Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sewed | 'ana chayyattaacnaa KayyaTt | أنا َ خـَييـَطت |
| We sewed | 'ihna chayyatnaiicHnaa KayyaTnaa | إحنا َ خـَييـَطنا |
| You(m) sewed | 'inta chayyattiicnta KayyaTt | إنت َ خـَييـَطت |
| You(f) sewed | 'inti chayyattiiicnti KayyaTty | إنت ِ خـَييـَطتي |
| You(pl) sewed | 'intu chayyattuiicntoo KayyaTtoo | إنتوا خـَييـَطتوا |
| He/it(m) sewed | huwa chayyathuwa KayyaT | هـُو َ خـَييـَط |
| She/it(f) sewed | hiya chayyatithiya KayyaTit | هـِي َ خـَييـَطـِت |
| They sewed | humma chayyatuhumma KayyaToo | هـُمّ َ خـَييـَطوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sew | 'ana yimkin 'achayyataacnaa yimkin aacKayyaT | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَييـَط |
| We might sew | 'ihna yimkin nichayyatiicHnaa yimkin niKayyaT | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَييـَط |
| You(m) might sew | 'inta yimkin tichayyatiicnta yimkin tiKayyaT | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَييـَط |
| You(f) might sew | 'inti yimkin tichayyatiiicnti yimkin tiKayyaTy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَييـَطي |
| You(pl) might sew | 'intu yimkin tichayyatuiicntoo yimkin tiKayyaToo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَييـَطوا |
| He/it(m) might sew | huwa yimkin yichayyathuwa yimkin yiKayyaT | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَييـَط |
| She/it(f) might sew | hiya yimkin tichayyathiya yimkin tiKayyaT | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَييـَط |
| They might sew | humma yimkin yichayyatuhumma yimkin yiKayyaToo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَييـَطوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sew | 'ana bachayyataacnaa baKayyaT | أنا َ بـَخـَييـَط |
| We sew | 'ihna binichayyatiicHnaa biniKayyaT | إحنا َ بـِنـِخـَييـَط |
| You(m) sew | 'inta bitichayyatiicnta bitiKayyaT | إنت َ بـِتـِخـَييـَط |
| You(f) sew | 'inti bitichayyatiiicnti bitiKayyaTy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخـَييـَطي |
| You(pl) sew | 'intu bitichayyatuiicntoo bitiKayyaToo | إنتوا بـِتـِخـَييـَطوا |
| He/it(m) sews | huwa biyichayyathuwa biyiKayyaT | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَييـَط |
| She/it(f) sews | hiya bitichayyathiya bitiKayyaT | هـِي َ بـِتـِخـَييـَط |
| They sew | humma biyichayyatuhumma biyiKayyaToo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَييـَطوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sew | 'ana hachayyataacnaa haKayyaT | أنا َ هـَخـَييـَط |
| We will sew | 'ihna hanichayyatiicHnaa haniKayyaT | إحنا َ هـَنـِخـَييـَط |
| You(m) will sew | 'inta hatichayyatiicnta hatiKayyaT | إنت َ هـَتـِخـَييـَط |
| You(f) will sew | 'inti hatichayyatiiicnti hatiKayyaTy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخـَييـَطي |
| You(pl) will sew | 'intu hatichayyatuiicntoo hatiKayyaToo | إنتوا هـَتـِخـَييـَطوا |
| He/it(m) will sew | huwa hayichayyathuwa hayiKayyaT | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَييـَط |
| She/it(f) will sew | hiya hatichayyathiya hatiKayyaT | هـِي َ هـَتـِخـَييـَط |
| They will sew | humma hayichayyatuhumma hayiKayyaToo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَييـَطوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sew! | 'ichyatiicKyaT | إخيـَط |
| You(f) sew! | 'ichyatiiicKyaTy | إخيـَطي |
| You(pl) sew! | ichyatuiKyaToo | ِخيـَطوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is sewn | huwa mitchayyathuwa mitKayyaT | هـُو َ مـِتخـَييـَط |
| She/it(f) is sewn | hiya mitchayyatahiya mitKayyaTaö | هـِي َ مـِتخـَييـَطـَة |
| They are sewn | humma mitchayyateenhumma mitKayyaTyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتخـَييـَطين |
