Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I bought | 'ana 'ataAtaacnaa qaTaAt | أنا َ قـَطـَعت |
| We bought | 'ihna 'ataAnaiicHnaa qaTaAnaa | إحنا َ قـَطـَعنا |
| You(m) bought | 'inta 'ataAtiicnta qaTaAt | إنت َ قـَطـَعت |
| You(f) bought | 'inti 'ataAtiiicnti qaTaAty | إنت ِ قـَطـَعتي |
| You(pl) bought | 'intu 'ataAtuiicntoo qaTaAtoo | إنتوا قـَطـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) bought | huwa 'ataAhuwa qaTaA | هـُو َ قـَطـَع |
| She/it(f) bought | hiya 'ataAithiya qaTaAit | هـِي َ قـَطـَعـِت |
| They bought | humma 'ataAuhumma qaTaAoo | هـُمّ َ قـَطـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might buy | 'ana yimkin 'a'taAaacnaa yimkin aacqTaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقطـَع |
| We might buy | 'ihna yimkin ni'taAiicHnaa yimkin niqTaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقطـَع |
| You(m) might buy | 'inta yimkin ti'taAiicnta yimkin tiqTaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَع |
| You(f) might buy | 'inti yimkin ti'taAiiicnti yimkin tiqTaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَعي |
| You(pl) might buy | 'intu yimkin ti'taAuiicntoo yimkin tiqTaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might buy | huwa yimkin yi'taAhuwa yimkin yiqTaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقطـَع |
| She/it(f) might buy | hiya yimkin ti'taAhiya yimkin tiqTaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَع |
| They might buy | humma yimkin yi'taAuhumma yimkin yiqTaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقطـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I buy | 'ana ba'taAaacnaa baqTaA | أنا َ بـَقطـَع |
| We buy | 'ihna bini'taAiicHnaa biniqTaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِقطـَع |
| You(m) buy | 'inta biti'taAiicnta bitiqTaA | إنت َ بـِتـِقطـَع |
| You(f) buy | 'inti biti'taAiiicnti bitiqTaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِقطـَعي |
| You(pl) buy | 'intu biti'taAuiicntoo bitiqTaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِقطـَعوا |
| He/it(m) buys | huwa biyi'taAhuwa biyiqTaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِقطـَع |
| She/it(f) buys | hiya biti'taAhiya bitiqTaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِقطـَع |
| They buy | humma biyi'taAuhumma biyiqTaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقطـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will buy | 'ana ha'taAaacnaa haqTaA | أنا َ هـَقطـَع |
| We will buy | 'ihna hani'taAiicHnaa haniqTaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِقطـَع |
| You(m) will buy | 'inta hati'taAiicnta hatiqTaA | إنت َ هـَتـِقطـَع |
| You(f) will buy | 'inti hati'taAiiicnti hatiqTaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِقطـَعي |
| You(pl) will buy | 'intu hati'taAuiicntoo hatiqTaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِقطـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will buy | huwa hayi'taAhuwa hayiqTaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِقطـَع |
| She/it(f) will buy | hiya hati'taAhiya hatiqTaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِقطـَع |
| They will buy | humma hayi'taAuhumma hayiqTaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقطـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) buy! | 'i'taAiicqTaA | إقطـَع |
| You(f) buy! | 'i'taAiiicqTaAy | إقطـَعي |
| You(pl) buy! | 'i'taAuiicqTaAoo | إقطـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is bought | huwa ma'tooAhuwa maqTwA | هـُو َ مـَقطوع |
| She/it(f) is bought | hiya ma'tooAahiya maqTwAaö | هـِي َ مـَقطوعـَة |
| They are bought | humma ma'tooAeenhumma maqTwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقطوعين |
