Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I feared | 'ana chooftaacnaa Kwft | أنا َ خوفت |
| We feared | 'ihna choofnaiicHnaa Kwfnaa | إحنا َ خوفنا |
| You(m) feared | 'inta chooftiicnta Kwft | إنت َ خوفت |
| You(f) feared | 'inti chooftiiicnti Kwfty | إنت ِ خوفتي |
| You(pl) feared | 'intu chooftuiicntoo Kwftoo | إنتوا خوفتوا |
| He/it(m) feared | huwa chaefhuwa Kaef | هـُو َ خا َف |
| She/it(f) feared | hiya chaefithiya Kaefit | هـِي َ خا َفـِت |
| They feared | humma chafuhumma Kaefoo | هـُمّ َ خا َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might fear | 'ana yimkin 'achaefaacnaa yimkin aacKaef | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخا َف |
| We might fear | 'ihna yimkin nichaefiicHnaa yimkin niKaef | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخا َف |
| You(m) might fear | 'inta yimkin tichaefiicnta yimkin tiKaef | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َف |
| You(f) might fear | 'inti yimkin tichaefiiicnti yimkin tiKaefy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َفي |
| You(pl) might fear | 'intu yimkin tichafuiicntoo yimkin tiKaefoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخا َفوا |
| He/it(m) might fear | huwa yimkin yichaefhuwa yimkin yiKaef | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخا َف |
| She/it(f) might fear | hiya yimkin tichaefhiya yimkin tiKaef | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َف |
| They might fear | humma yimkin yichafuhumma yimkin yiKaefoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخا َفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I fear | 'ana bachaefaacnaa baKaef | أنا َ بـَخا َف |
| We fear | 'ihna binchaefiicHnaa binKaef | إحنا َ بـِنخا َف |
| You(m) fear | 'inta bitchaefiicnta bitKaef | إنت َ بـِتخا َف |
| You(f) fear | 'inti bitchaefiiicnti bitKaefy | إنت ِ بـِتخا َفي |
| You(pl) fear | 'intu bitchafuiicntoo bitKaefoo | إنتوا بـِتخا َفوا |
| He/it(m) fears | huwa biyichaefhuwa biyiKaef | هـُو َ بـِيـِخا َف |
| She/it(f) fears | hiya bitchaefhiya bitKaef | هـِي َ بـِتخا َف |
| They fear | humma biyichafuhumma biyiKaefoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخا َفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will fear | 'ana hachaefaacnaa haKaef | أنا َ هـَخا َف |
| We will fear | 'ihna hanchaefiicHnaa hanKaef | إحنا َ هـَنخا َف |
| You(m) will fear | 'inta hatchaefiicnta hatKaef | إنت َ هـَتخا َف |
| You(f) will fear | 'inti hatchaefiiicnti hatKaefy | إنت ِ هـَتخا َفي |
| You(pl) will fear | 'intu hatchafuiicntoo hatKaefoo | إنتوا هـَتخا َفوا |
| He/it(m) will fear | huwa hayichaefhuwa hayiKaef | هـُو َ هـَيـِخا َف |
| She/it(f) will fear | hiya hatchaefhiya hatKaef | هـِي َ هـَتخا َف |
| They will fear | humma hayichafuhumma hayiKaefoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخا َفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) fear! | chaefKaef | خا َف |
| You(f) fear! | chaefiKaefy | خا َفي |
| You(pl) fear! | chafuKaefoo | خا َفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am fearing | 'ana chaeyifaacnaa Kaeyif | أنا َ خا َيـِف |
| I(f) am fearing | 'ana chaeyifaaacnaa Kaeyifaö | أنا َ خا َيـِفـَة |
| We are fearing | 'ihna chaeyifeeniicHnaa Kaeyifyn | إحنا َ خا َيـِفين |
| You(m) are fearing | 'inta chaeyifiicnta Kaeyif | إنت َ خا َيـِف |
| You(f) are fearing | 'inti chaeyifaiicnti Kaeyifaö | إنت ِ خا َيـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are fearing | 'intu chaeyifeeniicntoo Kaeyifyn | إنتوا خا َيـِفين |
| He/it(m) is fearing | huwa chaeyifhuwa Kaeyif | هـُو َ خا َيـِف |
| She/it(f) is fearing | hiya chaeyifahiya Kaeyifaö | هـِي َ خا َيـِفـَة |
| They are fearing | humma chaeyifeenhumma Kaeyifyn | هـُمّ َ خا َيـِفين |
