Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I made | 'ana dawwachtaacnaa dawwaKt | أنا َ د َوّ َخت |
| We made | 'ihna dawwachnaiicHnaa dawwaKnaa | إحنا َ د َوّ َخنا |
| You(m) made | 'inta dawwachtiicnta dawwaKt | إنت َ د َوّ َخت |
| You(f) made | 'inti dawwachtiiicnti dawwaKty | إنت ِ د َوّ َختي |
| You(pl) made | 'intu dawwachtuiicntoo dawwaKtoo | إنتوا د َوّ َختوا |
| He/it(m) made | huwa dawwachhuwa dawwaK | هـُو َ د َوّ َخ |
| She/it(f) made | hiya dawwachithiya dawwaKit | هـِي َ د َوّ َخـِت |
| They made | humma dawwachuhumma dawwaKoo | هـُمّ َ د َوّ َخوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might make | 'ana yimkin 'adawwachaacnaa yimkin aacdawwaK | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أد َوّ َخ |
| We might make | 'ihna yimkin nidawwachiicHnaa yimkin nidawwaK | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِد َوّ َخ |
| You(m) might make | 'inta yimkin tidawwachiicnta yimkin tidawwaK | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ َخ |
| You(f) might make | 'inti yimkin tidawwachiiicnti yimkin tidawwaKy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ َخي |
| You(pl) might make | 'intu yimkin tidawwachuiicntoo yimkin tidawwaKoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ َخوا |
| He/it(m) might make | huwa yimkin yidawwachhuwa yimkin yidawwaK | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َوّ َخ |
| She/it(f) might make | hiya yimkin tidawwachhiya yimkin tidawwaK | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ َخ |
| They might make | humma yimkin yidawwachuhumma yimkin yidawwaKoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َوّ َخوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I make | 'ana badawwachaacnaa badawwaK | أنا َ بـَد َوّ َخ |
| We make | 'ihna binidawwachiicHnaa binidawwaK | إحنا َ بـِنـِد َوّ َخ |
| You(m) make | 'inta bitidawwachiicnta bitidawwaK | إنت َ بـِتـِد َوّ َخ |
| You(f) make | 'inti bitidawwachiiicnti bitidawwaKy | إنت ِ بـِتـِد َوّ َخي |
| You(pl) make | 'intu bitidawwachuiicntoo bitidawwaKoo | إنتوا بـِتـِد َوّ َخوا |
| He/it(m) makes | huwa biyidawwachhuwa biyidawwaK | هـُو َ بـِيـِد َوّ َخ |
| She/it(f) makes | hiya bitidawwachhiya bitidawwaK | هـِي َ بـِتـِد َوّ َخ |
| They make | humma biyidawwachuhumma biyidawwaKoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِد َوّ َخوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will make | 'ana hadawwachaacnaa hadawwaK | أنا َ هـَد َوّ َخ |
| We will make | 'ihna hanidawwachiicHnaa hanidawwaK | إحنا َ هـَنـِد َوّ َخ |
| You(m) will make | 'inta hatidawwachiicnta hatidawwaK | إنت َ هـَتـِد َوّ َخ |
| You(f) will make | 'inti hatidawwachiiicnti hatidawwaKy | إنت ِ هـَتـِد َوّ َخي |
| You(pl) will make | 'intu hatidawwachuiicntoo hatidawwaKoo | إنتوا هـَتـِد َوّ َخوا |
| He/it(m) will make | huwa hayidawwachhuwa hayidawwaK | هـُو َ هـَيـِد َوّ َخ |
| She/it(f) will make | hiya hatidawwachhiya hatidawwaK | هـِي َ هـَتـِد َوّ َخ |
| They will make | humma hayidawwachuhumma hayidawwaKoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِد َوّ َخوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) make! | 'idwachiicdwaK | إدو َخ |
| You(f) make! | 'idwachiiicdwaKy | إدو َخي |
| You(pl) make! | idwachuidwaKoo | ِدو َخوا |
