Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I knocked | 'ana kafeetaacnaa kafyt | أنا َ كـَفيت |
| We knocked | 'ihna kafeenaiicHnaa kafynaa | إحنا َ كـَفينا |
| You(m) knocked | 'inta kafeetiicnta kafyt | إنت َ كـَفيت |
| You(f) knocked | 'inti kafeetiiicnti kafyty | إنت ِ كـَفيتي |
| You(pl) knocked | 'intu kafeetuiicntoo kafytoo | إنتوا كـَفيتوا |
| He/it(m) knocked | huwa kafahuwa kafY | هـُو َ كـَفى |
| She/it(f) knocked | hiya kafyithiya kafyit | هـِي َ كـَفيـِت |
| They knocked | humma kafuhumma kafoo | هـُمّ َ كـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might knock | 'ana yimkin 'akfiaacnaa yimkin aackfy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكفي |
| We might knock | 'ihna yimkin nikfiiicHnaa yimkin nikfy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكفي |
| You(m) might knock | 'inta yimkin tikfiiicnta yimkin tikfy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكفي |
| You(f) might knock | 'inti yimkin tikfiiicnti yimkin tikfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكفي |
| You(pl) might knock | 'intu yimkin tikfuiicntoo yimkin tikfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكفوا |
| He/it(m) might knock | huwa yimkin yikfihuwa yimkin yikfy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكفي |
| She/it(f) might knock | hiya yimkin tikfihiya yimkin tikfy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكفي |
| They might knock | humma yimkin yikfuhumma yimkin yikfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I knock | 'ana bakfiaacnaa bakfy | أنا َ بـَكفي |
| We knock | 'ihna binikfiiicHnaa binikfy | إحنا َ بـِنـِكفي |
| You(m) knock | 'inta bitikfiiicnta bitikfy | إنت َ بـِتـِكفي |
| You(f) knock | 'inti bitikfiiicnti bitikfy | إنت ِ بـِتـِكفي |
| You(pl) knock | 'intu bitikfuiicntoo bitikfoo | إنتوا بـِتـِكفوا |
| He/it(m) knocks | huwa biyikfihuwa biyikfy | هـُو َ بـِيـِكفي |
| She/it(f) knocks | hiya bitikfihiya bitikfy | هـِي َ بـِتـِكفي |
| They knock | humma biyikfuhumma biyikfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will knock | 'ana hakfiaacnaa hakfy | أنا َ هـَكفي |
| We will knock | 'ihna hanikfiiicHnaa hanikfy | إحنا َ هـَنـِكفي |
| You(m) will knock | 'inta hatikfiiicnta hatikfy | إنت َ هـَتـِكفي |
| You(f) will knock | 'inti hatikfiiicnti hatikfy | إنت ِ هـَتـِكفي |
| You(pl) will knock | 'intu hatikfuiicntoo hatikfoo | إنتوا هـَتـِكفوا |
| He/it(m) will knock | huwa hayikfihuwa hayikfy | هـُو َ هـَيـِكفي |
| She/it(f) will knock | hiya hatikfihiya hatikfy | هـِي َ هـَتـِكفي |
| They will knock | humma hayikfuhumma hayikfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) knock! | 'ikfiiickfy | إكفي |
| You(f) knock! | 'ikfiiickfy | إكفي |
| You(pl) knock! | 'ikfuiickfoo | إكفوا |
