Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I lacked | 'ana na''astaacnaa naqqaSt | أنا َ نـَقّـَصت |
| We lacked | 'ihna na''asnaiicHnaa naqqaSnaa | إحنا َ نـَقّـَصنا |
| You(m) lacked | 'inta na''astiicnta naqqaSt | إنت َ نـَقّـَصت |
| You(f) lacked | 'inti na''astiiicnti naqqaSty | إنت ِ نـَقّـَصتي |
| You(pl) lacked | 'intu na''astuiicntoo naqqaStoo | إنتوا نـَقّـَصتوا |
| He/it(m) lacked | huwa na''ashuwa naqqaS | هـُو َ نـَقّـَص |
| She/it(f) lacked | hiya na''asithiya naqqaSit | هـِي َ نـَقّـَصـِت |
| They lacked | humma na''asuhumma naqqaSoo | هـُمّ َ نـَقّـَصوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lack | 'ana yimkin 'ana''asaacnaa yimkin aacnaqqaS | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـَقّـَص |
| We might lack | 'ihna yimkin nina''asiicHnaa yimkin ninaqqaS | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـَقّـَص |
| You(m) might lack | 'inta yimkin tina''asiicnta yimkin tinaqqaS | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَقّـَص |
| You(f) might lack | 'inti yimkin tina''asiiicnti yimkin tinaqqaSy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَقّـَصي |
| You(pl) might lack | 'intu yimkin tina''asuiicntoo yimkin tinaqqaSoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـَقّـَصوا |
| He/it(m) might lack | huwa yimkin yina''ashuwa yimkin yinaqqaS | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَقّـَص |
| She/it(f) might lack | hiya yimkin tina''ashiya yimkin tinaqqaS | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَقّـَص |
| They might lack | humma yimkin yina''asuhumma yimkin yinaqqaSoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَقّـَصوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lack | 'ana bana''asaacnaa banaqqaS | أنا َ بـَنـَقّـَص |
| We lack | 'ihna binina''asiicHnaa bininaqqaS | إحنا َ بـِنـِنـَقّـَص |
| You(m) lack | 'inta bitina''asiicnta bitinaqqaS | إنت َ بـِتـِنـَقّـَص |
| You(f) lack | 'inti bitina''asiiicnti bitinaqqaSy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنـَقّـَصي |
| You(pl) lack | 'intu bitina''asuiicntoo bitinaqqaSoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنـَقّـَصوا |
| He/it(m) lacks | huwa biyina''ashuwa biyinaqqaS | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـَقّـَص |
| She/it(f) lacks | hiya bitina''ashiya bitinaqqaS | هـِي َ بـِتـِنـَقّـَص |
| They lack | humma biyina''asuhumma biyinaqqaSoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـَقّـَصوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lack | 'ana hana''asaacnaa hanaqqaS | أنا َ هـَنـَقّـَص |
| We will lack | 'ihna hanina''asiicHnaa haninaqqaS | إحنا َ هـَنـِنـَقّـَص |
| You(m) will lack | 'inta hatina''asiicnta hatinaqqaS | إنت َ هـَتـِنـَقّـَص |
| You(f) will lack | 'inti hatina''asiiicnti hatinaqqaSy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنـَقّـَصي |
| You(pl) will lack | 'intu hatina''asuiicntoo hatinaqqaSoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنـَقّـَصوا |
| He/it(m) will lack | huwa hayina''ashuwa hayinaqqaS | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـَقّـَص |
| She/it(f) will lack | hiya hatina''ashiya hatinaqqaS | هـِي َ هـَتـِنـَقّـَص |
| They will lack | humma hayina''asuhumma hayinaqqaSoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـَقّـَصوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lack! | 'in'asiicnqaS | إنقـَص |
| You(f) lack! | 'in'asiiicnqaSy | إنقـَصي |
| You(pl) lack! | in'asuinqaSoo | ِنقـَصوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is lacked | huwa muna''ashuwa munaqqaS | هـُو َ مـُنـَقّـَص |
| She/it(f) is lacked | hiya muna''asahiya munaqqaSaö | هـِي َ مـُنـَقّـَصـَة |
| They are lacked | humma muna''aseenhumma munaqqaSyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنـَقّـَصين |
