Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I excelled | 'ana 'itfawwa'taacnaa iictfawwaqt | أنا َ إتفـَوّ َقت |
| We excelled | 'ihna 'itfawwa'naiicHnaa iictfawwaqnaa | إحنا َ إتفـَوّ َقنا |
| You(m) excelled | 'inta 'itfawwa'tiicnta iictfawwaqt | إنت َ إتفـَوّ َقت |
| You(f) excelled | 'inti 'itfawwa'tiiicnti iictfawwaqty | إنت ِ إتفـَوّ َقتي |
| You(pl) excelled | 'intu 'itfawwa'tuiicntoo iictfawwaqtoo | إنتوا إتفـَوّ َقتوا |
| He/it(m) excelled | huwa 'itfawwa'huwa iictfawwaq | هـُو َ إتفـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) excelled | hiya 'itfawwa'ithiya iictfawwaqit | هـِي َ إتفـَوّ َقـِت |
| They excelled | humma 'itfawwa'uhumma iictfawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ إتفـَوّ َقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might excel | 'ana yimkin 'atfawwa'aacnaa yimkin aactfawwaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتفـَوّ َق |
| We might excel | 'ihna yimkin nitfawwa'iicHnaa yimkin nitfawwaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتفـَوّ َق |
| You(m) might excel | 'inta yimkin titfawwa'iicnta yimkin titfawwaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَوّ َق |
| You(f) might excel | 'inti yimkin titfawwa'iiicnti yimkin titfawwaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) might excel | 'intu yimkin titfawwa'uiicntoo yimkin titfawwaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) might excel | huwa yimkin yitfawwa'huwa yimkin yitfawwaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتفـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) might excel | hiya yimkin titfawwa'hiya yimkin titfawwaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَوّ َق |
| They might excel | humma yimkin yitfawwa'uhumma yimkin yitfawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتفـَوّ َقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I excel | 'ana batfawwa'aacnaa batfawwaq | أنا َ بـَتفـَوّ َق |
| We excel | 'ihna binitfawwa'iicHnaa binitfawwaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِتفـَوّ َق |
| You(m) excel | 'inta bititfawwa'iicnta bititfawwaq | إنت َ بـِتـِتفـَوّ َق |
| You(f) excel | 'inti bititfawwa'iiicnti bititfawwaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتفـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) excel | 'intu bititfawwa'uiicntoo bititfawwaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتفـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) excels | huwa biyitfawwa'huwa biyitfawwaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِتفـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) excels | hiya bititfawwa'hiya bititfawwaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِتفـَوّ َق |
| They excel | humma biyitfawwa'uhumma biyitfawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتفـَوّ َقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will excel | 'ana hatfawwa'aacnaa hatfawwaq | أنا َ هـَتفـَوّ َق |
| We will excel | 'ihna hanitfawwa'iicHnaa hanitfawwaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِتفـَوّ َق |
| You(m) will excel | 'inta hatitfawwa'iicnta hatitfawwaq | إنت َ هـَتـِتفـَوّ َق |
| You(f) will excel | 'inti hatitfawwa'iiicnti hatitfawwaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتفـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) will excel | 'intu hatitfawwa'uiicntoo hatitfawwaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتفـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) will excel | huwa hayitfawwa'huwa hayitfawwaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِتفـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) will excel | hiya hatitfawwa'hiya hatitfawwaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِتفـَوّ َق |
| They will excel | humma hayitfawwa'uhumma hayitfawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتفـَوّ َقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) excel! | 'itfawwa'iictfawwaq | إتفـَوّ َق |
| You(f) excel! | 'itfawwa'iiictfawwaqy | إتفـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) excel! | 'itfawwa'uiictfawwaqoo | إتفـَوّ َقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is excelled | huwa mutafawwa'huwa mutafawwaq | هـُو َ مـُتـَفـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) is excelled | hiya mutafawwa'ahiya mutafawwaqaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَفـَوّ َقـَة |
| They are excelled | humma mutafawwa'eenhumma mutafawwaqyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَفـَوّ َقين |
