Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I rescued | 'ana lihi'taacnaa liHiqt | أنا َ لـِحـِقت |
| We rescued | 'ihna lihi'naiicHnaa liHiqnaa | إحنا َ لـِحـِقنا |
| You(m) rescued | 'inta lihi'tiicnta liHiqt | إنت َ لـِحـِقت |
| You(f) rescued | 'inti lihi'tiiicnti liHiqty | إنت ِ لـِحـِقتي |
| You(pl) rescued | 'intu lihi'tuiicntoo liHiqtoo | إنتوا لـِحـِقتوا |
| He/it(m) rescued | huwa lihi'huwa liHiq | هـُو َ لـِحـِق |
| She/it(f) rescued | hiya lih'ithiya liHqit | هـِي َ لـِحقـِت |
| They rescued | humma lih'uhumma liHqoo | هـُمّ َ لـِحقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might rescue | 'ana yimkin 'alha'aacnaa yimkin aaclHaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألحـَق |
| We might rescue | 'ihna yimkin nilha'iicHnaa yimkin nilHaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلحـَق |
| You(m) might rescue | 'inta yimkin tilha'iicnta yimkin tilHaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَق |
| You(f) might rescue | 'inti yimkin tilha'iiicnti yimkin tilHaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَقي |
| You(pl) might rescue | 'intu yimkin tilha'uiicntoo yimkin tilHaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might rescue | huwa yimkin yilha'huwa yimkin yilHaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلحـَق |
| She/it(f) might rescue | hiya yimkin tilha'hiya yimkin tilHaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَق |
| They might rescue | humma yimkin yilha'uhumma yimkin yilHaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلحـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I rescue | 'ana balha'aacnaa balHaq | أنا َ بـَلحـَق |
| We rescue | 'ihna binilha'iicHnaa binilHaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِلحـَق |
| You(m) rescue | 'inta bitilha'iicnta bitilHaq | إنت َ بـِتـِلحـَق |
| You(f) rescue | 'inti bitilha'iiicnti bitilHaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلحـَقي |
| You(pl) rescue | 'intu bitilha'uiicntoo bitilHaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) rescues | huwa biyilha'huwa biyilHaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِلحـَق |
| She/it(f) rescues | hiya bitilha'hiya bitilHaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِلحـَق |
| They rescue | humma biyilha'uhumma biyilHaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلحـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will rescue | 'ana halha'aacnaa halHaq | أنا َ هـَلحـَق |
| We will rescue | 'ihna hanilha'iicHnaa hanilHaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِلحـَق |
| You(m) will rescue | 'inta hatilha'iicnta hatilHaq | إنت َ هـَتـِلحـَق |
| You(f) will rescue | 'inti hatilha'iiicnti hatilHaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلحـَقي |
| You(pl) will rescue | 'intu hatilha'uiicntoo hatilHaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will rescue | huwa hayilha'huwa hayilHaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِلحـَق |
| She/it(f) will rescue | hiya hatilha'hiya hatilHaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِلحـَق |
| They will rescue | humma hayilha'uhumma hayilHaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلحـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) rescue! | 'ilhi'iiclHiq | إلحـِق |
| You(f) rescue! | 'ilhi'iiiclHiqy | إلحـِقي |
| You(pl) rescue! | 'ilhi'uiiclHiqoo | إلحـِقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am rescuing | 'ana laahi'aacnaa laaHiq | أنا َ لا َحـِق |
| I(f) am rescuing | 'ana laahi'aaacnaa laaHiqaö | أنا َ لا َحـِقـَة |
| We are rescuing | 'ihna laahi'eeniicHnaa laaHiqyn | إحنا َ لا َحـِقين |
| You(m) are rescuing | 'inta laahi'iicnta laaHiq | إنت َ لا َحـِق |
| You(f) are rescuing | 'inti laahi'aiicnti laaHiqaö | إنت ِ لا َحـِقـَة |
| You(pl) are rescuing | 'intu laahi'eeniicntoo laaHiqyn | إنتوا لا َحـِقين |
| He/it(m) is rescuing | huwa laahi'huwa laaHiq | هـُو َ لا َحـِق |
| She/it(f) is rescuing | hiya laahi'ahiya laaHiqaö | هـِي َ لا َحـِقـَة |
| They are rescuing | humma laahi'eenhumma laaHiqyn | هـُمّ َ لا َحـِقين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is rescued | huwa malhoo'huwa malHwq | هـُو َ مـَلحوق |
| She/it(f) is rescued | hiya malhoo'ahiya malHwqaö | هـِي َ مـَلحوقـَة |
| They are rescued | humma malhoo'eenhumma malHwqyn | هـُمّ َ مـَلحوقين |
