Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itAawwidtaacnaa iictAawwidt | أنا َ إتعـَوّ ِدت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itAawwidnaiicHnaa iictAawwidnaa | إحنا َ إتعـَوّ ِدنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itAawwidtiicnta iictAawwidt | إنت َ إتعـَوّ ِدت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itAawwidtiiicnti iictAawwidty | إنت ِ إتعـَوّ ِدتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itAawwidtuiicntoo iictAawwidtoo | إنتوا إتعـَوّ ِدتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itAawwidhuwa iictAawwid | هـُو َ إتعـَوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itAawwidithiya iictAawwidit | هـِي َ إتعـَوّ ِد ِت |
| They was | humma 'itAawwiduhumma iictAawwidoo | هـُمّ َ إتعـَوّ ِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atAawwidaacnaa yimkin aactAawwid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـَوّ ِد |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitAawwidiicHnaa yimkin nitAawwid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titAawwidiicnta yimkin titAawwid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titAawwidiiicnti yimkin titAawwidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titAawwiduiicntoo yimkin titAawwidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَوّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitAawwidhuwa yimkin yitAawwid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titAawwidhiya yimkin titAawwid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitAawwiduhumma yimkin yitAawwidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَوّ ِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batAawwidaacnaa batAawwid | أنا َ بـَتعـَوّ ِد |
| We be | 'ihna binitAawwidiicHnaa binitAawwid | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititAawwidiicnta bititAawwid | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititAawwidiiicnti bititAawwidy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـَوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititAawwiduiicntoo bititAawwidoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـَوّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitAawwidhuwa biyitAawwid | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititAawwidhiya bititAawwid | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| They be | humma biyitAawwiduhumma biyitAawwidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـَوّ ِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatAawwidaacnaa hatAawwid | أنا َ هـَتعـَوّ ِد |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitAawwidiicHnaa hanitAawwid | إحنا َ هـَنـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitAawwidiicnta hatitAawwid | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitAawwidiiicnti hatitAawwidy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـَوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitAawwiduiicntoo hatitAawwidoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـَوّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitAawwidhuwa hayitAawwid | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitAawwidhiya hatitAawwid | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـَوّ ِد |
| They will be | humma hayitAawwiduhumma hayitAawwidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـَوّ ِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itAawwidiictAawwid | إتعـَوّ ِد |
| You(f) be! | 'itAawwidiiictAawwidy | إتعـَوّ ِدي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itAawwiduiictAawwidoo | إتعـَوّ ِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mutaAawwidhuwa mutaAawwid | هـُو َ مـُتـَعـَوّ ِد |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mutaAawwidahiya mutaAawwidaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَعـَوّ ِد َة |
| They are | humma mutaAawwideenhumma mutaAawwidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَعـَوّ ِدين |
