Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I approached | 'ana 'arrabtaacnaa qarrabt | أنا َ قـَرّ َبت |
| We approached | 'ihna 'arrabnaiicHnaa qarrabnaa | إحنا َ قـَرّ َبنا |
| You(m) approached | 'inta 'arrabtiicnta qarrabt | إنت َ قـَرّ َبت |
| You(f) approached | 'inti 'arrabtiiicnti qarrabty | إنت ِ قـَرّ َبتي |
| You(pl) approached | 'intu 'arrabtuiicntoo qarrabtoo | إنتوا قـَرّ َبتوا |
| He/it(m) approached | huwa 'arrabhuwa qarrab | هـُو َ قـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) approached | hiya 'arrabithiya qarrabit | هـِي َ قـَرّ َبـِت |
| They approached | humma 'arrabuhumma qarraboo | هـُمّ َ قـَرّ َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might approach | 'ana yimkin 'a'arrabaacnaa yimkin aacqarrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَرّ َب |
| We might approach | 'ihna yimkin ni'arrabiicHnaa yimkin niqarrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَرّ َب |
| You(m) might approach | 'inta yimkin ti'arrabiicnta yimkin tiqarrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َب |
| You(f) might approach | 'inti yimkin ti'arrabiiicnti yimkin tiqarraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) might approach | 'intu yimkin ti'arrabuiicntoo yimkin tiqarraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) might approach | huwa yimkin yi'arrabhuwa yimkin yiqarrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) might approach | hiya yimkin ti'arrabhiya yimkin tiqarrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َب |
| They might approach | humma yimkin yi'arrabuhumma yimkin yiqarraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَرّ َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I approach | 'ana ba'arrabaacnaa baqarrab | أنا َ بـَقـَرّ َب |
| We approach | 'ihna bini'arrabiicHnaa biniqarrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِقـَرّ َب |
| You(m) approach | 'inta biti'arrabiicnta bitiqarrab | إنت َ بـِتـِقـَرّ َب |
| You(f) approach | 'inti biti'arrabiiicnti bitiqarraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِقـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) approach | 'intu biti'arrabuiicntoo bitiqarraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِقـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) approachs | huwa biyi'arrabhuwa biyiqarrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) approachs | hiya biti'arrabhiya bitiqarrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِقـَرّ َب |
| They approach | humma biyi'arrabuhumma biyiqarraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَرّ َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will approach | 'ana ha'arrabaacnaa haqarrab | أنا َ هـَقـَرّ َب |
| We will approach | 'ihna hani'arrabiicHnaa haniqarrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِقـَرّ َب |
| You(m) will approach | 'inta hati'arrabiicnta hatiqarrab | إنت َ هـَتـِقـَرّ َب |
| You(f) will approach | 'inti hati'arrabiiicnti hatiqarraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِقـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) will approach | 'intu hati'arrabuiicntoo hatiqarraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِقـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) will approach | huwa hayi'arrabhuwa hayiqarrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) will approach | hiya hati'arrabhiya hatiqarrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِقـَرّ َب |
| They will approach | humma hayi'arrabuhumma hayiqarraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَرّ َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) approach! | 'i'rabiicqrab | إقر َب |
| You(f) approach! | 'i'rabiiicqraby | إقر َبي |
| You(pl) approach! | i'rabuiqraboo | ِقر َبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is approached | huwa mu'arrabhuwa muqarrab | هـُو َ مـُقـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) is approached | hiya mu'arrabahiya muqarrabaö | هـِي َ مـُقـَرّ َبـَة |
| They are approached | humma mu'arrabeenhumma muqarrabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُقـَرّ َبين |
