Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I researched | 'ana bahathtaacnaa baHatht | أنا َ بـَحـَثت |
| We researched | 'ihna bahathnaiicHnaa baHathnaa | إحنا َ بـَحـَثنا |
| You(m) researched | 'inta bahathtiicnta baHatht | إنت َ بـَحـَثت |
| You(f) researched | 'inti bahathtiiicnti baHathty | إنت ِ بـَحـَثتي |
| You(pl) researched | 'intu bahathtuiicntoo baHathtoo | إنتوا بـَحـَثتوا |
| He/it(m) researched | huwa bahathhuwa baHath | هـُو َ بـَحـَث |
| She/it(f) researched | hiya bahathithiya baHathit | هـِي َ بـَحـَثـِت |
| They researched | humma bahathuhumma baHathoo | هـُمّ َ بـَحـَثوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might research | 'ana yimkin 'abhathaacnaa yimkin aacbHath | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبحـَث |
| We might research | 'ihna yimkin nibhathiicHnaa yimkin nibHath | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبحـَث |
| You(m) might research | 'inta yimkin tibhathiicnta yimkin tibHath | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَث |
| You(f) might research | 'inti yimkin tibhathiiicnti yimkin tibHathy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَثي |
| You(pl) might research | 'intu yimkin tibhathuiicntoo yimkin tibHathoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَثوا |
| He/it(m) might research | huwa yimkin yibhathhuwa yimkin yibHath | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبحـَث |
| She/it(f) might research | hiya yimkin tibhathhiya yimkin tibHath | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَث |
| They might research | humma yimkin yibhathuhumma yimkin yibHathoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبحـَثوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I research | 'ana babhathaacnaa babHath | أنا َ بـَبحـَث |
| We research | 'ihna binibhathiicHnaa binibHath | إحنا َ بـِنـِبحـَث |
| You(m) research | 'inta bitibhathiicnta bitibHath | إنت َ بـِتـِبحـَث |
| You(f) research | 'inti bitibhathiiicnti bitibHathy | إنت ِ بـِتـِبحـَثي |
| You(pl) research | 'intu bitibhathuiicntoo bitibHathoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبحـَثوا |
| He/it(m) researchs | huwa biyibhathhuwa biyibHath | هـُو َ بـِيـِبحـَث |
| She/it(f) researchs | hiya bitibhathhiya bitibHath | هـِي َ بـِتـِبحـَث |
| They research | humma biyibhathuhumma biyibHathoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبحـَثوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will research | 'ana habhathaacnaa habHath | أنا َ هـَبحـَث |
| We will research | 'ihna hanibhathiicHnaa hanibHath | إحنا َ هـَنـِبحـَث |
| You(m) will research | 'inta hatibhathiicnta hatibHath | إنت َ هـَتـِبحـَث |
| You(f) will research | 'inti hatibhathiiicnti hatibHathy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبحـَثي |
| You(pl) will research | 'intu hatibhathuiicntoo hatibHathoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبحـَثوا |
| He/it(m) will research | huwa hayibhathhuwa hayibHath | هـُو َ هـَيـِبحـَث |
| She/it(f) will research | hiya hatibhathhiya hatibHath | هـِي َ هـَتـِبحـَث |
| They will research | humma hayibhathuhumma hayibHathoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبحـَثوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) research! | 'ibhathiicbHath | إبحـَث |
| You(f) research! | 'ibhathiiicbHathy | إبحـَثي |
| You(pl) research! | 'ibhathuiicbHathoo | إبحـَثوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is researched | huwa mabhoothhuwa mabHwth | هـُو َ مـَبحوث |
| She/it(f) is researched | hiya mabhoothahiya mabHwthaö | هـِي َ مـَبحوثـَة |
| They are researched | humma mabhootheenhumma mabHwthyn | هـُمّ َ مـَبحوثين |
