Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I polished | 'ana lammaAtaacnaa lammaAt | أنا َ لـَمّـَعت |
| We polished | 'ihna lammaAnaiicHnaa lammaAnaa | إحنا َ لـَمّـَعنا |
| You(m) polished | 'inta lammaAtiicnta lammaAt | إنت َ لـَمّـَعت |
| You(f) polished | 'inti lammaAtiiicnti lammaAty | إنت ِ لـَمّـَعتي |
| You(pl) polished | 'intu lammaAtuiicntoo lammaAtoo | إنتوا لـَمّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) polished | huwa lammaAhuwa lammaA | هـُو َ لـَمّـَع |
| She/it(f) polished | hiya lammaAithiya lammaAit | هـِي َ لـَمّـَعـِت |
| They polished | humma lammaAuhumma lammaAoo | هـُمّ َ لـَمّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might polish | 'ana yimkin 'alammaAaacnaa yimkin aaclammaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألـَمّـَع |
| We might polish | 'ihna yimkin nilammaAiicHnaa yimkin nilammaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلـَمّـَع |
| You(m) might polish | 'inta yimkin tilammaAiicnta yimkin tilammaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَمّـَع |
| You(f) might polish | 'inti yimkin tilammaAiiicnti yimkin tilammaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَمّـَعي |
| You(pl) might polish | 'intu yimkin tilammaAuiicntoo yimkin tilammaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلـَمّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might polish | huwa yimkin yilammaAhuwa yimkin yilammaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـَمّـَع |
| She/it(f) might polish | hiya yimkin tilammaAhiya yimkin tilammaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلـَمّـَع |
| They might polish | humma yimkin yilammaAuhumma yimkin yilammaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلـَمّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I polish | 'ana balammaAaacnaa balammaA | أنا َ بـَلـَمّـَع |
| We polish | 'ihna binilammaAiicHnaa binilammaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِلـَمّـَع |
| You(m) polish | 'inta bitilammaAiicnta bitilammaA | إنت َ بـِتـِلـَمّـَع |
| You(f) polish | 'inti bitilammaAiiicnti bitilammaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلـَمّـَعي |
| You(pl) polish | 'intu bitilammaAuiicntoo bitilammaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلـَمّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) polishes | huwa biyilammaAhuwa biyilammaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِلـَمّـَع |
| She/it(f) polishes | hiya bitilammaAhiya bitilammaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِلـَمّـَع |
| They polish | humma biyilammaAuhumma biyilammaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلـَمّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will polish | 'ana halammaAaacnaa halammaA | أنا َ هـَلـَمّـَع |
| We will polish | 'ihna hanilammaAiicHnaa hanilammaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِلـَمّـَع |
| You(m) will polish | 'inta hatilammaAiicnta hatilammaA | إنت َ هـَتـِلـَمّـَع |
| You(f) will polish | 'inti hatilammaAiiicnti hatilammaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلـَمّـَعي |
| You(pl) will polish | 'intu hatilammaAuiicntoo hatilammaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلـَمّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will polish | huwa hayilammaAhuwa hayilammaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِلـَمّـَع |
| She/it(f) will polish | hiya hatilammaAhiya hatilammaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِلـَمّـَع |
| They will polish | humma hayilammaAuhumma hayilammaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلـَمّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) polish! | 'ilmaAiiclmaA | إلمـَع |
| You(f) polish! | 'ilmaAiiiclmaAy | إلمـَعي |
| You(pl) polish! | ilmaAuilmaAoo | ِلمـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am polishing | 'ana lammaAaenaacnaa lammaAaen | أنا َ لـَمّـَعا َن |
| I(f) am polishing | 'ana lammaAaenaaacnaa lammaAaenaö | أنا َ لـَمّـَعا َنـَة |
| We are polishing | 'ihna lammaAaneeniicHnaa lammaAaenyn | إحنا َ لـَمّـَعا َنين |
| You(m) are polishing | 'inta lammaAaeniicnta lammaAaen | إنت َ لـَمّـَعا َن |
| You(f) are polishing | 'inti lammaAaenaiicnti lammaAaenaö | إنت ِ لـَمّـَعا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are polishing | 'intu lammaAaneeniicntoo lammaAaenyn | إنتوا لـَمّـَعا َنين |
| He/it(m) is polishing | huwa lammaAaenhuwa lammaAaen | هـُو َ لـَمّـَعا َن |
| She/it(f) is polishing | hiya lammaAaenahiya lammaAaenaö | هـِي َ لـَمّـَعا َنـَة |
| They are polishing | humma lammaAaneenhumma lammaAaenyn | هـُمّ َ لـَمّـَعا َنين |
