Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I learnt | 'ana 'itAallimtaacnaa iictAallimt | أنا َ إتعـَلّـِمت |
| We learnt | 'ihna 'itAallimnaiicHnaa iictAallimnaa | إحنا َ إتعـَلّـِمنا |
| You(m) learnt | 'inta 'itAallimtiicnta iictAallimt | إنت َ إتعـَلّـِمت |
| You(f) learnt | 'inti 'itAallimtiiicnti iictAallimty | إنت ِ إتعـَلّـِمتي |
| You(pl) learnt | 'intu 'itAallimtuiicntoo iictAallimtoo | إنتوا إتعـَلّـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) learnt | huwa 'itAallimhuwa iictAallim | هـُو َ إتعـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) learnt | hiya 'itAallimithiya iictAallimit | هـِي َ إتعـَلّـِمـِت |
| They learnt | humma 'itAallimuhumma iictAallimoo | هـُمّ َ إتعـَلّـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might learn | 'ana yimkin 'atAallimaacnaa yimkin aactAallim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـَلّـِم |
| We might learn | 'ihna yimkin nitAallimiicHnaa yimkin nitAallim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـَلّـِم |
| You(m) might learn | 'inta yimkin titAallimiicnta yimkin titAallim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَلّـِم |
| You(f) might learn | 'inti yimkin titAallimiiicnti yimkin titAallimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) might learn | 'intu yimkin titAallimuiicntoo yimkin titAallimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) might learn | huwa yimkin yitAallimhuwa yimkin yitAallim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) might learn | hiya yimkin titAallimhiya yimkin titAallim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَلّـِم |
| They might learn | humma yimkin yitAallimuhumma yimkin yitAallimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَلّـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I learn | 'ana batAallimaacnaa batAallim | أنا َ بـَتعـَلّـِم |
| We learn | 'ihna binitAallimiicHnaa binitAallim | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـَلّـِم |
| You(m) learn | 'inta bititAallimiicnta bititAallim | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـَلّـِم |
| You(f) learn | 'inti bititAallimiiicnti bititAallimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) learn | 'intu bititAallimuiicntoo bititAallimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) learns | huwa biyitAallimhuwa biyitAallim | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) learns | hiya bititAallimhiya bititAallim | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـَلّـِم |
| They learn | humma biyitAallimuhumma biyitAallimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـَلّـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will learn | 'ana hatAallimaacnaa hatAallim | أنا َ هـَتعـَلّـِم |
| We will learn | 'ihna hanitAallimiicHnaa hanitAallim | إحنا َ هـَنـِتعـَلّـِم |
| You(m) will learn | 'inta hatitAallimiicnta hatitAallim | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـَلّـِم |
| You(f) will learn | 'inti hatitAallimiiicnti hatitAallimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) will learn | 'intu hatitAallimuiicntoo hatitAallimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـَلّـِموا |
| He/it(m) will learn | huwa hayitAallimhuwa hayitAallim | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) will learn | hiya hatitAallimhiya hatitAallim | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـَلّـِم |
| They will learn | humma hayitAallimuhumma hayitAallimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـَلّـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) learn! | 'itAallimiictAallim | إتعـَلّـِم |
| You(f) learn! | 'itAallimiiictAallimy | إتعـَلّـِمي |
| You(pl) learn! | 'itAallimuiictAallimoo | إتعـَلّـِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is learnt | huwa mutaAallimhuwa mutaAallim | هـُو َ مـُتـَعـَلّـِم |
| She/it(f) is learnt | hiya mutaAallimahiya mutaAallimaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَعـَلّـِمـَة |
| They are learnt | humma mutaAallimeenhumma mutaAallimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَعـَلّـِمين |
