Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I made | 'ana waddabtaacnaa waDDabt | أنا َ و َضّـَبت |
| We made | 'ihna waddabnaiicHnaa waDDabnaa | إحنا َ و َضّـَبنا |
| You(m) made | 'inta waddabtiicnta waDDabt | إنت َ و َضّـَبت |
| You(f) made | 'inti waddabtiiicnti waDDabty | إنت ِ و َضّـَبتي |
| You(pl) made | 'intu waddabtuiicntoo waDDabtoo | إنتوا و َضّـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) made | huwa waddabhuwa waDDab | هـُو َ و َضّـَب |
| She/it(f) made | hiya waddabithiya waDDabit | هـِي َ و َضّـَبـِت |
| They made | humma waddabuhumma waDDaboo | هـُمّ َ و َضّـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might make | 'ana yimkin 'awaddabaacnaa yimkin aacwaDDab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َضّـَب |
| We might make | 'ihna yimkin niwaddabiicHnaa yimkin niwaDDab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َضّـَب |
| You(m) might make | 'inta yimkin tiwaddabiicnta yimkin tiwaDDab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َضّـَب |
| You(f) might make | 'inti yimkin tiwaddabiiicnti yimkin tiwaDDaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َضّـَبي |
| You(pl) might make | 'intu yimkin tiwaddabuiicntoo yimkin tiwaDDaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َضّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might make | huwa yimkin yiwaddabhuwa yimkin yiwaDDab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َضّـَب |
| She/it(f) might make | hiya yimkin tiwaddabhiya yimkin tiwaDDab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َضّـَب |
| They might make | humma yimkin yiwaddabuhumma yimkin yiwaDDaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َضّـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I make | 'ana bawaddabaacnaa bawaDDab | أنا َ بـَو َضّـَب |
| We make | 'ihna biniwaddabiicHnaa biniwaDDab | إحنا َ بـِنـِو َضّـَب |
| You(m) make | 'inta bitiwaddabiicnta bitiwaDDab | إنت َ بـِتـِو َضّـَب |
| You(f) make | 'inti bitiwaddabiiicnti bitiwaDDaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِو َضّـَبي |
| You(pl) make | 'intu bitiwaddabuiicntoo bitiwaDDaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِو َضّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) makes | huwa biyiwaddabhuwa biyiwaDDab | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َضّـَب |
| She/it(f) makes | hiya bitiwaddabhiya bitiwaDDab | هـِي َ بـِتـِو َضّـَب |
| They make | humma biyiwaddabuhumma biyiwaDDaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َضّـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will make | 'ana hawaddabaacnaa hawaDDab | أنا َ هـَو َضّـَب |
| We will make | 'ihna haniwaddabiicHnaa haniwaDDab | إحنا َ هـَنـِو َضّـَب |
| You(m) will make | 'inta hatiwaddabiicnta hatiwaDDab | إنت َ هـَتـِو َضّـَب |
| You(f) will make | 'inti hatiwaddabiiicnti hatiwaDDaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِو َضّـَبي |
| You(pl) will make | 'intu hatiwaddabuiicntoo hatiwaDDaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِو َضّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will make | huwa hayiwaddabhuwa hayiwaDDab | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َضّـَب |
| She/it(f) will make | hiya hatiwaddabhiya hatiwaDDab | هـِي َ هـَتـِو َضّـَب |
| They will make | humma hayiwaddabuhumma hayiwaDDaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َضّـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) make! | 'ioodabiicwDab | إوضـَب |
| You(f) make! | 'ioodabiiicwDaby | إوضـَبي |
| You(pl) make! | iwdabuiwDaboo | ِوضـَبوا |
