Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I stamped | 'ana chatamtaacnaa Katamt | أنا َ خـَتـَمت |
| We stamped | 'ihna chatamnaiicHnaa Katamnaa | إحنا َ خـَتـَمنا |
| You(m) stamped | 'inta chatamtiicnta Katamt | إنت َ خـَتـَمت |
| You(f) stamped | 'inti chatamtiiicnti Katamty | إنت ِ خـَتـَمتي |
| You(pl) stamped | 'intu chatamtuiicntoo Katamtoo | إنتوا خـَتـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) stamped | huwa chatamhuwa Katam | هـُو َ خـَتـَم |
| She/it(f) stamped | hiya chatamithiya Katamit | هـِي َ خـَتـَمـِت |
| They stamped | humma chatamuhumma Katamoo | هـُمّ َ خـَتـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might stamp | 'ana yimkin 'achtimaacnaa yimkin aacKtim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أختـِم |
| We might stamp | 'ihna yimkin nichtimiicHnaa yimkin niKtim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِختـِم |
| You(m) might stamp | 'inta yimkin tichtimiicnta yimkin tiKtim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِختـِم |
| You(f) might stamp | 'inti yimkin tichtimiiicnti yimkin tiKtimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِختـِمي |
| You(pl) might stamp | 'intu yimkin tichtimuiicntoo yimkin tiKtimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِختـِموا |
| He/it(m) might stamp | huwa yimkin yichtimhuwa yimkin yiKtim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِختـِم |
| She/it(f) might stamp | hiya yimkin tichtimhiya yimkin tiKtim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِختـِم |
| They might stamp | humma yimkin yichtimuhumma yimkin yiKtimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِختـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I stamp | 'ana bachtimaacnaa baKtim | أنا َ بـَختـِم |
| We stamp | 'ihna binichtimiicHnaa biniKtim | إحنا َ بـِنـِختـِم |
| You(m) stamp | 'inta bitichtimiicnta bitiKtim | إنت َ بـِتـِختـِم |
| You(f) stamp | 'inti bitichtimiiicnti bitiKtimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِختـِمي |
| You(pl) stamp | 'intu bitichtimuiicntoo bitiKtimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِختـِموا |
| He/it(m) stamps | huwa biyichtimhuwa biyiKtim | هـُو َ بـِيـِختـِم |
| She/it(f) stamps | hiya bitichtimhiya bitiKtim | هـِي َ بـِتـِختـِم |
| They stamp | humma biyichtimuhumma biyiKtimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِختـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will stamp | 'ana hachtimaacnaa haKtim | أنا َ هـَختـِم |
| We will stamp | 'ihna hanichtimiicHnaa haniKtim | إحنا َ هـَنـِختـِم |
| You(m) will stamp | 'inta hatichtimiicnta hatiKtim | إنت َ هـَتـِختـِم |
| You(f) will stamp | 'inti hatichtimiiicnti hatiKtimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِختـِمي |
| You(pl) will stamp | 'intu hatichtimuiicntoo hatiKtimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِختـِموا |
| He/it(m) will stamp | huwa hayichtimhuwa hayiKtim | هـُو َ هـَيـِختـِم |
| She/it(f) will stamp | hiya hatichtimhiya hatiKtim | هـِي َ هـَتـِختـِم |
| They will stamp | humma hayichtimuhumma hayiKtimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِختـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) stamp! | 'ichtimiicKtim | إختـِم |
| You(f) stamp! | 'ichtimiiicKtimy | إختـِمي |
| You(pl) stamp! | 'ichtimuiicKtimoo | إختـِموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am stamping | 'ana chaatimaacnaa Kaatim | أنا َ خا َتـِم |
| I(f) am stamping | 'ana chaatimaaacnaa Kaatimaö | أنا َ خا َتـِمـَة |
| We are stamping | 'ihna chaatimeeniicHnaa Kaatimyn | إحنا َ خا َتـِمين |
| You(m) are stamping | 'inta chaatimiicnta Kaatim | إنت َ خا َتـِم |
| You(f) are stamping | 'inti chaatimaiicnti Kaatimaö | إنت ِ خا َتـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are stamping | 'intu chaatimeeniicntoo Kaatimyn | إنتوا خا َتـِمين |
| He/it(m) is stamping | huwa chaatimhuwa Kaatim | هـُو َ خا َتـِم |
| She/it(f) is stamping | hiya chaatimahiya Kaatimaö | هـِي َ خا َتـِمـَة |
| They are stamping | humma chaatimeenhumma Kaatimyn | هـُمّ َ خا َتـِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is stamped | huwa machtoomhuwa maKtwm | هـُو َ مـَختوم |
| She/it(f) is stamped | hiya machtoomahiya maKtwmaö | هـِي َ مـَختومـَة |
| They are stamped | humma machtoomeenhumma maKtwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَختومين |
