Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I patched | 'ana lahamtaacnaa laHamt | أنا َ لـَحـَمت |
| We patched | 'ihna lahamnaiicHnaa laHamnaa | إحنا َ لـَحـَمنا |
| You(m) patched | 'inta lahamtiicnta laHamt | إنت َ لـَحـَمت |
| You(f) patched | 'inti lahamtiiicnti laHamty | إنت ِ لـَحـَمتي |
| You(pl) patched | 'intu lahamtuiicntoo laHamtoo | إنتوا لـَحـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) patched | huwa lahamhuwa laHam | هـُو َ لـَحـَم |
| She/it(f) patched | hiya lahamithiya laHamit | هـِي َ لـَحـَمـِت |
| They patched | humma lahamuhumma laHamoo | هـُمّ َ لـَحـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might patch | 'ana yimkin 'alhimaacnaa yimkin aaclHim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألحـِم |
| We might patch | 'ihna yimkin nilhimiicHnaa yimkin nilHim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلحـِم |
| You(m) might patch | 'inta yimkin tilhimiicnta yimkin tilHim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـِم |
| You(f) might patch | 'inti yimkin tilhimiiicnti yimkin tilHimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـِمي |
| You(pl) might patch | 'intu yimkin tilhimuiicntoo yimkin tilHimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلحـِموا |
| He/it(m) might patch | huwa yimkin yilhimhuwa yimkin yilHim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلحـِم |
| She/it(f) might patch | hiya yimkin tilhimhiya yimkin tilHim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـِم |
| They might patch | humma yimkin yilhimuhumma yimkin yilHimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلحـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I patch | 'ana balhimaacnaa balHim | أنا َ بـَلحـِم |
| We patch | 'ihna binilhimiicHnaa binilHim | إحنا َ بـِنـِلحـِم |
| You(m) patch | 'inta bitilhimiicnta bitilHim | إنت َ بـِتـِلحـِم |
| You(f) patch | 'inti bitilhimiiicnti bitilHimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلحـِمي |
| You(pl) patch | 'intu bitilhimuiicntoo bitilHimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلحـِموا |
| He/it(m) patchs | huwa biyilhimhuwa biyilHim | هـُو َ بـِيـِلحـِم |
| She/it(f) patchs | hiya bitilhimhiya bitilHim | هـِي َ بـِتـِلحـِم |
| They patch | humma biyilhimuhumma biyilHimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلحـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will patch | 'ana halhimaacnaa halHim | أنا َ هـَلحـِم |
| We will patch | 'ihna hanilhimiicHnaa hanilHim | إحنا َ هـَنـِلحـِم |
| You(m) will patch | 'inta hatilhimiicnta hatilHim | إنت َ هـَتـِلحـِم |
| You(f) will patch | 'inti hatilhimiiicnti hatilHimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلحـِمي |
| You(pl) will patch | 'intu hatilhimuiicntoo hatilHimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلحـِموا |
| He/it(m) will patch | huwa hayilhimhuwa hayilHim | هـُو َ هـَيـِلحـِم |
| She/it(f) will patch | hiya hatilhimhiya hatilHim | هـِي َ هـَتـِلحـِم |
| They will patch | humma hayilhimuhumma hayilHimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلحـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) patch! | 'ilhimiiclHim | إلحـِم |
| You(f) patch! | 'ilhimiiiclHimy | إلحـِمي |
| You(pl) patch! | 'ilhimuiiclHimoo | إلحـِموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am patching | 'ana laehimaacnaa laeHim | أنا َ لا َحـِم |
| I(f) am patching | 'ana laehimaaacnaa laeHimaö | أنا َ لا َحـِمـَة |
| We are patching | 'ihna laehimeeniicHnaa laeHimyn | إحنا َ لا َحـِمين |
| You(m) are patching | 'inta laehimiicnta laeHim | إنت َ لا َحـِم |
| You(f) are patching | 'inti laehimaiicnti laeHimaö | إنت ِ لا َحـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are patching | 'intu laehimeeniicntoo laeHimyn | إنتوا لا َحـِمين |
| He/it(m) is patching | huwa laehimhuwa laeHim | هـُو َ لا َحـِم |
| She/it(f) is patching | hiya laehimahiya laeHimaö | هـِي َ لا َحـِمـَة |
| They are patching | humma laehimeenhumma laeHimyn | هـُمّ َ لا َحـِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is patched | huwa malhoomhuwa malHwm | هـُو َ مـَلحوم |
| She/it(f) is patched | hiya malhoomahiya malHwmaö | هـِي َ مـَلحومـَة |
| They are patched | humma malhoomeenhumma malHwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَلحومين |
