Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I broke | 'ana chaeliftaacnaa Kaelift | أنا َ خا َلـِفت |
| We broke | 'ihna chaelifnaiicHnaa Kaelifnaa | إحنا َ خا َلـِفنا |
| You(m) broke | 'inta chaeliftiicnta Kaelift | إنت َ خا َلـِفت |
| You(f) broke | 'inti chaeliftiiicnti Kaelifty | إنت ِ خا َلـِفتي |
| You(pl) broke | 'intu chaeliftuiicntoo Kaeliftoo | إنتوا خا َلـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) broke | huwa chaelifhuwa Kaelif | هـُو َ خا َلـِف |
| She/it(f) broke | hiya chalfithiya Kaelfit | هـِي َ خا َلفـِت |
| They broke | humma chaelifuhumma Kaelifoo | هـُمّ َ خا َلـِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might break | 'ana yimkin 'achaelifaacnaa yimkin aacKaelif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخا َلـِف |
| We might break | 'ihna yimkin nichaelifiicHnaa yimkin niKaelif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخا َلـِف |
| You(m) might break | 'inta yimkin tichaelifiicnta yimkin tiKaelif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َلـِف |
| You(f) might break | 'inti yimkin tichalfiiicnti yimkin tiKaelfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َلفي |
| You(pl) might break | 'intu yimkin tichalfuiicntoo yimkin tiKaelfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخا َلفوا |
| He/it(m) might break | huwa yimkin yichaelifhuwa yimkin yiKaelif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخا َلـِف |
| She/it(f) might break | hiya yimkin tichaelifhiya yimkin tiKaelif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َلـِف |
| They might break | humma yimkin yichalfuhumma yimkin yiKaelfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخا َلفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I break | 'ana bachaelifaacnaa baKaelif | أنا َ بـَخا َلـِف |
| We break | 'ihna binchaelifiicHnaa binKaelif | إحنا َ بـِنخا َلـِف |
| You(m) break | 'inta bitchaelifiicnta bitKaelif | إنت َ بـِتخا َلـِف |
| You(f) break | 'inti bitchalfiiicnti bitKaelfy | إنت ِ بـِتخا َلفي |
| You(pl) break | 'intu bitchalfuiicntoo bitKaelfoo | إنتوا بـِتخا َلفوا |
| He/it(m) breaks | huwa biyichaelifhuwa biyiKaelif | هـُو َ بـِيـِخا َلـِف |
| She/it(f) breaks | hiya bitchaelifhiya bitKaelif | هـِي َ بـِتخا َلـِف |
| They break | humma biychalfuhumma biyKaelfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيخا َلفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will break | 'ana hachaelifaacnaa haKaelif | أنا َ هـَخا َلـِف |
| We will break | 'ihna hanchaelifiicHnaa hanKaelif | إحنا َ هـَنخا َلـِف |
| You(m) will break | 'inta hatchaelifiicnta hatKaelif | إنت َ هـَتخا َلـِف |
| You(f) will break | 'inti hatchalfiiicnti hatKaelfy | إنت ِ هـَتخا َلفي |
| You(pl) will break | 'intu hatchalfuiicntoo hatKaelfoo | إنتوا هـَتخا َلفوا |
| He/it(m) will break | huwa hayichaelifhuwa hayiKaelif | هـُو َ هـَيـِخا َلـِف |
| She/it(f) will break | hiya hatchaelifhiya hatKaelif | هـِي َ هـَتخا َلـِف |
| They will break | humma hayichalfuhumma hayiKaelfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخا َلفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) break! | chaelifKaelif | خا َلـِف |
| You(f) break! | chalfiKaelfy | خا َلفي |
| You(pl) break! | chalfuKaelfoo | خا َلفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is broken | huwa muchaelifhuwa muKaelif | هـُو َ مـُخا َلـِف |
| She/it(f) is broken | hiya muchaelifahiya muKaelifaö | هـِي َ مـُخا َلـِفـَة |
| They are broken | humma muchaelifeenhumma muKaelifyn | هـُمّ َ مـُخا َلـِفين |
