Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I rowed | 'ana 'addiftaacnaa qaddift | أنا َ قـَدّ ِفت |
| We rowed | 'ihna 'addifnaiicHnaa qaddifnaa | إحنا َ قـَدّ ِفنا |
| You(m) rowed | 'inta 'addiftiicnta qaddift | إنت َ قـَدّ ِفت |
| You(f) rowed | 'inti 'addiftiiicnti qaddifty | إنت ِ قـَدّ ِفتي |
| You(pl) rowed | 'intu 'addiftuiicntoo qaddiftoo | إنتوا قـَدّ ِفتوا |
| He/it(m) rowed | huwa 'addifhuwa qaddif | هـُو َ قـَدّ ِف |
| She/it(f) rowed | hiya 'addifithiya qaddifit | هـِي َ قـَدّ ِفـِت |
| They rowed | humma 'addifuhumma qaddifoo | هـُمّ َ قـَدّ ِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might row | 'ana yimkin 'a'addifaacnaa yimkin aacqaddif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَدّ ِف |
| We might row | 'ihna yimkin ni'addifiicHnaa yimkin niqaddif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَدّ ِف |
| You(m) might row | 'inta yimkin ti'addifiicnta yimkin tiqaddif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَدّ ِف |
| You(f) might row | 'inti yimkin ti'addifiiicnti yimkin tiqaddify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَدّ ِفي |
| You(pl) might row | 'intu yimkin ti'addifuiicntoo yimkin tiqaddifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَدّ ِفوا |
| He/it(m) might row | huwa yimkin yi'addifhuwa yimkin yiqaddif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَدّ ِف |
| She/it(f) might row | hiya yimkin ti'addifhiya yimkin tiqaddif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَدّ ِف |
| They might row | humma yimkin yi'addifuhumma yimkin yiqaddifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَدّ ِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I row | 'ana ba'addifaacnaa baqaddif | أنا َ بـَقـَدّ ِف |
| We row | 'ihna bin'addifiicHnaa binqaddif | إحنا َ بـِنقـَدّ ِف |
| You(m) row | 'inta bit'addifiicnta bitqaddif | إنت َ بـِتقـَدّ ِف |
| You(f) row | 'inti bit'addifiiicnti bitqaddify | إنت ِ بـِتقـَدّ ِفي |
| You(pl) row | 'intu bit'addifuiicntoo bitqaddifoo | إنتوا بـِتقـَدّ ِفوا |
| He/it(m) rows | huwa biyi'addifhuwa biyiqaddif | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَدّ ِف |
| She/it(f) rows | hiya bit'addifhiya bitqaddif | هـِي َ بـِتقـَدّ ِف |
| They row | humma biyi'addifuhumma biyiqaddifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَدّ ِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will row | 'ana ha'addifaacnaa haqaddif | أنا َ هـَقـَدّ ِف |
| We will row | 'ihna han'addifiicHnaa hanqaddif | إحنا َ هـَنقـَدّ ِف |
| You(m) will row | 'inta hat'addifiicnta hatqaddif | إنت َ هـَتقـَدّ ِف |
| You(f) will row | 'inti hat'addifiiicnti hatqaddify | إنت ِ هـَتقـَدّ ِفي |
| You(pl) will row | 'intu hat'addifuiicntoo hatqaddifoo | إنتوا هـَتقـَدّ ِفوا |
| He/it(m) will row | huwa hayi'addifhuwa hayiqaddif | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَدّ ِف |
| She/it(f) will row | hiya hat'addifhiya hatqaddif | هـِي َ هـَتقـَدّ ِف |
| They will row | humma hayi'addifuhumma hayiqaddifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَدّ ِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) row! | 'addifqaddif | قـَدّ ِف |
| You(f) row! | 'addifiqaddify | قـَدّ ِفي |
| You(pl) row! | 'addifuqaddifoo | قـَدّ ِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is rowed | huwa mu'addifhuwa muqaddif | هـُو َ مـُقـَدّ ِف |
| She/it(f) is rowed | hiya mu'addifahiya muqaddifaö | هـِي َ مـُقـَدّ ِفـَة |
| They are rowed | humma mu'addifeenhumma muqaddifyn | هـُمّ َ مـُقـَدّ ِفين |
