Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I adopted | 'ana 'itbanneetaacnaa iictbannyt | أنا َ إتبـَنّيت |
| We adopted | 'ihna 'itbanneenaiicHnaa iictbannynaa | إحنا َ إتبـَنّينا |
| You(m) adopted | 'inta 'itbanneetiicnta iictbannyt | إنت َ إتبـَنّيت |
| You(f) adopted | 'inti 'itbanneetiiicnti iictbannyty | إنت ِ إتبـَنّيتي |
| You(pl) adopted | 'intu 'itbanneetuiicntoo iictbannytoo | إنتوا إتبـَنّيتوا |
| He/it(m) adopted | huwa 'itbannahuwa iictbannY | هـُو َ إتبـَنّى |
| She/it(f) adopted | hiya 'itbannithiya iictbannit | هـِي َ إتبـَنّـِت |
| They adopted | humma 'itbannuhumma iictbannoo | هـُمّ َ إتبـَنّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might adopt | 'ana yimkin 'atbannaaacnaa yimkin aactbannY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتبـَنّى |
| We might adopt | 'ihna yimkin nitbannaiicHnaa yimkin nitbannY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتبـَنّى |
| You(m) might adopt | 'inta yimkin titbannaiicnta yimkin titbannY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَنّى |
| You(f) might adopt | 'inti yimkin titbanniiicnti yimkin titbanny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَنّي |
| You(pl) might adopt | 'intu yimkin titbannuiicntoo yimkin titbannoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) might adopt | huwa yimkin yitbannahuwa yimkin yitbannY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَنّى |
| She/it(f) might adopt | hiya yimkin titbannahiya yimkin titbannY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتبـَنّى |
| They might adopt | humma yimkin yitbannuhumma yimkin yitbannoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتبـَنّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I adopt | 'ana batbannaaacnaa batbannY | أنا َ بـَتبـَنّى |
| We adopt | 'ihna binitbannaiicHnaa binitbannY | إحنا َ بـِنـِتبـَنّى |
| You(m) adopt | 'inta bititbannaiicnta bititbannY | إنت َ بـِتـِتبـَنّى |
| You(f) adopt | 'inti bititbanniiicnti bititbanny | إنت ِ بـِتـِتبـَنّي |
| You(pl) adopt | 'intu bititbannuiicntoo bititbannoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتبـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) adopts | huwa biyitbannahuwa biyitbannY | هـُو َ بـِيـِتبـَنّى |
| She/it(f) adopts | hiya bititbannahiya bititbannY | هـِي َ بـِتـِتبـَنّى |
| They adopt | humma biyitbannuhumma biyitbannoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتبـَنّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will adopt | 'ana hatbannaaacnaa hatbannY | أنا َ هـَتبـَنّى |
| We will adopt | 'ihna hantbannaiicHnaa hantbannY | إحنا َ هـَنتبـَنّى |
| You(m) will adopt | 'inta hatitbannaiicnta hatitbannY | إنت َ هـَتـِتبـَنّى |
| You(f) will adopt | 'inti hatitbanniiicnti hatitbanny | إنت ِ هـَتـِتبـَنّي |
| You(pl) will adopt | 'intu hatitbannuiicntoo hatitbannoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتبـَنّوا |
| He/it(m) will adopt | huwa hayitbannahuwa hayitbannY | هـُو َ هـَيـِتبـَنّى |
| She/it(f) will adopt | hiya hatitbannahiya hatitbannY | هـِي َ هـَتـِتبـَنّى |
| They will adopt | humma hayitbannuhumma hayitbannoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتبـَنّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) adopt! | 'itbannaiictbannY | إتبـَنّى |
| You(f) adopt! | 'itbanniiictbanny | إتبـَنّي |
| You(pl) adopt! | 'itbannuiictbannoo | إتبـَنّوا |
