Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I hit | 'ana darabtaacnaa Darabt | أنا َ ضـَر َبت |
| We hit | 'ihna darabnaiicHnaa Darabnaa | إحنا َ ضـَر َبنا |
| You(m) hit | 'inta darabtiicnta Darabt | إنت َ ضـَر َبت |
| You(f) hit | 'inti darabtiiicnti Darabty | إنت ِ ضـَر َبتي |
| You(pl) hit | 'intu darabtuiicntoo Darabtoo | إنتوا ضـَر َبتوا |
| He/it(m) hit | huwa darabhuwa Darab | هـُو َ ضـَر َب |
| She/it(f) hit | hiya darabithiya Darabit | هـِي َ ضـَر َبـِت |
| They hit | humma darabuhumma Daraboo | هـُمّ َ ضـَر َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might hit | 'ana yimkin 'adrabaacnaa yimkin aacDrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضر َب |
| We might hit | 'ihna yimkin nidrabiicHnaa yimkin niDrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضر َب |
| You(m) might hit | 'inta yimkin tidrabiicnta yimkin tiDrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َب |
| You(f) might hit | 'inti yimkin tidrabiiicnti yimkin tiDraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َبي |
| You(pl) might hit | 'intu yimkin tidrabuiicntoo yimkin tiDraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضر َبوا |
| He/it(m) might hit | huwa yimkin yidrabhuwa yimkin yiDrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضر َب |
| She/it(f) might hit | hiya yimkin tidrabhiya yimkin tiDrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضر َب |
| They might hit | humma yimkin yidrabuhumma yimkin yiDraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضر َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I hit | 'ana badrabaacnaa baDrab | أنا َ بـَضر َب |
| We hit | 'ihna binidrabiicHnaa biniDrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِضر َب |
| You(m) hit | 'inta bitidrabiicnta bitiDrab | إنت َ بـِتـِضر َب |
| You(f) hit | 'inti bitidrabiiicnti bitiDraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِضر َبي |
| You(pl) hit | 'intu bitidrabuiicntoo bitiDraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِضر َبوا |
| He/it(m) hits | huwa biyidrabhuwa biyiDrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِضر َب |
| She/it(f) hits | hiya bitidrabhiya bitiDrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِضر َب |
| They hit | humma biyidrabuhumma biyiDraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضر َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will hit | 'ana hadrabaacnaa haDrab | أنا َ هـَضر َب |
| We will hit | 'ihna hanidrabiicHnaa haniDrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِضر َب |
| You(m) will hit | 'inta hatidrabiicnta hatiDrab | إنت َ هـَتـِضر َب |
| You(f) will hit | 'inti hatidrabiiicnti hatiDraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِضر َبي |
| You(pl) will hit | 'intu hatidrabuiicntoo hatiDraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِضر َبوا |
| He/it(m) will hit | huwa hayidrabhuwa hayiDrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِضر َب |
| She/it(f) will hit | hiya hatidrabhiya hatiDrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِضر َب |
| They will hit | humma hayidrabuhumma hayiDraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضر َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) hit! | 'idrabiicDrab | إضر َب |
| You(f) hit! | 'idrabiiicDraby | إضر َبي |
| You(pl) hit! | 'idrabuiicDraboo | إضر َبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is hit | huwa madroobhuwa maDrwb | هـُو َ مـَضروب |
| She/it(f) is hit | hiya madroobahiya maDrwbaö | هـِي َ مـَضروبـَة |
| They are hit | humma madroobeenhumma maDrwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَضروبين |
