Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I ironed | 'ana kaweetaacnaa kawyt | أنا َ كـَويت |
| We ironed | 'ihna kaweenaiicHnaa kawynaa | إحنا َ كـَوينا |
| You(m) ironed | 'inta kaweetiicnta kawyt | إنت َ كـَويت |
| You(f) ironed | 'inti kaweetiiicnti kawyty | إنت ِ كـَويتي |
| You(pl) ironed | 'intu kaweetuiicntoo kawytoo | إنتوا كـَويتوا |
| He/it(m) ironed | huwa kawahuwa kawY | هـُو َ كـَوى |
| She/it(f) ironed | hiya kawyithiya kawyit | هـِي َ كـَويـِت |
| They ironed | humma kawuhumma kawoo | هـُمّ َ كـَووا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might iron | 'ana yimkin 'akwiaacnaa yimkin aackwy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكوي |
| We might iron | 'ihna yimkin nikwiiicHnaa yimkin nikwy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكوي |
| You(m) might iron | 'inta yimkin tikwiiicnta yimkin tikwy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكوي |
| You(f) might iron | 'inti yimkin tikwiiicnti yimkin tikwy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكوي |
| You(pl) might iron | 'intu yimkin tikwuiicntoo yimkin tikwoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكووا |
| He/it(m) might iron | huwa yimkin yikwihuwa yimkin yikwy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكوي |
| She/it(f) might iron | hiya yimkin tikwihiya yimkin tikwy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكوي |
| They might iron | humma yimkin yikwuhumma yimkin yikwoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكووا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I iron | 'ana bakwiaacnaa bakwy | أنا َ بـَكوي |
| We iron | 'ihna binikwiiicHnaa binikwy | إحنا َ بـِنـِكوي |
| You(m) iron | 'inta bitikwiiicnta bitikwy | إنت َ بـِتـِكوي |
| You(f) iron | 'inti bitikwiiicnti bitikwy | إنت ِ بـِتـِكوي |
| You(pl) iron | 'intu bitikwuiicntoo bitikwoo | إنتوا بـِتـِكووا |
| He/it(m) irons | huwa biyikwihuwa biyikwy | هـُو َ بـِيـِكوي |
| She/it(f) irons | hiya bitikwihiya bitikwy | هـِي َ بـِتـِكوي |
| They iron | humma biyikwuhumma biyikwoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكووا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will iron | 'ana hakwiaacnaa hakwy | أنا َ هـَكوي |
| We will iron | 'ihna hanikwiiicHnaa hanikwy | إحنا َ هـَنـِكوي |
| You(m) will iron | 'inta hatikwiiicnta hatikwy | إنت َ هـَتـِكوي |
| You(f) will iron | 'inti hatikwiiicnti hatikwy | إنت ِ هـَتـِكوي |
| You(pl) will iron | 'intu hatikwuiicntoo hatikwoo | إنتوا هـَتـِكووا |
| He/it(m) will iron | huwa hayikwihuwa hayikwy | هـُو َ هـَيـِكوي |
| She/it(f) will iron | hiya hatikwihiya hatikwy | هـِي َ هـَتـِكوي |
| They will iron | humma hayikwuhumma hayikwoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكووا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) iron! | 'ikwiiickwy | إكوي |
| You(f) iron! | 'ikwiiickwy | إكوي |
| You(pl) iron! | 'ikwuiickwoo | إكووا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is ironed | huwa makwihuwa makwy | هـُو َ مـَكوي |
| She/it(f) is ironed | hiya makwyahiya makwyaö | هـِي َ مـَكويـَة |
| They are ironed | humma makwyeenhumma makwyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَكويين |
