Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I obstructed | 'ana Aattaltaacnaa AaTTalt | أنا َ عـَطّـَلت |
| We obstructed | 'ihna AattalnaiicHnaa AaTTalnaa | إحنا َ عـَطّـَلنا |
| You(m) obstructed | 'inta Aattaltiicnta AaTTalt | إنت َ عـَطّـَلت |
| You(f) obstructed | 'inti Aattaltiiicnti AaTTalty | إنت ِ عـَطّـَلتي |
| You(pl) obstructed | 'intu Aattaltuiicntoo AaTTaltoo | إنتوا عـَطّـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) obstructed | huwa Aattalhuwa AaTTal | هـُو َ عـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) obstructed | hiya Aattalithiya AaTTalit | هـِي َ عـَطّـَلـِت |
| They obstructed | humma Aattaluhumma AaTTaloo | هـُمّ َ عـَطّـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might obstruct | 'ana yimkin 'aAattalaacnaa yimkin aacAaTTal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـَطّـَل |
| We might obstruct | 'ihna yimkin niAattaliicHnaa yimkin niAaTTal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـَطّـَل |
| You(m) might obstruct | 'inta yimkin tiAattaliicnta yimkin tiAaTTal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَطّـَل |
| You(f) might obstruct | 'inti yimkin tiAattaliiicnti yimkin tiAaTTaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَطّـَلي |
| You(pl) might obstruct | 'intu yimkin tiAattaluiicntoo yimkin tiAaTTaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـَطّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might obstruct | huwa yimkin yiAattalhuwa yimkin yiAaTTal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) might obstruct | hiya yimkin tiAattalhiya yimkin tiAaTTal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَطّـَل |
| They might obstruct | humma yimkin yiAattaluhumma yimkin yiAaTTaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَطّـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I obstruct | 'ana baAattalaacnaa baAaTTal | أنا َ بـَعـَطّـَل |
| We obstruct | 'ihna biniAattaliicHnaa biniAaTTal | إحنا َ بـِنـِعـَطّـَل |
| You(m) obstruct | 'inta bitiAattaliicnta bitiAaTTal | إنت َ بـِتـِعـَطّـَل |
| You(f) obstruct | 'inti bitiAattaliiicnti bitiAaTTaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِعـَطّـَلي |
| You(pl) obstruct | 'intu bitiAattaluiicntoo bitiAaTTaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِعـَطّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) obstructs | huwa biyiAattalhuwa biyiAaTTal | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) obstructs | hiya bitiAattalhiya bitiAaTTal | هـِي َ بـِتـِعـَطّـَل |
| They obstruct | humma biyiAattaluhumma biyiAaTTaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـَطّـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will obstruct | 'ana haAattalaacnaa haAaTTal | أنا َ هـَعـَطّـَل |
| We will obstruct | 'ihna haniAattaliicHnaa haniAaTTal | إحنا َ هـَنـِعـَطّـَل |
| You(m) will obstruct | 'inta hatiAattaliicnta hatiAaTTal | إنت َ هـَتـِعـَطّـَل |
| You(f) will obstruct | 'inti hatiAattaliiicnti hatiAaTTaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِعـَطّـَلي |
| You(pl) will obstruct | 'intu hatiAattaluiicntoo hatiAaTTaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِعـَطّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will obstruct | huwa hayiAattalhuwa hayiAaTTal | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) will obstruct | hiya hatiAattalhiya hatiAaTTal | هـِي َ هـَتـِعـَطّـَل |
| They will obstruct | humma hayiAattaluhumma hayiAaTTaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـَطّـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) obstruct! | 'iAtaliicATal | إعطـَل |
| You(f) obstruct! | 'iAtaliiicATaly | إعطـَلي |
| You(pl) obstruct! | iAtaluiATaloo | ِعطـَلوا |
