Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I looked | 'ana dawwartaacnaa dawwart | أنا َ د َوّ َرت |
| We looked | 'ihna dawwarnaiicHnaa dawwarnaa | إحنا َ د َوّ َرنا |
| You(m) looked | 'inta dawwartiicnta dawwart | إنت َ د َوّ َرت |
| You(f) looked | 'inti dawwartiiicnti dawwarty | إنت ِ د َوّ َرتي |
| You(pl) looked | 'intu dawwartuiicntoo dawwartoo | إنتوا د َوّ َرتوا |
| He/it(m) looked | huwa dawwarhuwa dawwar | هـُو َ د َوّ َر |
| She/it(f) looked | hiya dawwarithiya dawwarit | هـِي َ د َوّ َر ِت |
| They looked | humma dawwaruhumma dawwaroo | هـُمّ َ د َوّ َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might look | 'ana yimkin 'adawwaraacnaa yimkin aacdawwar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أد َوّ َر |
| We might look | 'ihna yimkin nidawwariicHnaa yimkin nidawwar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِد َوّ َر |
| You(m) might look | 'inta yimkin tidawwariicnta yimkin tidawwar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ َر |
| You(f) might look | 'inti yimkin tidawwariiicnti yimkin tidawwary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ َري |
| You(pl) might look | 'intu yimkin tidawwaruiicntoo yimkin tidawwaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) might look | huwa yimkin yidawwarhuwa yimkin yidawwar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َوّ َر |
| She/it(f) might look | hiya yimkin tidawwarhiya yimkin tidawwar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َوّ َر |
| They might look | humma yimkin yidawwaruhumma yimkin yidawwaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َوّ َروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I look | 'ana badawwaraacnaa badawwar | أنا َ بـَد َوّ َر |
| We look | 'ihna binidawwariicHnaa binidawwar | إحنا َ بـِنـِد َوّ َر |
| You(m) look | 'inta bitidawwariicnta bitidawwar | إنت َ بـِتـِد َوّ َر |
| You(f) look | 'inti bitidawwariiicnti bitidawwary | إنت ِ بـِتـِد َوّ َري |
| You(pl) look | 'intu bitidawwaruiicntoo bitidawwaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِد َوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) looks | huwa biyidawwarhuwa biyidawwar | هـُو َ بـِيـِد َوّ َر |
| She/it(f) looks | hiya bitidawwarhiya bitidawwar | هـِي َ بـِتـِد َوّ َر |
| They look | humma biyidawwaruhumma biyidawwaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِد َوّ َروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will look | 'ana hadawwaraacnaa hadawwar | أنا َ هـَد َوّ َر |
| We will look | 'ihna hanidawwariicHnaa hanidawwar | إحنا َ هـَنـِد َوّ َر |
| You(m) will look | 'inta hatidawwariicnta hatidawwar | إنت َ هـَتـِد َوّ َر |
| You(f) will look | 'inti hatidawwariiicnti hatidawwary | إنت ِ هـَتـِد َوّ َري |
| You(pl) will look | 'intu hatidawwaruiicntoo hatidawwaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِد َوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) will look | huwa hayidawwarhuwa hayidawwar | هـُو َ هـَيـِد َوّ َر |
| She/it(f) will look | hiya hatidawwarhiya hatidawwar | هـِي َ هـَتـِد َوّ َر |
| They will look | humma hayidawwaruhumma hayidawwaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِد َوّ َروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) look! | 'idwariicdwar | إدو َر |
| You(f) look! | 'idwariiicdwary | إدو َري |
| You(pl) look! | idwaruidwaroo | ِدو َروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mudawwarhuwa mudawwar | هـُو َ مـُد َوّ َر |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mudawwarahiya mudawwaraö | هـِي َ مـُد َوّ َر َة |
| They are | humma mudawwareenhumma mudawwaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُد َوّ َرين |
