Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I bent | 'ana mayyiltaacnaa mayyilt | أنا َ مـَييـِلت |
| We bent | 'ihna mayyilnaiicHnaa mayyilnaa | إحنا َ مـَييـِلنا |
| You(m) bent | 'inta mayyiltiicnta mayyilt | إنت َ مـَييـِلت |
| You(f) bent | 'inti mayyiltiiicnti mayyilty | إنت ِ مـَييـِلتي |
| You(pl) bent | 'intu mayyiltuiicntoo mayyiltoo | إنتوا مـَييـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) bent | huwa mayyilhuwa mayyil | هـُو َ مـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) bent | hiya mayyilithiya mayyilit | هـِي َ مـَييـِلـِت |
| They bent | humma mayyiluhumma mayyiloo | هـُمّ َ مـَييـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might bend | 'ana yimkin 'amayyilaacnaa yimkin aacmayyil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمـَييـِل |
| We might bend | 'ihna yimkin nimayyiliicHnaa yimkin nimayyil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمـَييـِل |
| You(m) might bend | 'inta yimkin timayyiliicnta yimkin timayyil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَييـِل |
| You(f) might bend | 'inti yimkin timayyiliiicnti yimkin timayyily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) might bend | 'intu yimkin timayyiluiicntoo yimkin timayyiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمـَييـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might bend | huwa yimkin yimayyilhuwa yimkin yimayyil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) might bend | hiya yimkin timayyilhiya yimkin timayyil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـَييـِل |
| They might bend | humma yimkin yimayyiluhumma yimkin yimayyiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـَييـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I bend | 'ana bamayyilaacnaa bamayyil | أنا َ بـَمـَييـِل |
| We bend | 'ihna binmayyiliicHnaa binmayyil | إحنا َ بـِنمـَييـِل |
| You(m) bend | 'inta bitmayyiliicnta bitmayyil | إنت َ بـِتمـَييـِل |
| You(f) bend | 'inti bitmayyiliiicnti bitmayyily | إنت ِ بـِتمـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) bend | 'intu bitmayyiluiicntoo bitmayyiloo | إنتوا بـِتمـَييـِلوا |
| He/it(m) bends | huwa biyimayyilhuwa biyimayyil | هـُو َ بـِيـِمـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) bends | hiya bitmayyilhiya bitmayyil | هـِي َ بـِتمـَييـِل |
| They bend | humma biyimayyiluhumma biyimayyiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمـَييـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will bend | 'ana hamayyilaacnaa hamayyil | أنا َ هـَمـَييـِل |
| We will bend | 'ihna hanmayyiliicHnaa hanmayyil | إحنا َ هـَنمـَييـِل |
| You(m) will bend | 'inta hatmayyiliicnta hatmayyil | إنت َ هـَتمـَييـِل |
| You(f) will bend | 'inti hatmayyiliiicnti hatmayyily | إنت ِ هـَتمـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) will bend | 'intu hatmayyiluiicntoo hatmayyiloo | إنتوا هـَتمـَييـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will bend | huwa hayimayyilhuwa hayimayyil | هـُو َ هـَيـِمـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) will bend | hiya hatmayyilhiya hatmayyil | هـِي َ هـَتمـَييـِل |
| They will bend | humma hayimayyiluhumma hayimayyiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمـَييـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) bend! | mayyilmayyil | مـَييـِل |
| You(f) bend! | mayyilimayyily | مـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) bend! | mayyilumayyiloo | مـَييـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mumayyilhuwa mumayyil | هـُو َ مـُمـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mumayyilahiya mumayyilaö | هـِي َ مـُمـَييـِلـَة |
| They are | humma mumayyileenhumma mumayyilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُمـَييـِلين |
