Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I kidnapped | 'ana chataftaacnaa KaTaft | أنا َ خـَطـَفت |
| We kidnapped | 'ihna chatafnaiicHnaa KaTafnaa | إحنا َ خـَطـَفنا |
| You(m) kidnapped | 'inta chataftiicnta KaTaft | إنت َ خـَطـَفت |
| You(f) kidnapped | 'inti chataftiiicnti KaTafty | إنت ِ خـَطـَفتي |
| You(pl) kidnapped | 'intu chataftuiicntoo KaTaftoo | إنتوا خـَطـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) kidnapped | huwa chatafhuwa KaTaf | هـُو َ خـَطـَف |
| She/it(f) kidnapped | hiya chatafithiya KaTafit | هـِي َ خـَطـَفـِت |
| They kidnapped | humma chatafuhumma KaTafoo | هـُمّ َ خـَطـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might kidnap | 'ana yimkin 'achtafaacnaa yimkin aacKTaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخطـَف |
| We might kidnap | 'ihna yimkin nichtafiicHnaa yimkin niKTaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخطـَف |
| You(m) might kidnap | 'inta yimkin tichtafiicnta yimkin tiKTaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخطـَف |
| You(f) might kidnap | 'inti yimkin tichtafiiicnti yimkin tiKTafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخطـَفي |
| You(pl) might kidnap | 'intu yimkin tichtafuiicntoo yimkin tiKTafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخطـَفوا |
| He/it(m) might kidnap | huwa yimkin yichtafhuwa yimkin yiKTaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخطـَف |
| She/it(f) might kidnap | hiya yimkin tichtafhiya yimkin tiKTaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخطـَف |
| They might kidnap | humma yimkin yichtafuhumma yimkin yiKTafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخطـَفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I kidnap | 'ana bachtafaacnaa baKTaf | أنا َ بـَخطـَف |
| We kidnap | 'ihna binichtafiicHnaa biniKTaf | إحنا َ بـِنـِخطـَف |
| You(m) kidnap | 'inta bitichtafiicnta bitiKTaf | إنت َ بـِتـِخطـَف |
| You(f) kidnap | 'inti bitichtafiiicnti bitiKTafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخطـَفي |
| You(pl) kidnap | 'intu bitichtafuiicntoo bitiKTafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِخطـَفوا |
| He/it(m) kidnaps | huwa biyichtafhuwa biyiKTaf | هـُو َ بـِيـِخطـَف |
| She/it(f) kidnaps | hiya bitichtafhiya bitiKTaf | هـِي َ بـِتـِخطـَف |
| They kidnap | humma biyichtafuhumma biyiKTafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخطـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will kidnap | 'ana hachtafaacnaa haKTaf | أنا َ هـَخطـَف |
| We will kidnap | 'ihna hanichtafiicHnaa haniKTaf | إحنا َ هـَنـِخطـَف |
| You(m) will kidnap | 'inta hatichtafiicnta hatiKTaf | إنت َ هـَتـِخطـَف |
| You(f) will kidnap | 'inti hatichtafiiicnti hatiKTafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخطـَفي |
| You(pl) will kidnap | 'intu hatichtafuiicntoo hatiKTafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِخطـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will kidnap | huwa hayichtafhuwa hayiKTaf | هـُو َ هـَيـِخطـَف |
| She/it(f) will kidnap | hiya hatichtafhiya hatiKTaf | هـِي َ هـَتـِخطـَف |
| They will kidnap | humma hayichtafuhumma hayiKTafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخطـَفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) kidnap! | 'ichtafiicKTaf | إخطـَف |
| You(f) kidnap! | 'ichtafiiicKTafy | إخطـَفي |
| You(pl) kidnap! | 'ichtafuiicKTafoo | إخطـَفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am kidnapping | 'ana chaatifaacnaa KaaTif | أنا َ خا َطـِف |
| I(f) am kidnapping | 'ana chaatifaaacnaa KaaTifaö | أنا َ خا َطـِفـَة |
| We are kidnapping | 'ihna chaatifeeniicHnaa KaaTifyn | إحنا َ خا َطـِفين |
| You(m) are kidnapping | 'inta chaatifiicnta KaaTif | إنت َ خا َطـِف |
| You(f) are kidnapping | 'inti chaatifaiicnti KaaTifaö | إنت ِ خا َطـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are kidnapping | 'intu chaatifeeniicntoo KaaTifyn | إنتوا خا َطـِفين |
| He/it(m) is kidnapping | huwa chaatifhuwa KaaTif | هـُو َ خا َطـِف |
| She/it(f) is kidnapping | hiya chaatifahiya KaaTifaö | هـِي َ خا َطـِفـَة |
| They are kidnapping | humma chaatifeenhumma KaaTifyn | هـُمّ َ خا َطـِفين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is kidnapped | huwa machtoofhuwa maKTwf | هـُو َ مـَخطوف |
| She/it(f) is kidnapped | hiya machtoofahiya maKTwfaö | هـِي َ مـَخطوفـَة |
| They are kidnapped | humma machtoofeenhumma maKTwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخطوفين |
