Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I shaved | 'ana hala'taacnaa Halaqt | أنا َ حـَلـَقت |
| We shaved | 'ihna hala'naiicHnaa Halaqnaa | إحنا َ حـَلـَقنا |
| You(m) shaved | 'inta hala'tiicnta Halaqt | إنت َ حـَلـَقت |
| You(f) shaved | 'inti hala'tiiicnti Halaqty | إنت ِ حـَلـَقتي |
| You(pl) shaved | 'intu hala'tuiicntoo Halaqtoo | إنتوا حـَلـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) shaved | huwa hala'huwa Halaq | هـُو َ حـَلـَق |
| She/it(f) shaved | hiya hala'ithiya Halaqit | هـِي َ حـَلـَقـِت |
| They shaved | humma hala'uhumma Halaqoo | هـُمّ َ حـَلـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might shave | 'ana yimkin 'ahla'aacnaa yimkin aacHlaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحلـَق |
| We might shave | 'ihna yimkin nihla'iicHnaa yimkin niHlaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحلـَق |
| You(m) might shave | 'inta yimkin tihla'iicnta yimkin tiHlaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـَق |
| You(f) might shave | 'inti yimkin tihla'iiicnti yimkin tiHlaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـَقي |
| You(pl) might shave | 'intu yimkin tihla'uiicntoo yimkin tiHlaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحلـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might shave | huwa yimkin yihla'huwa yimkin yiHlaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحلـَق |
| She/it(f) might shave | hiya yimkin tihla'hiya yimkin tiHlaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـَق |
| They might shave | humma yimkin yihla'uhumma yimkin yiHlaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحلـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I shave | 'ana bahla'aacnaa baHlaq | أنا َ بـَحلـَق |
| We shave | 'ihna binihla'iicHnaa biniHlaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِحلـَق |
| You(m) shave | 'inta bitihla'iicnta bitiHlaq | إنت َ بـِتـِحلـَق |
| You(f) shave | 'inti bitihla'iiicnti bitiHlaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحلـَقي |
| You(pl) shave | 'intu bitihla'uiicntoo bitiHlaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحلـَقوا |
| He/it(m) shaves | huwa biyihla'huwa biyiHlaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِحلـَق |
| She/it(f) shaves | hiya bitihla'hiya bitiHlaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِحلـَق |
| They shave | humma biyihla'uhumma biyiHlaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحلـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will shave | 'ana hahla'aacnaa haHlaq | أنا َ هـَحلـَق |
| We will shave | 'ihna hanihla'iicHnaa haniHlaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِحلـَق |
| You(m) will shave | 'inta hatihla'iicnta hatiHlaq | إنت َ هـَتـِحلـَق |
| You(f) will shave | 'inti hatihla'iiicnti hatiHlaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحلـَقي |
| You(pl) will shave | 'intu hatihla'uiicntoo hatiHlaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحلـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will shave | huwa hayihla'huwa hayiHlaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِحلـَق |
| She/it(f) will shave | hiya hatihla'hiya hatiHlaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِحلـَق |
| They will shave | humma hayihla'uhumma hayiHlaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحلـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) shave! | 'ihla'iicHlaq | إحلـَق |
| You(f) shave! | 'ihla'iiicHlaqy | إحلـَقي |
| You(pl) shave! | 'ihla'uiicHlaqoo | إحلـَقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am shaving | 'ana haali'aacnaa Haaliq | أنا َ حا َلـِق |
| I(f) am shaving | 'ana haali'aaacnaa Haaliqaö | أنا َ حا َلـِقـَة |
| We are shaving | 'ihna haali'eeniicHnaa Haaliqyn | إحنا َ حا َلـِقين |
| You(m) are shaving | 'inta haali'iicnta Haaliq | إنت َ حا َلـِق |
| You(f) are shaving | 'inti haali'aiicnti Haaliqaö | إنت ِ حا َلـِقـَة |
| You(pl) are shaving | 'intu haali'eeniicntoo Haaliqyn | إنتوا حا َلـِقين |
| He/it(m) is shaving | huwa haali'huwa Haaliq | هـُو َ حا َلـِق |
| She/it(f) is shaving | hiya haali'ahiya Haaliqaö | هـِي َ حا َلـِقـَة |
| They are shaving | humma haali'eenhumma Haaliqyn | هـُمّ َ حا َلـِقين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is shaved | huwa mahloo'huwa maHlwq | هـُو َ مـَحلوق |
| She/it(f) is shaved | hiya mahloo'ahiya maHlwqaö | هـِي َ مـَحلوقـَة |
| They are shaved | humma mahloo'eenhumma maHlwqyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحلوقين |
