Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I handled | 'ana lamastaacnaa lamast | أنا َ لـَمـَست |
| We handled | 'ihna lamasnaiicHnaa lamasnaa | إحنا َ لـَمـَسنا |
| You(m) handled | 'inta lamastiicnta lamast | إنت َ لـَمـَست |
| You(f) handled | 'inti lamastiiicnti lamasty | إنت ِ لـَمـَستي |
| You(pl) handled | 'intu lamastuiicntoo lamastoo | إنتوا لـَمـَستوا |
| He/it(m) handled | huwa lamashuwa lamas | هـُو َ لـَمـَس |
| She/it(f) handled | hiya lamasithiya lamasit | هـِي َ لـَمـَسـِت |
| They handled | humma lamasuhumma lamasoo | هـُمّ َ لـَمـَسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might handle | 'ana yimkin 'almisaacnaa yimkin aaclmis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألمـِس |
| We might handle | 'ihna yimkin nilmisiicHnaa yimkin nilmis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلمـِس |
| You(m) might handle | 'inta yimkin tilmisiicnta yimkin tilmis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلمـِس |
| You(f) might handle | 'inti yimkin tilmisiiicnti yimkin tilmisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلمـِسي |
| You(pl) might handle | 'intu yimkin tilmisuiicntoo yimkin tilmisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلمـِسوا |
| He/it(m) might handle | huwa yimkin yilmishuwa yimkin yilmis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلمـِس |
| She/it(f) might handle | hiya yimkin tilmishiya yimkin tilmis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلمـِس |
| They might handle | humma yimkin yilmisuhumma yimkin yilmisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلمـِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I handle | 'ana balmisaacnaa balmis | أنا َ بـَلمـِس |
| We handle | 'ihna binilmisiicHnaa binilmis | إحنا َ بـِنـِلمـِس |
| You(m) handle | 'inta bitilmisiicnta bitilmis | إنت َ بـِتـِلمـِس |
| You(f) handle | 'inti bitilmisiiicnti bitilmisy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلمـِسي |
| You(pl) handle | 'intu bitilmisuiicntoo bitilmisoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلمـِسوا |
| He/it(m) handles | huwa biyilmishuwa biyilmis | هـُو َ بـِيـِلمـِس |
| She/it(f) handles | hiya bitilmishiya bitilmis | هـِي َ بـِتـِلمـِس |
| They handle | humma biyilmisuhumma biyilmisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلمـِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will handle | 'ana halmisaacnaa halmis | أنا َ هـَلمـِس |
| We will handle | 'ihna hanilmisiicHnaa hanilmis | إحنا َ هـَنـِلمـِس |
| You(m) will handle | 'inta hatilmisiicnta hatilmis | إنت َ هـَتـِلمـِس |
| You(f) will handle | 'inti hatilmisiiicnti hatilmisy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلمـِسي |
| You(pl) will handle | 'intu hatilmisuiicntoo hatilmisoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلمـِسوا |
| He/it(m) will handle | huwa hayilmishuwa hayilmis | هـُو َ هـَيـِلمـِس |
| She/it(f) will handle | hiya hatilmishiya hatilmis | هـِي َ هـَتـِلمـِس |
| They will handle | humma hayilmisuhumma hayilmisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلمـِسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) handle! | 'ilmisiiclmis | إلمـِس |
| You(f) handle! | 'ilmisiiiclmisy | إلمـِسي |
| You(pl) handle! | 'ilmisuiiclmisoo | إلمـِسوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am handling | 'ana laamasaacnaa laamas | أنا َ لا َمـَس |
| I(f) am handling | 'ana laamasaaacnaa laamasaö | أنا َ لا َمـَسـَة |
| We are handling | 'ihna laamaseeniicHnaa laamasyn | إحنا َ لا َمـَسين |
| You(m) are handling | 'inta laamasiicnta laamas | إنت َ لا َمـَس |
| You(f) are handling | 'inti laamasaiicnti laamasaö | إنت ِ لا َمـَسـَة |
| You(pl) are handling | 'intu laamaseeniicntoo laamasyn | إنتوا لا َمـَسين |
| He/it(m) is handling | huwa laamashuwa laamas | هـُو َ لا َمـَس |
| She/it(f) is handling | hiya laamasahiya laamasaö | هـِي َ لا َمـَسـَة |
| They are handling | humma laamaseenhumma laamasyn | هـُمّ َ لا َمـَسين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is handled | huwa malmooshuwa malmws | هـُو َ مـَلموس |
| She/it(f) is handled | hiya malmoosahiya malmwsaö | هـِي َ مـَلموسـَة |
| They are handled | humma malmooseenhumma malmwsyn | هـُمّ َ مـَلموسين |
