Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I fastened | 'ana rabattaacnaa rabaTt | أنا َ ر َبـَطت |
| We fastened | 'ihna rabatnaiicHnaa rabaTnaa | إحنا َ ر َبـَطنا |
| You(m) fastened | 'inta rabattiicnta rabaTt | إنت َ ر َبـَطت |
| You(f) fastened | 'inti rabattiiicnti rabaTty | إنت ِ ر َبـَطتي |
| You(pl) fastened | 'intu rabattuiicntoo rabaTtoo | إنتوا ر َبـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) fastened | huwa rabathuwa rabaT | هـُو َ ر َبـَط |
| She/it(f) fastened | hiya rabatithiya rabaTit | هـِي َ ر َبـَطـِت |
| They fastened | humma rabatuhumma rabaToo | هـُمّ َ ر َبـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might fasten | 'ana yimkin 'arbutaacnaa yimkin aacrbuT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أربـُط |
| We might fasten | 'ihna yimkin nurbutiicHnaa yimkin nurbuT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُربـُط |
| You(m) might fasten | 'inta yimkin turbutiicnta yimkin turbuT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُربـُط |
| You(f) might fasten | 'inti yimkin turbutiiicnti yimkin turbuTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُربـُطي |
| You(pl) might fasten | 'intu yimkin turbutuiicntoo yimkin turbuToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُربـُطوا |
| He/it(m) might fasten | huwa yimkin yurbuthuwa yimkin yurbuT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُربـُط |
| She/it(f) might fasten | hiya yimkin turbuthiya yimkin turbuT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُربـُط |
| They might fasten | humma yimkin yurbutuhumma yimkin yurbuToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُربـُطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I fasten | 'ana barbutaacnaa barbuT | أنا َ بـَربـُط |
| We fasten | 'ihna binurbutiicHnaa binurbuT | إحنا َ بـِنـُربـُط |
| You(m) fasten | 'inta biturbutiicnta biturbuT | إنت َ بـِتـُربـُط |
| You(f) fasten | 'inti biturbutiiicnti biturbuTy | إنت ِ بـِتـُربـُطي |
| You(pl) fasten | 'intu biturbutuiicntoo biturbuToo | إنتوا بـِتـُربـُطوا |
| He/it(m) fastens | huwa biyurbuthuwa biyurbuT | هـُو َ بـِيـُربـُط |
| She/it(f) fastens | hiya biturbuthiya biturbuT | هـِي َ بـِتـُربـُط |
| They fasten | humma biyurbutuhumma biyurbuToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُربـُطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will fasten | 'ana harbutaacnaa harbuT | أنا َ هـَربـُط |
| We will fasten | 'ihna hanurbutiicHnaa hanurbuT | إحنا َ هـَنـُربـُط |
| You(m) will fasten | 'inta haturbutiicnta haturbuT | إنت َ هـَتـُربـُط |
| You(f) will fasten | 'inti haturbutiiicnti haturbuTy | إنت ِ هـَتـُربـُطي |
| You(pl) will fasten | 'intu haturbutuiicntoo haturbuToo | إنتوا هـَتـُربـُطوا |
| He/it(m) will fasten | huwa hayurbuthuwa hayurbuT | هـُو َ هـَيـُربـُط |
| She/it(f) will fasten | hiya haturbuthiya haturbuT | هـِي َ هـَتـُربـُط |
| They will fasten | humma hayurbutuhumma hayurbuToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُربـُطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) fasten! | 'urbutuucrbuT | أ ُربـُط |
| You(f) fasten! | 'urbutiuucrbuTy | أ ُربـُطي |
| You(pl) fasten! | 'urbutuuucrbuToo | أ ُربـُطوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am fastenning | 'ana raabitaacnaa raabiT | أنا َ را َبـِط |
| I(f) am fastenning | 'ana raabitaaacnaa raabiTaö | أنا َ را َبـِطـَة |
| We are fastenning | 'ihna raabiteeniicHnaa raabiTyn | إحنا َ را َبـِطين |
| You(m) are fastenning | 'inta raabitiicnta raabiT | إنت َ را َبـِط |
| You(f) are fastenning | 'inti raabitaiicnti raabiTaö | إنت ِ را َبـِطـَة |
| You(pl) are fastenning | 'intu raabiteeniicntoo raabiTyn | إنتوا را َبـِطين |
| He/it(m) is fastenning | huwa raabithuwa raabiT | هـُو َ را َبـِط |
| She/it(f) is fastenning | hiya raabitahiya raabiTaö | هـِي َ را َبـِطـَة |
| They are fastenning | humma raabiteenhumma raabiTyn | هـُمّ َ را َبـِطين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is fastened | huwa marboothuwa marbwT | هـُو َ مـَربوط |
| She/it(f) is fastened | hiya marbootahiya marbwTaö | هـِي َ مـَربوطـَة |
| They are fastened | humma marbooteenhumma marbwTyn | هـُمّ َ مـَربوطين |
