Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I respected | 'ana 'ihtaramtaacnaa iicHtaramt | أنا َ إحتـَر َمت |
| We respected | 'ihna 'ihtaramnaiicHnaa iicHtaramnaa | إحنا َ إحتـَر َمنا |
| You(m) respected | 'inta 'ihtaramtiicnta iicHtaramt | إنت َ إحتـَر َمت |
| You(f) respected | 'inti 'ihtaramtiiicnti iicHtaramty | إنت ِ إحتـَر َمتي |
| You(pl) respected | 'intu 'ihtaramtuiicntoo iicHtaramtoo | إنتوا إحتـَر َمتوا |
| He/it(m) respected | huwa 'ihtaramhuwa iicHtaram | هـُو َ إحتـَر َم |
| She/it(f) respected | hiya 'ihtaramithiya iicHtaramit | هـِي َ إحتـَر َمـِت |
| They respected | humma 'ihtaramuhumma iicHtaramoo | هـُمّ َ إحتـَر َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might respect | 'ana yimkin 'ahtirimaacnaa yimkin aacHtirim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحتـِر ِم |
| We might respect | 'ihna yimkin nihtirimiicHnaa yimkin niHtirim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحتـِر ِم |
| You(m) might respect | 'inta yimkin tihtirimiicnta yimkin tiHtirim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـِر ِم |
| You(f) might respect | 'inti yimkin tihtirmiiicnti yimkin tiHtirmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـِرمي |
| You(pl) might respect | 'intu yimkin tihtirmuiicntoo yimkin tiHtirmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحتـِرموا |
| He/it(m) might respect | huwa yimkin yihtirimhuwa yimkin yiHtirim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتـِر ِم |
| She/it(f) might respect | hiya yimkin tihtirimhiya yimkin tiHtirim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـِر ِم |
| They might respect | humma yimkin yihtirmuhumma yimkin yiHtirmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتـِرموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I respect | 'ana bahtirimaacnaa baHtirim | أنا َ بـَحتـِر ِم |
| We respect | 'ihna binihtirimiicHnaa biniHtirim | إحنا َ بـِنـِحتـِر ِم |
| You(m) respect | 'inta bitihtirimiicnta bitiHtirim | إنت َ بـِتـِحتـِر ِم |
| You(f) respect | 'inti bitihtirmiiicnti bitiHtirmy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحتـِرمي |
| You(pl) respect | 'intu bitihtirmuiicntoo bitiHtirmoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحتـِرموا |
| He/it(m) respects | huwa biyihtirimhuwa biyiHtirim | هـُو َ بـِيـِحتـِر ِم |
| She/it(f) respects | hiya bitihtirimhiya bitiHtirim | هـِي َ بـِتـِحتـِر ِم |
| They respect | humma biyihtirmuhumma biyiHtirmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحتـِرموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will respect | 'ana hahtirimaacnaa haHtirim | أنا َ هـَحتـِر ِم |
| We will respect | 'ihna hanihtirimiicHnaa haniHtirim | إحنا َ هـَنـِحتـِر ِم |
| You(m) will respect | 'inta hatihtirimiicnta hatiHtirim | إنت َ هـَتـِحتـِر ِم |
| You(f) will respect | 'inti hatihtirmiiicnti hatiHtirmy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحتـِرمي |
| You(pl) will respect | 'intu hatihtirmuiicntoo hatiHtirmoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحتـِرموا |
| He/it(m) will respect | huwa hayihtirimhuwa hayiHtirim | هـُو َ هـَيـِحتـِر ِم |
| She/it(f) will respect | hiya hatihtirimhiya hatiHtirim | هـِي َ هـَتـِحتـِر ِم |
| They will respect | humma hayihtirmuhumma hayiHtirmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحتـِرموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) respect! | 'ihtirimiicHtirim | إحتـِر ِم |
| You(f) respect! | 'ihtirimiiicHtirimy | إحتـِر ِمي |
| You(pl) respect! | 'ihtirimuiicHtirimoo | إحتـِر ِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is respected | huwa muhtaramhuwa muHtaram | هـُو َ مـُحتـَر َم |
| She/it(f) is respected | hiya muhtaramahiya muHtaramaö | هـِي َ مـُحتـَر َمـَة |
| They are respected | humma muhtarameenhumma muHtaramyn | هـُمّ َ مـُحتـَر َمين |
