Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I lost | 'ana dayyaAtaacnaa DayyaAt | أنا َ ضـَييـَعت |
| We lost | 'ihna dayyaAnaiicHnaa DayyaAnaa | إحنا َ ضـَييـَعنا |
| You(m) lost | 'inta dayyaAtiicnta DayyaAt | إنت َ ضـَييـَعت |
| You(f) lost | 'inti dayyaAtiiicnti DayyaAty | إنت ِ ضـَييـَعتي |
| You(pl) lost | 'intu dayyaAtuiicntoo DayyaAtoo | إنتوا ضـَييـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) lost | huwa dayyaAhuwa DayyaA | هـُو َ ضـَييـَع |
| She/it(f) lost | hiya dayyaAithiya DayyaAit | هـِي َ ضـَييـَعـِت |
| They lost | humma dayyaAuhumma DayyaAoo | هـُمّ َ ضـَييـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lose | 'ana yimkin 'adayyaAaacnaa yimkin aacDayyaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضـَييـَع |
| We might lose | 'ihna yimkin nidayyaAiicHnaa yimkin niDayyaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضـَييـَع |
| You(m) might lose | 'inta yimkin tidayyaAiicnta yimkin tiDayyaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَييـَع |
| You(f) might lose | 'inti yimkin tidayyaAiiicnti yimkin tiDayyaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَييـَعي |
| You(pl) might lose | 'intu yimkin tidayyaAuiicntoo yimkin tiDayyaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضـَييـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might lose | huwa yimkin yidayyaAhuwa yimkin yiDayyaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضـَييـَع |
| She/it(f) might lose | hiya yimkin tidayyaAhiya yimkin tiDayyaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَييـَع |
| They might lose | humma yimkin yidayyaAuhumma yimkin yiDayyaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضـَييـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lose | 'ana badayyaAaacnaa baDayyaA | أنا َ بـَضـَييـَع |
| We lose | 'ihna binidayyaAiicHnaa biniDayyaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِضـَييـَع |
| You(m) lose | 'inta bitidayyaAiicnta bitiDayyaA | إنت َ بـِتـِضـَييـَع |
| You(f) lose | 'inti bitidayyaAiiicnti bitiDayyaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِضـَييـَعي |
| You(pl) lose | 'intu bitidayyaAuiicntoo bitiDayyaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِضـَييـَعوا |
| He/it(m) loses | huwa biyidayyaAhuwa biyiDayyaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِضـَييـَع |
| She/it(f) loses | hiya bitidayyaAhiya bitiDayyaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِضـَييـَع |
| They lose | humma biyidayyaAuhumma biyiDayyaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضـَييـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lose | 'ana hadayyaAaacnaa haDayyaA | أنا َ هـَضـَييـَع |
| We will lose | 'ihna hanidayyaAiicHnaa haniDayyaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِضـَييـَع |
| You(m) will lose | 'inta hatidayyaAiicnta hatiDayyaA | إنت َ هـَتـِضـَييـَع |
| You(f) will lose | 'inti hatidayyaAiiicnti hatiDayyaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِضـَييـَعي |
| You(pl) will lose | 'intu hatidayyaAuiicntoo hatiDayyaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِضـَييـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will lose | huwa hayidayyaAhuwa hayiDayyaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِضـَييـَع |
| She/it(f) will lose | hiya hatidayyaAhiya hatiDayyaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِضـَييـَع |
| They will lose | humma hayidayyaAuhumma hayiDayyaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضـَييـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lose! | 'idyaAiicDyaA | إضيـَع |
| You(f) lose! | 'idyaAiiicDyaAy | إضيـَعي |
| You(pl) lose! | idyaAuiDyaAoo | ِضيـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is lost | huwa mudayyaAhuwa muDayyaA | هـُو َ مـُضـَييـَع |
| She/it(f) is lost | hiya mudayyaAahiya muDayyaAaö | هـِي َ مـُضـَييـَعـَة |
| They are lost | humma mudayyaAeenhumma muDayyaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُضـَييـَعين |
