Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I grew | 'ana rabbeetaacnaa rabbyt | أنا َ ر َبّيت |
| We grew | 'ihna rabbeenaiicHnaa rabbynaa | إحنا َ ر َبّينا |
| You(m) grew | 'inta rabbeetiicnta rabbyt | إنت َ ر َبّيت |
| You(f) grew | 'inti rabbeetiiicnti rabbyty | إنت ِ ر َبّيتي |
| You(pl) grew | 'intu rabbeetuiicntoo rabbytoo | إنتوا ر َبّيتوا |
| He/it(m) grew | huwa rabbahuwa rabbY | هـُو َ ر َبّى |
| She/it(f) grew | hiya rabbithiya rabbit | هـِي َ ر َبّـِت |
| They grew | humma rabbuhumma rabboo | هـُمّ َ ر َبّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grow | 'ana yimkin 'arabbiaacnaa yimkin aacrabby | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أر َبّي |
| We might grow | 'ihna yimkin nirabbiiicHnaa yimkin nirabby | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِر َبّي |
| You(m) might grow | 'inta yimkin tirabbiiicnta yimkin tirabby | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّي |
| You(f) might grow | 'inti yimkin tirabbiiicnti yimkin tirabby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّي |
| You(pl) might grow | 'intu yimkin tirabbuiicntoo yimkin tirabboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّوا |
| He/it(m) might grow | huwa yimkin yirabbihuwa yimkin yirabby | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َبّي |
| She/it(f) might grow | hiya yimkin tirabbihiya yimkin tirabby | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِر َبّي |
| They might grow | humma yimkin yirabbuhumma yimkin yirabboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِر َبّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grow | 'ana barabbiaacnaa barabby | أنا َ بـَر َبّي |
| We grow | 'ihna binrabbiiicHnaa binrabby | إحنا َ بـِنر َبّي |
| You(m) grow | 'inta bitrabbiiicnta bitrabby | إنت َ بـِتر َبّي |
| You(f) grow | 'inti bitrabbiiicnti bitrabby | إنت ِ بـِتر َبّي |
| You(pl) grow | 'intu bitrabbuiicntoo bitrabboo | إنتوا بـِتر َبّوا |
| He/it(m) grows | huwa biyirabbihuwa biyirabby | هـُو َ بـِيـِر َبّي |
| She/it(f) grows | hiya bitrabbihiya bitrabby | هـِي َ بـِتر َبّي |
| They grow | humma biyirabbuhumma biyirabboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِر َبّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grow | 'ana harabbiaacnaa harabby | أنا َ هـَر َبّي |
| We will grow | 'ihna hanrabbiiicHnaa hanrabby | إحنا َ هـَنر َبّي |
| You(m) will grow | 'inta hatrabbiiicnta hatrabby | إنت َ هـَتر َبّي |
| You(f) will grow | 'inti hatrabbiiicnti hatrabby | إنت ِ هـَتر َبّي |
| You(pl) will grow | 'intu hatrabbuiicntoo hatrabboo | إنتوا هـَتر َبّوا |
| He/it(m) will grow | huwa hayirabbihuwa hayirabby | هـُو َ هـَيـِر َبّي |
| She/it(f) will grow | hiya hatrabbihiya hatrabby | هـِي َ هـَتر َبّي |
| They will grow | humma hayirabbuhumma hayirabboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِر َبّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grow! | rabbirabby | ر َبّي |
| You(f) grow! | rabbirabby | ر َبّي |
| You(pl) grow! | rabburabboo | ر َبّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is grown | huwa mirabbihuwa mirabby | هـُو َ مـِر َبّي |
| She/it(f) is grown | hiya mirabbyahiya mirabbyaö | هـِي َ مـِر َبّيـَة |
| They are grown | humma mirabbyeenhumma mirabbyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِر َبّيين |
