Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I wrote | 'ana katabtaacnaa katabt | أنا َ كـَتـَبت |
| We wrote | 'ihna katabnaiicHnaa katabnaa | إحنا َ كـَتـَبنا |
| You(m) wrote | 'inta katabtiicnta katabt | إنت َ كـَتـَبت |
| You(f) wrote | 'inti katabtiiicnti katabty | إنت ِ كـَتـَبتي |
| You(pl) wrote | 'intu katabtuiicntoo katabtoo | إنتوا كـَتـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) wrote | huwa katabhuwa katab | هـُو َ كـَتـَب |
| She/it(f) wrote | hiya katabithiya katabit | هـِي َ كـَتـَبـِت |
| They wrote | humma katabuhumma kataboo | هـُمّ َ كـَتـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might write | 'ana yimkin 'aktibaacnaa yimkin aacktib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكتـِب |
| We might write | 'ihna yimkin niktibiicHnaa yimkin niktib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكتـِب |
| You(m) might write | 'inta yimkin tiktibiicnta yimkin tiktib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِب |
| You(f) might write | 'inti yimkin tiktibiiicnti yimkin tiktiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِبي |
| You(pl) might write | 'intu yimkin tiktibuiicntoo yimkin tiktiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might write | huwa yimkin yiktibhuwa yimkin yiktib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكتـِب |
| She/it(f) might write | hiya yimkin tiktibhiya yimkin tiktib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكتـِب |
| They might write | humma yimkin yiktibuhumma yimkin yiktiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكتـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I write | 'ana baktibaacnaa baktib | أنا َ بـَكتـِب |
| We write | 'ihna biniktibiicHnaa biniktib | إحنا َ بـِنـِكتـِب |
| You(m) write | 'inta bitiktibiicnta bitiktib | إنت َ بـِتـِكتـِب |
| You(f) write | 'inti bitiktibiiicnti bitiktiby | إنت ِ بـِتـِكتـِبي |
| You(pl) write | 'intu bitiktibuiicntoo bitiktiboo | إنتوا بـِتـِكتـِبوا |
| He/it(m) writes | huwa biyiktibhuwa biyiktib | هـُو َ بـِيـِكتـِب |
| She/it(f) writes | hiya bitiktibhiya bitiktib | هـِي َ بـِتـِكتـِب |
| They write | humma biyiktibuhumma biyiktiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكتـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will write | 'ana haktibaacnaa haktib | أنا َ هـَكتـِب |
| We will write | 'ihna haniktibiicHnaa haniktib | إحنا َ هـَنـِكتـِب |
| You(m) will write | 'inta hatiktibiicnta hatiktib | إنت َ هـَتـِكتـِب |
| You(f) will write | 'inti hatiktibiiicnti hatiktiby | إنت ِ هـَتـِكتـِبي |
| You(pl) will write | 'intu hatiktibuiicntoo hatiktiboo | إنتوا هـَتـِكتـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will write | huwa hayiktibhuwa hayiktib | هـُو َ هـَيـِكتـِب |
| She/it(f) will write | hiya hatiktibhiya hatiktib | هـِي َ هـَتـِكتـِب |
| They will write | humma hayiktibuhumma hayiktiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكتـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) write! | 'iktibiicktib | إكتـِب |
| You(f) write! | 'iktibiiicktiby | إكتـِبي |
| You(pl) write! | 'iktibuiicktiboo | إكتـِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am writing | 'ana kaatibaacnaa kaatib | أنا َ كا َتـِب |
| I(f) am writing | 'ana kaatibaaacnaa kaatibaö | أنا َ كا َتـِبـَة |
| We are writing | 'ihna kaatibeeniicHnaa kaatibyn | إحنا َ كا َتـِبين |
| You(m) are writing | 'inta kaatibiicnta kaatib | إنت َ كا َتـِب |
| You(f) are writing | 'inti kaatibaiicnti kaatibaö | إنت ِ كا َتـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are writing | 'intu kaatibeeniicntoo kaatibyn | إنتوا كا َتـِبين |
| He/it(m) is writing | huwa kaatibhuwa kaatib | هـُو َ كا َتـِب |
| She/it(f) is writing | hiya kaatibahiya kaatibaö | هـِي َ كا َتـِبـَة |
| They are writing | humma kaatibeenhumma kaatibyn | هـُمّ َ كا َتـِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is written | huwa maktoobhuwa maktwb | هـُو َ مـَكتوب |
| She/it(f) is written | hiya maktoobahiya maktwbaö | هـِي َ مـَكتوبـَة |
| They are written | humma maktoobeenhumma maktwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَكتوبين |
