Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I appointed | 'ana Aayyintaacnaa Aayyint | أنا َ عـَييـِنت |
| We appointed | 'ihna AayyinnaiicHnaa Aayyinnaa | إحنا َ عـَييـِنّا |
| You(m) appointed | 'inta Aayyintiicnta Aayyint | إنت َ عـَييـِنت |
| You(f) appointed | 'inti Aayyintiiicnti Aayyinty | إنت ِ عـَييـِنتي |
| You(pl) appointed | 'intu Aayyintuiicntoo Aayyintoo | إنتوا عـَييـِنتوا |
| He/it(m) appointed | huwa Aayyinhuwa Aayyin | هـُو َ عـَييـِن |
| She/it(f) appointed | hiya Aayyinithiya Aayyinit | هـِي َ عـَييـِنـِت |
| They appointed | humma Aayyinuhumma Aayyinoo | هـُمّ َ عـَييـِنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might appoint | 'ana yimkin 'aAayyinaacnaa yimkin aacAayyin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـَييـِن |
| We might appoint | 'ihna yimkin niAayyiniicHnaa yimkin niAayyin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـَييـِن |
| You(m) might appoint | 'inta yimkin tiAayyiniicnta yimkin tiAayyin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَييـِن |
| You(f) might appoint | 'inti yimkin tiAayyiniiicnti yimkin tiAayyiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَييـِني |
| You(pl) might appoint | 'intu yimkin tiAayyinuiicntoo yimkin tiAayyinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـَييـِنوا |
| He/it(m) might appoint | huwa yimkin yiAayyinhuwa yimkin yiAayyin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَييـِن |
| She/it(f) might appoint | hiya yimkin tiAayyinhiya yimkin tiAayyin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَييـِن |
| They might appoint | humma yimkin yiAayyinuhumma yimkin yiAayyinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَييـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I appoint | 'ana baAayyinaacnaa baAayyin | أنا َ بـَعـَييـِن |
| We appoint | 'ihna binAayyiniicHnaa binAayyin | إحنا َ بـِنعـَييـِن |
| You(m) appoint | 'inta bitAayyiniicnta bitAayyin | إنت َ بـِتعـَييـِن |
| You(f) appoint | 'inti bitAayyiniiicnti bitAayyiny | إنت ِ بـِتعـَييـِني |
| You(pl) appoint | 'intu bitAayyinuiicntoo bitAayyinoo | إنتوا بـِتعـَييـِنوا |
| He/it(m) appoints | huwa biyiAayyinhuwa biyiAayyin | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـَييـِن |
| She/it(f) appoints | hiya bitAayyinhiya bitAayyin | هـِي َ بـِتعـَييـِن |
| They appoint | humma biyiAayyinuhumma biyiAayyinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـَييـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will appoint | 'ana haAayyinaacnaa haAayyin | أنا َ هـَعـَييـِن |
| We will appoint | 'ihna hanAayyiniicHnaa hanAayyin | إحنا َ هـَنعـَييـِن |
| You(m) will appoint | 'inta hatAayyiniicnta hatAayyin | إنت َ هـَتعـَييـِن |
| You(f) will appoint | 'inti hatAayyiniiicnti hatAayyiny | إنت ِ هـَتعـَييـِني |
| You(pl) will appoint | 'intu hatAayyinuiicntoo hatAayyinoo | إنتوا هـَتعـَييـِنوا |
| He/it(m) will appoint | huwa hayiAayyinhuwa hayiAayyin | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـَييـِن |
| She/it(f) will appoint | hiya hatAayyinhiya hatAayyin | هـِي َ هـَتعـَييـِن |
| They will appoint | humma hayiAayyinuhumma hayiAayyinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـَييـِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) appoint! | AayyinAayyin | عـَييـِن |
| You(f) appoint! | AayyiniAayyiny | عـَييـِني |
| You(pl) appoint! | AayyinuAayyinoo | عـَييـِنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is appointed | huwa muAayyinhuwa muAayyin | هـُو َ مـُعـَييـِن |
| She/it(f) is appointed | hiya muAayyinahiya muAayyinaö | هـِي َ مـُعـَييـِنـَة |
| They are appointed | humma muAayyineenhumma muAayyinyn | هـُمّ َ مـُعـَييـِنين |
