Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I painted | 'ana dahantaacnaa dahant | أنا َ د َهـَنت |
| We painted | 'ihna dahannaiicHnaa dahannaa | إحنا َ د َهـَنّا |
| You(m) painted | 'inta dahantiicnta dahant | إنت َ د َهـَنت |
| You(f) painted | 'inti dahantiiicnti dahanty | إنت ِ د َهـَنتي |
| You(pl) painted | 'intu dahantuiicntoo dahantoo | إنتوا د َهـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) painted | huwa dahanhuwa dahan | هـُو َ د َهـَن |
| She/it(f) painted | hiya dahanithiya dahanit | هـِي َ د َهـَنـِت |
| They painted | humma dahanuhumma dahanoo | هـُمّ َ د َهـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might paint | 'ana yimkin 'azinaacnaa yimkin aacdhin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أذ ِن |
| We might paint | 'ihna yimkin niziniicHnaa yimkin nidhin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِذ ِن |
| You(m) might paint | 'inta yimkin tiziniicnta yimkin tidhin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِذ ِن |
| You(f) might paint | 'inti yimkin tiziniiicnti yimkin tidhiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِذ ِني |
| You(pl) might paint | 'intu yimkin tizinuiicntoo yimkin tidhinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِذ ِنوا |
| He/it(m) might paint | huwa yimkin yizinhuwa yimkin yidhin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِذ ِن |
| She/it(f) might paint | hiya yimkin tizinhiya yimkin tidhin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِذ ِن |
| They might paint | humma yimkin yizinuhumma yimkin yidhinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِذ ِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I paint | 'ana bazinaacnaa badhin | أنا َ بـَذ ِن |
| We paint | 'ihna biniziniicHnaa binidhin | إحنا َ بـِنـِذ ِن |
| You(m) paint | 'inta bitiziniicnta bitidhin | إنت َ بـِتـِذ ِن |
| You(f) paint | 'inti bitiziniiicnti bitidhiny | إنت ِ بـِتـِذ ِني |
| You(pl) paint | 'intu bitizinuiicntoo bitidhinoo | إنتوا بـِتـِذ ِنوا |
| He/it(m) paints | huwa biyizinhuwa biyidhin | هـُو َ بـِيـِذ ِن |
| She/it(f) paints | hiya bitizinhiya bitidhin | هـِي َ بـِتـِذ ِن |
| They paint | humma biyizinuhumma biyidhinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِذ ِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will paint | 'ana hazinaacnaa hadhin | أنا َ هـَذ ِن |
| We will paint | 'ihna haniziniicHnaa hanidhin | إحنا َ هـَنـِذ ِن |
| You(m) will paint | 'inta hatiziniicnta hatidhin | إنت َ هـَتـِذ ِن |
| You(f) will paint | 'inti hatiziniiicnti hatidhiny | إنت ِ هـَتـِذ ِني |
| You(pl) will paint | 'intu hatizinuiicntoo hatidhinoo | إنتوا هـَتـِذ ِنوا |
| He/it(m) will paint | huwa hayizinhuwa hayidhin | هـُو َ هـَيـِذ ِن |
| She/it(f) will paint | hiya hatizinhiya hatidhin | هـِي َ هـَتـِذ ِن |
| They will paint | humma hayizinuhumma hayidhinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِذ ِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) paint! | 'iziniicdhin | إذ ِن |
| You(f) paint! | 'iziniiicdhiny | إذ ِني |
| You(pl) paint! | 'izinuiicdhinoo | إذ ِنوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am painting | 'ana daehinaacnaa daehin | أنا َ دا َهـِن |
| I(f) am painting | 'ana daehinaaacnaa daehinaö | أنا َ دا َهـِنـَة |
| We are painting | 'ihna daehineeniicHnaa daehinyn | إحنا َ دا َهـِنين |
| You(m) are painting | 'inta daehiniicnta daehin | إنت َ دا َهـِن |
| You(f) are painting | 'inti daehinaiicnti daehinaö | إنت ِ دا َهـِنـَة |
| You(pl) are painting | 'intu daehineeniicntoo daehinyn | إنتوا دا َهـِنين |
| He/it(m) is painting | huwa daehinhuwa daehin | هـُو َ دا َهـِن |
| She/it(f) is painting | hiya daehinahiya daehinaö | هـِي َ دا َهـِنـَة |
| They are painting | humma daehineenhumma daehinyn | هـُمّ َ دا َهـِنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is painted | huwa madhoonhuwa mad-hwn | هـُو َ مـَدهون |
| She/it(f) is painted | hiya madhoonahiya mad-hwnaö | هـِي َ مـَدهونـَة |
| They are painted | humma madhooneenhumma mad-hwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَدهونين |
