Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana waddeetaacnaa waddyt | أنا َ و َدّيت |
| We took | 'ihna waddeenaiicHnaa waddynaa | إحنا َ و َدّينا |
| You(m) took | 'inta waddeetiicnta waddyt | إنت َ و َدّيت |
| You(f) took | 'inti waddeetiiicnti waddyty | إنت ِ و َدّيتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu waddeetuiicntoo waddytoo | إنتوا و َدّيتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa waddahuwa waddY | هـُو َ و َدّى |
| She/it(f) took | hiya waddithiya waddit | هـِي َ و َدّ ِت |
| They took | humma wadduhumma waddoo | هـُمّ َ و َدّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'awaddiaacnaa yimkin aacwaddy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َدّي |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin niwaddiiicHnaa yimkin niwaddy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َدّي |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tiwaddiiicnta yimkin tiwaddy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّي |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tiwaddiiicnti yimkin tiwaddy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tiwadduiicntoo yimkin tiwaddoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yiwaddihuwa yimkin yiwaddy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َدّي |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tiwaddihiya yimkin tiwaddy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َدّي |
| They might take | humma yimkin yiwadduhumma yimkin yiwaddoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َدّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana bawaddiaacnaa bawaddy | أنا َ بـَو َدّي |
| We take | 'ihna binwaddiiicHnaa binwaddy | إحنا َ بـِنو َدّي |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitwaddiiicnta bitwaddy | إنت َ بـِتو َدّي |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitwaddiiicnti bitwaddy | إنت ِ بـِتو َدّي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitwadduiicntoo bitwaddoo | إنتوا بـِتو َدّوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyiwaddihuwa biyiwaddy | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َدّي |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitwaddihiya bitwaddy | هـِي َ بـِتو َدّي |
| They take | humma biyiwadduhumma biyiwaddoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َدّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hawaddiaacnaa hawaddy | أنا َ هـَو َدّي |
| We will take | 'ihna hanwaddiiicHnaa hanwaddy | إحنا َ هـَنو َدّي |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatwaddiiicnta hatwaddy | إنت َ هـَتو َدّي |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatwaddiiicnti hatwaddy | إنت ِ هـَتو َدّي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatwadduiicntoo hatwaddoo | إنتوا هـَتو َدّوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayiwaddihuwa hayiwaddy | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َدّي |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatwaddihiya hatwaddy | هـِي َ هـَتو َدّي |
| They will take | humma hayiwadduhumma hayiwaddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َدّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | waddiwaddy | و َدّي |
| You(f) take! | waddiwaddy | و َدّي |
| You(pl) take! | wadduwaddoo | و َدّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is taken | huwa mawaddihuwa mawaddy | هـُو َ مـَو َدّي |
| She/it(f) is taken | hiya mawaddyahiya mawaddyaö | هـِي َ مـَو َدّيـَة |
| They are taken | humma mawaddyeenhumma mawaddyyn | هـُمّ َ مـَو َدّيين |
