Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sacrificed | 'ana dahheetaacnaa DaHHyt | أنا َ ضـَحّيت |
| We sacrificed | 'ihna dahheenaiicHnaa DaHHynaa | إحنا َ ضـَحّينا |
| You(m) sacrificed | 'inta dahheetiicnta DaHHyt | إنت َ ضـَحّيت |
| You(f) sacrificed | 'inti dahheetiiicnti DaHHyty | إنت ِ ضـَحّيتي |
| You(pl) sacrificed | 'intu dahheetuiicntoo DaHHytoo | إنتوا ضـَحّيتوا |
| He/it(m) sacrificed | huwa dahhahuwa DaHHY | هـُو َ ضـَحّى |
| She/it(f) sacrificed | hiya dahhithiya DaHHit | هـِي َ ضـَحّـِت |
| They sacrificed | humma dahhuhumma DaHHoo | هـُمّ َ ضـَحّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sacrifice | 'ana yimkin 'adahhiaacnaa yimkin aacDaHHy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضـَحّي |
| We might sacrifice | 'ihna yimkin nidahhiiicHnaa yimkin niDaHHy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضـَحّي |
| You(m) might sacrifice | 'inta yimkin tidahhiiicnta yimkin tiDaHHy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَحّي |
| You(f) might sacrifice | 'inti yimkin tidahhiiicnti yimkin tiDaHHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَحّي |
| You(pl) might sacrifice | 'intu yimkin tidahhuiicntoo yimkin tiDaHHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضـَحّوا |
| He/it(m) might sacrifice | huwa yimkin yidahhihuwa yimkin yiDaHHy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضـَحّي |
| She/it(f) might sacrifice | hiya yimkin tidahhihiya yimkin tiDaHHy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَحّي |
| They might sacrifice | humma yimkin yidahhuhumma yimkin yiDaHHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضـَحّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sacrifice | 'ana badahhiaacnaa baDaHHy | أنا َ بـَضـَحّي |
| We sacrifice | 'ihna bindahhiiicHnaa binDaHHy | إحنا َ بـِنضـَحّي |
| You(m) sacrifice | 'inta bitdahhiiicnta bitDaHHy | إنت َ بـِتضـَحّي |
| You(f) sacrifice | 'inti bitdahhiiicnti bitDaHHy | إنت ِ بـِتضـَحّي |
| You(pl) sacrifice | 'intu bitdahhuiicntoo bitDaHHoo | إنتوا بـِتضـَحّوا |
| He/it(m) sacrifices | huwa biyidahhihuwa biyiDaHHy | هـُو َ بـِيـِضـَحّي |
| She/it(f) sacrifices | hiya bitdahhihiya bitDaHHy | هـِي َ بـِتضـَحّي |
| They sacrifice | humma biyidahhuhumma biyiDaHHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضـَحّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sacrifice | 'ana hadahhiaacnaa haDaHHy | أنا َ هـَضـَحّي |
| We will sacrifice | 'ihna handahhiiicHnaa hanDaHHy | إحنا َ هـَنضـَحّي |
| You(m) will sacrifice | 'inta hatdahhiiicnta hatDaHHy | إنت َ هـَتضـَحّي |
| You(f) will sacrifice | 'inti hatdahhiiicnti hatDaHHy | إنت ِ هـَتضـَحّي |
| You(pl) will sacrifice | 'intu hatdahhuiicntoo hatDaHHoo | إنتوا هـَتضـَحّوا |
| He/it(m) will sacrifice | huwa hayidahhihuwa hayiDaHHy | هـُو َ هـَيـِضـَحّي |
| She/it(f) will sacrifice | hiya hatdahhihiya hatDaHHy | هـِي َ هـَتضـَحّي |
| They will sacrifice | humma hayidahhuhumma hayiDaHHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضـَحّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sacrifice! | dahhiDaHHy | ضـَحّي |
| You(f) sacrifice! | dahhiDaHHy | ضـَحّي |
| You(pl) sacrifice! | dahhuDaHHoo | ضـَحّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is sacrificed | huwa madahhihuwa maDaHHy | هـُو َ مـَضـَحّي |
| She/it(f) is sacrificed | hiya madahhyahiya maDaHHyaö | هـِي َ مـَضـَحّيـَة |
| They are sacrificed | humma madahhyeenhumma maDaHHyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَضـَحّيين |
