Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I congratulated | 'ana hanneetaacnaa hannyt | أنا َ هـَنّيت |
| We congratulated | 'ihna hanneenaiicHnaa hannynaa | إحنا َ هـَنّينا |
| You(m) congratulated | 'inta hanneetiicnta hannyt | إنت َ هـَنّيت |
| You(f) congratulated | 'inti hanneetiiicnti hannyty | إنت ِ هـَنّيتي |
| You(pl) congratulated | 'intu hanneetuiicntoo hannytoo | إنتوا هـَنّيتوا |
| He/it(m) congratulated | huwa hannahuwa hannY | هـُو َ هـَنّى |
| She/it(f) congratulated | hiya hannithiya hannit | هـِي َ هـَنّـِت |
| They congratulated | humma hannuhumma hannoo | هـُمّ َ هـَنّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might congratulate | 'ana yimkin 'ahanniaacnaa yimkin aachanny | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهـَنّي |
| We might congratulate | 'ihna yimkin nihanniiicHnaa yimkin nihanny | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهـَنّي |
| You(m) might congratulate | 'inta yimkin tihanniiicnta yimkin tihanny | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَنّي |
| You(f) might congratulate | 'inti yimkin tihanniiicnti yimkin tihanny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَنّي |
| You(pl) might congratulate | 'intu yimkin tihannuiicntoo yimkin tihannoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) might congratulate | huwa yimkin yihannihuwa yimkin yihanny | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـَنّي |
| She/it(f) might congratulate | hiya yimkin tihannihiya yimkin tihanny | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَنّي |
| They might congratulate | humma yimkin yihannuhumma yimkin yihannoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـَنّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I congratulate | 'ana bahanniaacnaa bahanny | أنا َ بـَهـَنّي |
| We congratulate | 'ihna binhanniiicHnaa binhanny | إحنا َ بـِنهـَنّي |
| You(m) congratulate | 'inta bithanniiicnta bithanny | إنت َ بـِثـَنّي |
| You(f) congratulate | 'inti bithanniiicnti bithanny | إنت ِ بـِثـَنّي |
| You(pl) congratulate | 'intu bithannuiicntoo bithannoo | إنتوا بـِثـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) congratulates | huwa biyihannihuwa biyihanny | هـُو َ بـِيـِهـَنّي |
| She/it(f) congratulates | hiya bithannihiya bithanny | هـِي َ بـِثـَنّي |
| They congratulate | humma biyihannuhumma biyihannoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهـَنّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will congratulate | 'ana hahanniaacnaa hahanny | أنا َ هـَهـَنّي |
| We will congratulate | 'ihna hanhanniiicHnaa hanhanny | إحنا َ هـَنهـَنّي |
| You(m) will congratulate | 'inta hathanniiicnta hathanny | إنت َ هـَثـَنّي |
| You(f) will congratulate | 'inti hathanniiicnti hathanny | إنت ِ هـَثـَنّي |
| You(pl) will congratulate | 'intu hathannuiicntoo hathannoo | إنتوا هـَثـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) will congratulate | huwa hayihannihuwa hayihanny | هـُو َ هـَيـِهـَنّي |
| She/it(f) will congratulate | hiya hathannihiya hathanny | هـِي َ هـَثـَنّي |
| They will congratulate | humma hayihannuhumma hayihannoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهـَنّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) congratulate! | hannihanny | هـَنّي |
| You(f) congratulate! | hannihanny | هـَنّي |
| You(pl) congratulate! | hannuhannoo | هـَنّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is congratulated | huwa mihannihuwa mihanny | هـُو َ مـِهـَنّي |
| She/it(f) is congratulated | hiya mihannyahiya mihannyaö | هـِي َ مـِهـَنّيـَة |
| They are congratulated | humma mihannyeenhumma mihannyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِهـَنّيين |
