Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I relied | 'ana 'ittakaltaacnaa iicttakalt | أنا َ إتّـَكـَلت |
| We relied | 'ihna 'ittakalnaiicHnaa iicttakalnaa | إحنا َ إتّـَكـَلنا |
| You(m) relied | 'inta 'ittakaltiicnta iicttakalt | إنت َ إتّـَكـَلت |
| You(f) relied | 'inti 'ittakaltiiicnti iicttakalty | إنت ِ إتّـَكـَلتي |
| You(pl) relied | 'intu 'ittakaltuiicntoo iicttakaltoo | إنتوا إتّـَكـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) relied | huwa 'ittakalhuwa iicttakal | هـُو َ إتّـَكـَل |
| She/it(f) relied | hiya 'ittakalithiya iicttakalit | هـِي َ إتّـَكـَلـِت |
| They relied | humma 'ittakaluhumma iicttakaloo | هـُمّ َ إتّـَكـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might rely | 'ana yimkin 'attikilaacnaa yimkin aacttikil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتّـِكـِل |
| We might rely | 'ihna yimkin nittikiliicHnaa yimkin nittikil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتّـِكـِل |
| You(m) might rely | 'inta yimkin tittikiliicnta yimkin tittikil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتّـِكـِل |
| You(f) might rely | 'inti yimkin tittikliiicnti yimkin tittikly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتّـِكلي |
| You(pl) might rely | 'intu yimkin tittikluiicntoo yimkin tittikloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتّـِكلوا |
| He/it(m) might rely | huwa yimkin yittikilhuwa yimkin yittikil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتّـِكـِل |
| She/it(f) might rely | hiya yimkin tittikilhiya yimkin tittikil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتّـِكـِل |
| They might rely | humma yimkin yittikluhumma yimkin yittikloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتّـِكلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I rely | 'ana battikilaacnaa battikil | أنا َ بـَتّـِكـِل |
| We rely | 'ihna binittikiliicHnaa binittikil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتّـِكـِل |
| You(m) rely | 'inta bitittikiliicnta bitittikil | إنت َ بـِتـِتّـِكـِل |
| You(f) rely | 'inti bitittikliiicnti bitittikly | إنت ِ بـِتـِتّـِكلي |
| You(pl) rely | 'intu bitittikluiicntoo bitittikloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتّـِكلوا |
| He/it(m) relys | huwa biyittikilhuwa biyittikil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتّـِكـِل |
| She/it(f) relys | hiya bitittikilhiya bitittikil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتّـِكـِل |
| They rely | humma biyittikluhumma biyittikloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتّـِكلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will rely | 'ana hattikilaacnaa hattikil | أنا َ هـَتّـِكـِل |
| We will rely | 'ihna hanittikiliicHnaa hanittikil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتّـِكـِل |
| You(m) will rely | 'inta hatittikiliicnta hatittikil | إنت َ هـَتـِتّـِكـِل |
| You(f) will rely | 'inti hatittikliiicnti hatittikly | إنت ِ هـَتـِتّـِكلي |
| You(pl) will rely | 'intu hatittikluiicntoo hatittikloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتّـِكلوا |
| He/it(m) will rely | huwa hayittikilhuwa hayittikil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتّـِكـِل |
| She/it(f) will rely | hiya hatittikilhiya hatittikil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتّـِكـِل |
| They will rely | humma hayittikluhumma hayittikloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتّـِكلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) rely! | 'ittikiliicttikil | إتّـِكـِل |
| You(f) rely! | 'ittikiliiicttikily | إتّـِكـِلي |
| You(pl) rely! | 'ittikiluiicttikiloo | إتّـِكـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is relied | huwa muttakilhuwa muttakil | هـُو َ مـُتّـَكـِل |
| She/it(f) is relied | hiya muttakilahiya muttakilaö | هـِي َ مـُتّـَكـِلـَة |
| They are relied | humma muttakileenhumma muttakilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتّـَكـِلين |
