Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I commented | 'ana Aalla'taacnaa Aallaqt | أنا َ عـَلّـَقت |
| We commented | 'ihna Aalla'naiicHnaa Aallaqnaa | إحنا َ عـَلّـَقنا |
| You(m) commented | 'inta Aalla'tiicnta Aallaqt | إنت َ عـَلّـَقت |
| You(f) commented | 'inti Aalla'tiiicnti Aallaqty | إنت ِ عـَلّـَقتي |
| You(pl) commented | 'intu Aalla'tuiicntoo Aallaqtoo | إنتوا عـَلّـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) commented | huwa Aalla'huwa Aallaq | هـُو َ عـَلّـَق |
| She/it(f) commented | hiya Aalla'ithiya Aallaqit | هـِي َ عـَلّـَقـِت |
| They commented | humma Aalla'uhumma Aallaqoo | هـُمّ َ عـَلّـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might comment | 'ana yimkin 'aAalla'aacnaa yimkin aacAallaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـَلّـَق |
| We might comment | 'ihna yimkin niAalla'iicHnaa yimkin niAallaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـَلّـَق |
| You(m) might comment | 'inta yimkin tiAalla'iicnta yimkin tiAallaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَلّـَق |
| You(f) might comment | 'inti yimkin tiAalla'iiicnti yimkin tiAallaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَلّـَقي |
| You(pl) might comment | 'intu yimkin tiAalla'uiicntoo yimkin tiAallaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـَلّـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might comment | huwa yimkin yiAalla'huwa yimkin yiAallaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَلّـَق |
| She/it(f) might comment | hiya yimkin tiAalla'hiya yimkin tiAallaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَلّـَق |
| They might comment | humma yimkin yiAalla'uhumma yimkin yiAallaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَلّـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I comment | 'ana baAalla'aacnaa baAallaq | أنا َ بـَعـَلّـَق |
| We comment | 'ihna biniAalla'iicHnaa biniAallaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِعـَلّـَق |
| You(m) comment | 'inta bitiAalla'iicnta bitiAallaq | إنت َ بـِتـِعـَلّـَق |
| You(f) comment | 'inti bitiAalla'iiicnti bitiAallaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِعـَلّـَقي |
| You(pl) comment | 'intu bitiAalla'uiicntoo bitiAallaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِعـَلّـَقوا |
| He/it(m) comments | huwa biyiAalla'huwa biyiAallaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـَلّـَق |
| She/it(f) comments | hiya bitiAalla'hiya bitiAallaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِعـَلّـَق |
| They comment | humma biyiAalla'uhumma biyiAallaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـَلّـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will comment | 'ana haAalla'aacnaa haAallaq | أنا َ هـَعـَلّـَق |
| We will comment | 'ihna haniAalla'iicHnaa haniAallaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِعـَلّـَق |
| You(m) will comment | 'inta hatiAalla'iicnta hatiAallaq | إنت َ هـَتـِعـَلّـَق |
| You(f) will comment | 'inti hatiAalla'iiicnti hatiAallaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِعـَلّـَقي |
| You(pl) will comment | 'intu hatiAalla'uiicntoo hatiAallaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِعـَلّـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will comment | huwa hayiAalla'huwa hayiAallaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـَلّـَق |
| She/it(f) will comment | hiya hatiAalla'hiya hatiAallaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِعـَلّـَق |
| They will comment | humma hayiAalla'uhumma hayiAallaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـَلّـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) comment! | 'iAla'iicAlaq | إعلـَق |
| You(f) comment! | 'iAla'iiicAlaqy | إعلـَقي |
| You(pl) comment! | iAla'uiAlaqoo | ِعلـَقوا |
