Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I piled | 'ana kawwimtaacnaa kawwimt | أنا َ كـَوّ ِمت |
| We piled | 'ihna kawwimnaiicHnaa kawwimnaa | إحنا َ كـَوّ ِمنا |
| You(m) piled | 'inta kawwimtiicnta kawwimt | إنت َ كـَوّ ِمت |
| You(f) piled | 'inti kawwimtiiicnti kawwimty | إنت ِ كـَوّ ِمتي |
| You(pl) piled | 'intu kawwimtuiicntoo kawwimtoo | إنتوا كـَوّ ِمتوا |
| He/it(m) piled | huwa kawwimhuwa kawwim | هـُو َ كـَوّ ِم |
| She/it(f) piled | hiya kawwimithiya kawwimit | هـِي َ كـَوّ ِمـِت |
| They piled | humma kawwimuhumma kawwimoo | هـُمّ َ كـَوّ ِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pile | 'ana yimkin 'akawwimaacnaa yimkin aackawwim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـَوّ ِم |
| We might pile | 'ihna yimkin nikawwimiicHnaa yimkin nikawwim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـَوّ ِم |
| You(m) might pile | 'inta yimkin tikawwimiicnta yimkin tikawwim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَوّ ِم |
| You(f) might pile | 'inti yimkin tikawwimiiicnti yimkin tikawwimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَوّ ِمي |
| You(pl) might pile | 'intu yimkin tikawwimuiicntoo yimkin tikawwimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـَوّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) might pile | huwa yimkin yikawwimhuwa yimkin yikawwim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَوّ ِم |
| She/it(f) might pile | hiya yimkin tikawwimhiya yimkin tikawwim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَوّ ِم |
| They might pile | humma yimkin yikawwimuhumma yimkin yikawwimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَوّ ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pile | 'ana bakawwimaacnaa bakawwim | أنا َ بـَكـَوّ ِم |
| We pile | 'ihna binkawwimiicHnaa binkawwim | إحنا َ بـِنكـَوّ ِم |
| You(m) pile | 'inta bitkawwimiicnta bitkawwim | إنت َ بـِتكـَوّ ِم |
| You(f) pile | 'inti bitkawwimiiicnti bitkawwimy | إنت ِ بـِتكـَوّ ِمي |
| You(pl) pile | 'intu bitkawwimuiicntoo bitkawwimoo | إنتوا بـِتكـَوّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) piles | huwa biyikawwimhuwa biyikawwim | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـَوّ ِم |
| She/it(f) piles | hiya bitkawwimhiya bitkawwim | هـِي َ بـِتكـَوّ ِم |
| They pile | humma biyikawwimuhumma biyikawwimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـَوّ ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pile | 'ana hakawwimaacnaa hakawwim | أنا َ هـَكـَوّ ِم |
| We will pile | 'ihna hankawwimiicHnaa hankawwim | إحنا َ هـَنكـَوّ ِم |
| You(m) will pile | 'inta hatkawwimiicnta hatkawwim | إنت َ هـَتكـَوّ ِم |
| You(f) will pile | 'inti hatkawwimiiicnti hatkawwimy | إنت ِ هـَتكـَوّ ِمي |
| You(pl) will pile | 'intu hatkawwimuiicntoo hatkawwimoo | إنتوا هـَتكـَوّ ِموا |
| He/it(m) will pile | huwa hayikawwimhuwa hayikawwim | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـَوّ ِم |
| She/it(f) will pile | hiya hatkawwimhiya hatkawwim | هـِي َ هـَتكـَوّ ِم |
| They will pile | humma hayikawwimuhumma hayikawwimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـَوّ ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pile! | kawwimkawwim | كـَوّ ِم |
| You(f) pile! | kawwimikawwimy | كـَوّ ِمي |
| You(pl) pile! | kawwimukawwimoo | كـَوّ ِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is piled | huwa mukawwimhuwa mukawwim | هـُو َ مـُكـَوّ ِم |
| She/it(f) is piled | hiya mukawwimahiya mukawwimaö | هـِي َ مـُكـَوّ ِمـَة |
| They are piled | humma mukawwimeenhumma mukawwimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُكـَوّ ِمين |
