Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I protected | 'ana hameetaacnaa Hamyt | أنا َ حـَميت |
| We protected | 'ihna hameenaiicHnaa Hamynaa | إحنا َ حـَمينا |
| You(m) protected | 'inta hameetiicnta Hamyt | إنت َ حـَميت |
| You(f) protected | 'inti hameetiiicnti Hamyty | إنت ِ حـَميتي |
| You(pl) protected | 'intu hameetuiicntoo Hamytoo | إنتوا حـَميتوا |
| He/it(m) protected | huwa hamahuwa HamY | هـُو َ حـَمى |
| She/it(f) protected | hiya hamyithiya Hamyit | هـِي َ حـَميـِت |
| They protected | humma hamuhumma Hamoo | هـُمّ َ حـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might protect | 'ana yimkin 'ahmiaacnaa yimkin aacHmy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحمي |
| We might protect | 'ihna yimkin nihmiiicHnaa yimkin niHmy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحمي |
| You(m) might protect | 'inta yimkin tihmiiicnta yimkin tiHmy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحمي |
| You(f) might protect | 'inti yimkin tihmiiicnti yimkin tiHmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحمي |
| You(pl) might protect | 'intu yimkin tihmuiicntoo yimkin tiHmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحموا |
| He/it(m) might protect | huwa yimkin yihmihuwa yimkin yiHmy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحمي |
| She/it(f) might protect | hiya yimkin tihmihiya yimkin tiHmy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحمي |
| They might protect | humma yimkin yihmuhumma yimkin yiHmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I protect | 'ana bahmiaacnaa baHmy | أنا َ بـَحمي |
| We protect | 'ihna binihmiiicHnaa biniHmy | إحنا َ بـِنـِحمي |
| You(m) protect | 'inta bitihmiiicnta bitiHmy | إنت َ بـِتـِحمي |
| You(f) protect | 'inti bitihmiiicnti bitiHmy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحمي |
| You(pl) protect | 'intu bitihmuiicntoo bitiHmoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحموا |
| He/it(m) protects | huwa biyihmihuwa biyiHmy | هـُو َ بـِيـِحمي |
| She/it(f) protects | hiya bitihmihiya bitiHmy | هـِي َ بـِتـِحمي |
| They protect | humma biyihmuhumma biyiHmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will protect | 'ana hahmiaacnaa haHmy | أنا َ هـَحمي |
| We will protect | 'ihna hanihmiiicHnaa haniHmy | إحنا َ هـَنـِحمي |
| You(m) will protect | 'inta hatihmiiicnta hatiHmy | إنت َ هـَتـِحمي |
| You(f) will protect | 'inti hatihmiiicnti hatiHmy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحمي |
| You(pl) will protect | 'intu hatihmuiicntoo hatiHmoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحموا |
| He/it(m) will protect | huwa hayihmihuwa hayiHmy | هـُو َ هـَيـِحمي |
| She/it(f) will protect | hiya hatihmihiya hatiHmy | هـِي َ هـَتـِحمي |
| They will protect | humma hayihmuhumma hayiHmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) protect! | 'ihmiiicHmy | إحمي |
| You(f) protect! | 'ihmiiicHmy | إحمي |
| You(pl) protect! | 'ihmuiicHmoo | إحموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is protected | huwa mahmihuwa maHmy | هـُو َ مـَحمي |
| She/it(f) is protected | hiya mahmyahiya maHmyaö | هـِي َ مـَحميـَة |
| They are protected | humma mahmyeenhumma maHmyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحميين |
