Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I declared | 'ana 'aAlantaacnaa aacAlant | أنا َ أعلـَنت |
| We declared | 'ihna 'aAlannaiicHnaa aacAlannaa | إحنا َ أعلـَنّا |
| You(m) declared | 'inta 'aAlantiicnta aacAlant | إنت َ أعلـَنت |
| You(f) declared | 'inti 'aAlantiiicnti aacAlanty | إنت ِ أعلـَنتي |
| You(pl) declared | 'intu 'aAlantuiicntoo aacAlantoo | إنتوا أعلـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) declared | huwa 'aAlanhuwa aacAlan | هـُو َ أعلـَن |
| She/it(f) declared | hiya 'aAlanithiya aacAlanit | هـِي َ أعلـَنـِت |
| They declared | humma 'aAlanuhumma aacAlanoo | هـُمّ َ أعلـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might declare | 'ana yimkin 'aAlinaacnaa yimkin aacAlin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعلـِن |
| We might declare | 'ihna yimkin niAliniicHnaa yimkin niAlin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعلـِن |
| You(m) might declare | 'inta yimkin tiAliniicnta yimkin tiAlin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعلـِن |
| You(f) might declare | 'inti yimkin tiAliniiicnti yimkin tiAliny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعلـِني |
| You(pl) might declare | 'intu yimkin tiAlinuiicntoo yimkin tiAlinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعلـِنوا |
| He/it(m) might declare | huwa yimkin yiAlinhuwa yimkin yiAlin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعلـِن |
| She/it(f) might declare | hiya yimkin tiAlinhiya yimkin tiAlin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعلـِن |
| They might declare | humma yimkin yiAlinuhumma yimkin yiAlinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعلـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I declare | 'ana baAlinaacnaa baAlin | أنا َ بـَعلـِن |
| We declare | 'ihna biniAliniicHnaa biniAlin | إحنا َ بـِنـِعلـِن |
| You(m) declare | 'inta bitiAliniicnta bitiAlin | إنت َ بـِتـِعلـِن |
| You(f) declare | 'inti bitiAliniiicnti bitiAliny | إنت ِ بـِتـِعلـِني |
| You(pl) declare | 'intu bitiAlinuiicntoo bitiAlinoo | إنتوا بـِتـِعلـِنوا |
| He/it(m) declares | huwa biyiAlinhuwa biyiAlin | هـُو َ بـِيـِعلـِن |
| She/it(f) declares | hiya bitiAlinhiya bitiAlin | هـِي َ بـِتـِعلـِن |
| They declare | humma biyiAlinuhumma biyiAlinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعلـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will declare | 'ana haAlinaacnaa haAlin | أنا َ هـَعلـِن |
| We will declare | 'ihna haniAliniicHnaa haniAlin | إحنا َ هـَنـِعلـِن |
| You(m) will declare | 'inta hatiAliniicnta hatiAlin | إنت َ هـَتـِعلـِن |
| You(f) will declare | 'inti hatiAliniiicnti hatiAliny | إنت ِ هـَتـِعلـِني |
| You(pl) will declare | 'intu hatiAlinuiicntoo hatiAlinoo | إنتوا هـَتـِعلـِنوا |
| He/it(m) will declare | huwa hayiAlinhuwa hayiAlin | هـُو َ هـَيـِعلـِن |
| She/it(f) will declare | hiya hatiAlinhiya hatiAlin | هـِي َ هـَتـِعلـِن |
| They will declare | humma hayiAlinuhumma hayiAlinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعلـِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) declare! | 'iAliniicAlin | إعلـِن |
| You(f) declare! | 'iAliniiicAliny | إعلـِني |
| You(pl) declare! | 'iAlinuiicAlinoo | إعلـِنوا |
