Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I said | 'ana waddaAtaacnaa waddaAt | أنا َ و َدّ َعت |
| We said | 'ihna waddaAnaiicHnaa waddaAnaa | إحنا َ و َدّ َعنا |
| You(m) said | 'inta waddaAtiicnta waddaAt | إنت َ و َدّ َعت |
| You(f) said | 'inti waddaAtiiicnti waddaAty | إنت ِ و َدّ َعتي |
| You(pl) said | 'intu waddaAtuiicntoo waddaAtoo | إنتوا و َدّ َعتوا |
| He/it(m) said | huwa waddaAhuwa waddaA | هـُو َ و َدّ َع |
| She/it(f) said | hiya waddaAithiya waddaAit | هـِي َ و َدّ َعـِت |
| They said | humma waddaAuhumma waddaAoo | هـُمّ َ و َدّ َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might say | 'ana yimkin 'awaddaAaacnaa yimkin aacwaddaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َدّ َع |
| We might say | 'ihna yimkin niwaddaAiicHnaa yimkin niwaddaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َدّ َع |
| You(m) might say | 'inta yimkin tiwaddaAiicnta yimkin tiwaddaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َع |
| You(f) might say | 'inti yimkin tiwaddaAiiicnti yimkin tiwaddaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َعي |
| You(pl) might say | 'intu yimkin tiwaddaAuiicntoo yimkin tiwaddaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) might say | huwa yimkin yiwaddaAhuwa yimkin yiwaddaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َدّ َع |
| She/it(f) might say | hiya yimkin tiwaddaAhiya yimkin tiwaddaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّ َع |
| They might say | humma yimkin yiwaddaAuhumma yimkin yiwaddaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َدّ َعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I say | 'ana bawaddaAaacnaa bawaddaA | أنا َ بـَو َدّ َع |
| We say | 'ihna biniwaddaAiicHnaa biniwaddaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِو َدّ َع |
| You(m) say | 'inta bitiwaddaAiicnta bitiwaddaA | إنت َ بـِتـِو َدّ َع |
| You(f) say | 'inti bitiwaddaAiiicnti bitiwaddaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِو َدّ َعي |
| You(pl) say | 'intu bitiwaddaAuiicntoo bitiwaddaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِو َدّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) says | huwa biyiwaddaAhuwa biyiwaddaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َدّ َع |
| She/it(f) says | hiya bitiwaddaAhiya bitiwaddaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِو َدّ َع |
| They say | humma biyiwaddaAuhumma biyiwaddaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َدّ َعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will say | 'ana hawaddaAaacnaa hawaddaA | أنا َ هـَو َدّ َع |
| We will say | 'ihna haniwaddaAiicHnaa haniwaddaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِو َدّ َع |
| You(m) will say | 'inta hatiwaddaAiicnta hatiwaddaA | إنت َ هـَتـِو َدّ َع |
| You(f) will say | 'inti hatiwaddaAiiicnti hatiwaddaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِو َدّ َعي |
| You(pl) will say | 'intu hatiwaddaAuiicntoo hatiwaddaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِو َدّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) will say | huwa hayiwaddaAhuwa hayiwaddaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َدّ َع |
| She/it(f) will say | hiya hatiwaddaAhiya hatiwaddaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِو َدّ َع |
| They will say | humma hayiwaddaAuhumma hayiwaddaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َدّ َعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) say! | 'ioodaAiicwdaA | إود َع |
| You(f) say! | 'ioodaAiiicwdaAy | إود َعي |
| You(pl) say! | iwdaAuiwdaAoo | ِود َعوا |
