Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I hit | 'ana sadamtaacnaa Sadamt | أنا َ صـَد َمت |
| We hit | 'ihna sadamnaiicHnaa Sadamnaa | إحنا َ صـَد َمنا |
| You(m) hit | 'inta sadamtiicnta Sadamt | إنت َ صـَد َمت |
| You(f) hit | 'inti sadamtiiicnti Sadamty | إنت ِ صـَد َمتي |
| You(pl) hit | 'intu sadamtuiicntoo Sadamtoo | إنتوا صـَد َمتوا |
| He/it(m) hit | huwa sadamhuwa Sadam | هـُو َ صـَد َم |
| She/it(f) hit | hiya sadamithiya Sadamit | هـِي َ صـَد َمـِت |
| They hit | humma sadamuhumma Sadamoo | هـُمّ َ صـَد َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might hit | 'ana yimkin 'asdumaacnaa yimkin aacSdum | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصد ُم |
| We might hit | 'ihna yimkin nusdumiicHnaa yimkin nuSdum | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُصد ُم |
| You(m) might hit | 'inta yimkin tusdumiicnta yimkin tuSdum | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُصد ُم |
| You(f) might hit | 'inti yimkin tusdumiiicnti yimkin tuSdumy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُصد ُمي |
| You(pl) might hit | 'intu yimkin tusdumuiicntoo yimkin tuSdumoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُصد ُموا |
| He/it(m) might hit | huwa yimkin yusdumhuwa yimkin yuSdum | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُصد ُم |
| She/it(f) might hit | hiya yimkin tusdumhiya yimkin tuSdum | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُصد ُم |
| They might hit | humma yimkin yusdumuhumma yimkin yuSdumoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُصد ُموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I hit | 'ana basdumaacnaa baSdum | أنا َ بـَصد ُم |
| We hit | 'ihna binusdumiicHnaa binuSdum | إحنا َ بـِنـُصد ُم |
| You(m) hit | 'inta bitusdumiicnta bituSdum | إنت َ بـِتـُصد ُم |
| You(f) hit | 'inti bitusdumiiicnti bituSdumy | إنت ِ بـِتـُصد ُمي |
| You(pl) hit | 'intu bitusdumuiicntoo bituSdumoo | إنتوا بـِتـُصد ُموا |
| He/it(m) hits | huwa biyusdumhuwa biyuSdum | هـُو َ بـِيـُصد ُم |
| She/it(f) hits | hiya bitusdumhiya bituSdum | هـِي َ بـِتـُصد ُم |
| They hit | humma biyusdumuhumma biyuSdumoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُصد ُموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will hit | 'ana hasdumaacnaa haSdum | أنا َ هـَصد ُم |
| We will hit | 'ihna hanusdumiicHnaa hanuSdum | إحنا َ هـَنـُصد ُم |
| You(m) will hit | 'inta hatusdumiicnta hatuSdum | إنت َ هـَتـُصد ُم |
| You(f) will hit | 'inti hatusdumiiicnti hatuSdumy | إنت ِ هـَتـُصد ُمي |
| You(pl) will hit | 'intu hatusdumuiicntoo hatuSdumoo | إنتوا هـَتـُصد ُموا |
| He/it(m) will hit | huwa hayusdumhuwa hayuSdum | هـُو َ هـَيـُصد ُم |
| She/it(f) will hit | hiya hatusdumhiya hatuSdum | هـِي َ هـَتـُصد ُم |
| They will hit | humma hayusdumuhumma hayuSdumoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُصد ُموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) hit! | 'usdumuucSdum | أ ُصد ُم |
| You(f) hit! | 'usdumiuucSdumy | أ ُصد ُمي |
| You(pl) hit! | 'usdumuuucSdumoo | أ ُصد ُموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is hit | huwa masdoomhuwa maSdwm | هـُو َ مـَصدوم |
| She/it(f) is hit | hiya masdoomahiya maSdwmaö | هـِي َ مـَصدومـَة |
| They are hit | humma masdoomeenhumma maSdwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَصدومين |
