Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I quoted | 'ana 'iqtabastaacnaa iicQtabast | أنا َ إقتـَبـَست |
| We quoted | 'ihna 'iqtabasnaiicHnaa iicQtabasnaa | إحنا َ إقتـَبـَسنا |
| You(m) quoted | 'inta 'iqtabastiicnta iicQtabast | إنت َ إقتـَبـَست |
| You(f) quoted | 'inti 'iqtabastiiicnti iicQtabasty | إنت ِ إقتـَبـَستي |
| You(pl) quoted | 'intu 'iqtabastuiicntoo iicQtabastoo | إنتوا إقتـَبـَستوا |
| He/it(m) quoted | huwa 'iqtabashuwa iicQtabas | هـُو َ إقتـَبـَس |
| She/it(f) quoted | hiya 'iqtabasithiya iicQtabasit | هـِي َ إقتـَبـَسـِت |
| They quoted | humma 'iqtabasuhumma iicQtabasoo | هـُمّ َ إقتـَبـَسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might quote | 'ana yimkin 'aqtabisaacnaa yimkin aacQtabis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقتـَبـِس |
| We might quote | 'ihna yimkin naqtabisiicHnaa yimkin naQtabis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـَقتـَبـِس |
| You(m) might quote | 'inta yimkin taqtabisiicnta yimkin taQtabis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـَقتـَبـِس |
| You(f) might quote | 'inti yimkin taqtabisiiicnti yimkin taQtabisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـَقتـَبـِسي |
| You(pl) might quote | 'intu yimkin taqtabisuiicntoo yimkin taQtabisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـَقتـَبـِسوا |
| He/it(m) might quote | huwa yimkin yaqtabishuwa yimkin yaQtabis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـَقتـَبـِس |
| She/it(f) might quote | hiya yimkin taqtabishiya yimkin taQtabis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـَقتـَبـِس |
| They might quote | humma yimkin yaqtabsuhumma yimkin yaQtabsoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـَقتـَبسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I quote | 'ana baqtabisaacnaa baQtabis | أنا َ بـَقتـَبـِس |
| We quote | 'ihna binaqtabisiicHnaa binaQtabis | إحنا َ بـِنـَقتـَبـِس |
| You(m) quote | 'inta bitaqtabisiicnta bitaQtabis | إنت َ بـِتـَقتـَبـِس |
| You(f) quote | 'inti bitaqtabisiiicnti bitaQtabisy | إنت ِ بـِتـَقتـَبـِسي |
| You(pl) quote | 'intu bitaqtabisuiicntoo bitaQtabisoo | إنتوا بـِتـَقتـَبـِسوا |
| He/it(m) quotes | huwa biyaqtabishuwa biyaQtabis | هـُو َ بـِيـَقتـَبـِس |
| She/it(f) quotes | hiya bitaqtabishiya bitaQtabis | هـِي َ بـِتـَقتـَبـِس |
| They quote | humma biyaqtabsuhumma biyaQtabsoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـَقتـَبسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will quote | 'ana haqtabisaacnaa haQtabis | أنا َ هـَقتـَبـِس |
| We will quote | 'ihna hanaqtabisiicHnaa hanaQtabis | إحنا َ هـَنـَقتـَبـِس |
| You(m) will quote | 'inta hataqtabisiicnta hataQtabis | إنت َ هـَتـَقتـَبـِس |
| You(f) will quote | 'inti hataqtabisiiicnti hataQtabisy | إنت ِ هـَتـَقتـَبـِسي |
| You(pl) will quote | 'intu hataqtabisuiicntoo hataQtabisoo | إنتوا هـَتـَقتـَبـِسوا |
| He/it(m) will quote | huwa hayaqtabishuwa hayaQtabis | هـُو َ هـَيـَقتـَبـِس |
| She/it(f) will quote | hiya hataqtabishiya hataQtabis | هـِي َ هـَتـَقتـَبـِس |
| They will quote | humma hayaqtabsuhumma hayaQtabsoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـَقتـَبسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) quote! | 'iqtabisiicQtabis | إقتـَبـِس |
| You(f) quote! | 'iqtabisiiicQtabisy | إقتـَبـِسي |
| You(pl) quote! | 'iqtabisuiicQtabisoo | إقتـَبـِسوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is quoted | huwa muqtabashuwa muQtabas | هـُو َ مـُقتـَبـَس |
| She/it(f) is quoted | hiya muqtabasahiya muQtabasaö | هـِي َ مـُقتـَبـَسـَة |
| They are quoted | humma muqtabaseenhumma muQtabasyn | هـُمّ َ مـُقتـَبـَسين |
