Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I chatted | 'ana dardishtaacnaa dardisht | أنا َ د َرد ِشت |
| We chatted | 'ihna dardishnaiicHnaa dardishnaa | إحنا َ د َرد ِشنا |
| You(m) chatted | 'inta dardishtiicnta dardisht | إنت َ د َرد ِشت |
| You(f) chatted | 'inti dardishtiiicnti dardishty | إنت ِ د َرد ِشتي |
| You(pl) chatted | 'intu dardishtuiicntoo dardishtoo | إنتوا د َرد ِشتوا |
| He/it(m) chatted | huwa dardishhuwa dardish | هـُو َ د َرد ِش |
| She/it(f) chatted | hiya dardishithiya dardishit | هـِي َ د َرد ِشـِت |
| They chatted | humma dardishuhumma dardishoo | هـُمّ َ د َرد ِشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might chat | 'ana yimkin 'adardishaacnaa yimkin aacdardish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أد َرد ِش |
| We might chat | 'ihna yimkin nidardishiicHnaa yimkin nidardish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِد َرد ِش |
| You(m) might chat | 'inta yimkin tidardishiicnta yimkin tidardish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َرد ِش |
| You(f) might chat | 'inti yimkin tidardishiiicnti yimkin tidardishy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِد َرد ِشي |
| You(pl) might chat | 'intu yimkin tidardishuiicntoo yimkin tidardishoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِد َرد ِشوا |
| He/it(m) might chat | huwa yimkin yidardishhuwa yimkin yidardish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َرد ِش |
| She/it(f) might chat | hiya yimkin tidardishhiya yimkin tidardish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِد َرد ِش |
| They might chat | humma yimkin yidardishuhumma yimkin yidardishoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِد َرد ِشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I chat | 'ana badardishaacnaa badardish | أنا َ بـَد َرد ِش |
| We chat | 'ihna bindardishiicHnaa bindardish | إحنا َ بـِند َرد ِش |
| You(m) chat | 'inta bitdardishiicnta bitdardish | إنت َ بـِتد َرد ِش |
| You(f) chat | 'inti bitdardishiiicnti bitdardishy | إنت ِ بـِتد َرد ِشي |
| You(pl) chat | 'intu bitdardishuiicntoo bitdardishoo | إنتوا بـِتد َرد ِشوا |
| He/it(m) chats | huwa biyidardishhuwa biyidardish | هـُو َ بـِيـِد َرد ِش |
| She/it(f) chats | hiya bitdardishhiya bitdardish | هـِي َ بـِتد َرد ِش |
| They chat | humma biyidardishuhumma biyidardishoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِد َرد ِشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will chat | 'ana hadardishaacnaa hadardish | أنا َ هـَد َرد ِش |
| We will chat | 'ihna handardishiicHnaa handardish | إحنا َ هـَند َرد ِش |
| You(m) will chat | 'inta hatdardishiicnta hatdardish | إنت َ هـَتد َرد ِش |
| You(f) will chat | 'inti hatdardishiiicnti hatdardishy | إنت ِ هـَتد َرد ِشي |
| You(pl) will chat | 'intu hatdardishuiicntoo hatdardishoo | إنتوا هـَتد َرد ِشوا |
| He/it(m) will chat | huwa hayidardishhuwa hayidardish | هـُو َ هـَيـِد َرد ِش |
| She/it(f) will chat | hiya hatdardishhiya hatdardish | هـِي َ هـَتد َرد ِش |
| They will chat | humma hayidardishuhumma hayidardishoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِد َرد ِشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) chat! | dardishdardish | د َرد ِش |
| You(f) chat! | dardishidardishy | د َرد ِشي |
| You(pl) chat! | dardishudardishoo | د َرد ِشوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is chatted | huwa midardishhuwa midardish | هـُو َ مـِد َرد ِش |
| She/it(f) is chatted | hiya midardishahiya midardishaö | هـِي َ مـِد َرد ِشـَة |
| They are chatted | humma midardisheenhumma midardishyn | هـُمّ َ مـِد َرد ِشين |
