Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I rested | 'ana 'irtahtaacnaa iicrtaeHt | أنا َ إرتا َحت |
| We rested | 'ihna 'irtahnaiicHnaa iicrtaeHnaa | إحنا َ إرتا َحنا |
| You(m) rested | 'inta 'irtahtiicnta iicrtaeHt | إنت َ إرتا َحت |
| You(f) rested | 'inti 'irtahtiiicnti iicrtaeHty | إنت ِ إرتا َحتي |
| You(pl) rested | 'intu 'irtahtuiicntoo iicrtaeHtoo | إنتوا إرتا َحتوا |
| He/it(m) rested | huwa 'irtaehhuwa iicrtaeH | هـُو َ إرتا َح |
| She/it(f) rested | hiya 'irtaehithiya iicrtaeHit | هـِي َ إرتا َحـِت |
| They rested | humma 'irtahuhumma iicrtaeHoo | هـُمّ َ إرتا َحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might rest | 'ana yimkin 'artaehaacnaa yimkin aacrtaeH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرتا َح |
| We might rest | 'ihna yimkin nirtaehiicHnaa yimkin nirtaeH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرتا َح |
| You(m) might rest | 'inta yimkin tirtaehiicnta yimkin tirtaeH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرتا َح |
| You(f) might rest | 'inti yimkin tirtaehiiicnti yimkin tirtaeHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرتا َحي |
| You(pl) might rest | 'intu yimkin tirtahuiicntoo yimkin tirtaeHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرتا َحوا |
| He/it(m) might rest | huwa yimkin yirtaehhuwa yimkin yirtaeH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرتا َح |
| She/it(f) might rest | hiya yimkin tirtaehhiya yimkin tirtaeH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرتا َح |
| They might rest | humma yimkin yirtahuhumma yimkin yirtaeHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرتا َحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I rest | 'ana bartaehaacnaa bartaeH | أنا َ بـَرتا َح |
| We rest | 'ihna binirtaehiicHnaa binirtaeH | إحنا َ بـِنـِرتا َح |
| You(m) rest | 'inta bitirtaehiicnta bitirtaeH | إنت َ بـِتـِرتا َح |
| You(f) rest | 'inti bitirtaehiiicnti bitirtaeHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِرتا َحي |
| You(pl) rest | 'intu bitirtahuiicntoo bitirtaeHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِرتا َحوا |
| He/it(m) rests | huwa biyirtaehhuwa biyirtaeH | هـُو َ بـِيـِرتا َح |
| She/it(f) rests | hiya bitirtaehhiya bitirtaeH | هـِي َ بـِتـِرتا َح |
| They rest | humma biyirtahuhumma biyirtaeHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرتا َحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will rest | 'ana hartaehaacnaa hartaeH | أنا َ هـَرتا َح |
| We will rest | 'ihna hanirtaehiicHnaa hanirtaeH | إحنا َ هـَنـِرتا َح |
| You(m) will rest | 'inta hatirtaehiicnta hatirtaeH | إنت َ هـَتـِرتا َح |
| You(f) will rest | 'inti hatirtaehiiicnti hatirtaeHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِرتا َحي |
| You(pl) will rest | 'intu hatirtahuiicntoo hatirtaeHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِرتا َحوا |
| He/it(m) will rest | huwa hayirtaehhuwa hayirtaeH | هـُو َ هـَيـِرتا َح |
| She/it(f) will rest | hiya hatirtaehhiya hatirtaeH | هـِي َ هـَتـِرتا َح |
| They will rest | humma hayirtahuhumma hayirtaeHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرتا َحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) rest! | 'irtaehiicrtaeH | إرتا َح |
| You(f) rest! | 'irtaehiiicrtaeHy | إرتا َحي |
| You(pl) rest! | 'irtahuiicrtaeHoo | إرتا َحوا |
