهـَوّ ِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) exaggerate! | hawwilhawwil | هـَوّ ِل |
| You(f) exaggerate! | hawwilihawwily | هـَوّ ِلي |
| You(pl) exaggerate! | hawwiluhawwiloo | هـَوّ ِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is exaggerated | huwa muhawwilhuwa muhawwil | هـُو َ مـُهـَوّ ِل |
| She/it(f) is exaggerated | hiya muhawwilahiya muhawwilaö | هـِي َ مـُهـَوّ ِلـَة |
| They are exaggerated | humma muhawwileenhumma muhawwilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُهـَوّ ِلين |
