Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I guessed | 'ana chammintaacnaa Kammint | أنا َ خـَمّـِنت |
| We guessed | 'ihna chamminnaiicHnaa Kamminnaa | إحنا َ خـَمّـِنّا |
| You(m) guessed | 'inta chammintiicnta Kammint | إنت َ خـَمّـِنت |
| You(f) guessed | 'inti chammintiiicnti Kamminty | إنت ِ خـَمّـِنتي |
| You(pl) guessed | 'intu chammintuiicntoo Kammintoo | إنتوا خـَمّـِنتوا |
| He/it(m) guessed | huwa chamminhuwa Kammin | هـُو َ خـَمّـِن |
| She/it(f) guessed | hiya chamminithiya Kamminit | هـِي َ خـَمّـِنـِت |
| They guessed | humma chamminuhumma Kamminoo | هـُمّ َ خـَمّـِنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might guess | 'ana yimkin 'achamminaacnaa yimkin aacKammin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَمّـِن |
| We might guess | 'ihna yimkin nichamminiicHnaa yimkin niKammin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَمّـِن |
| You(m) might guess | 'inta yimkin tichamminiicnta yimkin tiKammin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَمّـِن |
| You(f) might guess | 'inti yimkin tichamminiiicnti yimkin tiKamminy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَمّـِني |
| You(pl) might guess | 'intu yimkin tichamminuiicntoo yimkin tiKamminoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَمّـِنوا |
| He/it(m) might guess | huwa yimkin yichamminhuwa yimkin yiKammin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَمّـِن |
| She/it(f) might guess | hiya yimkin tichamminhiya yimkin tiKammin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَمّـِن |
| They might guess | humma yimkin yichamminuhumma yimkin yiKamminoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَمّـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I guess | 'ana bachamminaacnaa baKammin | أنا َ بـَخـَمّـِن |
| We guess | 'ihna binchamminiicHnaa binKammin | إحنا َ بـِنخـَمّـِن |
| You(m) guess | 'inta bitchamminiicnta bitKammin | إنت َ بـِتخـَمّـِن |
| You(f) guess | 'inti bitchamminiiicnti bitKamminy | إنت ِ بـِتخـَمّـِني |
| You(pl) guess | 'intu bitchamminuiicntoo bitKamminoo | إنتوا بـِتخـَمّـِنوا |
| He/it(m) guesss | huwa biyichamminhuwa biyiKammin | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَمّـِن |
| She/it(f) guesss | hiya bitchamminhiya bitKammin | هـِي َ بـِتخـَمّـِن |
| They guess | humma biyichamminuhumma biyiKamminoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَمّـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will guess | 'ana hachamminaacnaa haKammin | أنا َ هـَخـَمّـِن |
| We will guess | 'ihna hanchamminiicHnaa hanKammin | إحنا َ هـَنخـَمّـِن |
| You(m) will guess | 'inta hatchamminiicnta hatKammin | إنت َ هـَتخـَمّـِن |
| You(f) will guess | 'inti hatchamminiiicnti hatKamminy | إنت ِ هـَتخـَمّـِني |
| You(pl) will guess | 'intu hatchamminuiicntoo hatKamminoo | إنتوا هـَتخـَمّـِنوا |
| He/it(m) will guess | huwa hayichamminhuwa hayiKammin | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَمّـِن |
| She/it(f) will guess | hiya hatchamminhiya hatKammin | هـِي َ هـَتخـَمّـِن |
| They will guess | humma hayichamminuhumma hayiKamminoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَمّـِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) guess! | chamminKammin | خـَمّـِن |
| You(f) guess! | chamminiKamminy | خـَمّـِني |
| You(pl) guess! | chamminuKamminoo | خـَمّـِنوا |
