Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I discussed | 'ana nae'ishtaacnaa naeqisht | أنا َ نا َقـِشت |
| We discussed | 'ihna nae'ishnaiicHnaa naeqishnaa | إحنا َ نا َقـِشنا |
| You(m) discussed | 'inta nae'ishtiicnta naeqisht | إنت َ نا َقـِشت |
| You(f) discussed | 'inti nae'ishtiiicnti naeqishty | إنت ِ نا َقـِشتي |
| You(pl) discussed | 'intu nae'ishtuiicntoo naeqishtoo | إنتوا نا َقـِشتوا |
| He/it(m) discussed | huwa nae'ishhuwa naeqish | هـُو َ نا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) discussed | hiya na'shithiya naeqshit | هـِي َ نا َقشـِت |
| They discussed | humma nae'ishuhumma naeqishoo | هـُمّ َ نا َقـِشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might discuss | 'ana yimkin 'anae'ishaacnaa yimkin aacnaeqish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنا َقـِش |
| We might discuss | 'ihna yimkin ninae'ishiicHnaa yimkin ninaeqish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنا َقـِش |
| You(m) might discuss | 'inta yimkin tinae'ishiicnta yimkin tinaeqish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقـِش |
| You(f) might discuss | 'inti yimkin tina'shiiicnti yimkin tinaeqshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقشي |
| You(pl) might discuss | 'intu yimkin tina'shuiicntoo yimkin tinaeqshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقشوا |
| He/it(m) might discuss | huwa yimkin yinae'ishhuwa yimkin yinaeqish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) might discuss | hiya yimkin tinae'ishhiya yimkin tinaeqish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقـِش |
| They might discuss | humma yimkin yina'shuhumma yimkin yinaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َقشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I discuss | 'ana banae'ishaacnaa banaeqish | أنا َ بـَنا َقـِش |
| We discuss | 'ihna binnae'ishiicHnaa binnaeqish | إحنا َ بـِنّا َقـِش |
| You(m) discuss | 'inta bitnae'ishiicnta bitnaeqish | إنت َ بـِتنا َقـِش |
| You(f) discuss | 'inti bitna'shiiicnti bitnaeqshy | إنت ِ بـِتنا َقشي |
| You(pl) discuss | 'intu bitna'shuiicntoo bitnaeqshoo | إنتوا بـِتنا َقشوا |
| He/it(m) discusss | huwa biyinae'ishhuwa biyinaeqish | هـُو َ بـِيـِنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) discusss | hiya bitnae'ishhiya bitnaeqish | هـِي َ بـِتنا َقـِش |
| They discuss | humma biyna'shuhumma biynaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِينا َقشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will discuss | 'ana hanae'ishaacnaa hanaeqish | أنا َ هـَنا َقـِش |
| We will discuss | 'ihna hannae'ishiicHnaa hannaeqish | إحنا َ هـَنّا َقـِش |
| You(m) will discuss | 'inta hatnae'ishiicnta hatnaeqish | إنت َ هـَتنا َقـِش |
| You(f) will discuss | 'inti hatna'shiiicnti hatnaeqshy | إنت ِ هـَتنا َقشي |
| You(pl) will discuss | 'intu hatna'shuiicntoo hatnaeqshoo | إنتوا هـَتنا َقشوا |
| He/it(m) will discuss | huwa hayinae'ishhuwa hayinaeqish | هـُو َ هـَيـِنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) will discuss | hiya hatnae'ishhiya hatnaeqish | هـِي َ هـَتنا َقـِش |
| They will discuss | humma hayina'shuhumma hayinaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنا َقشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) discuss! | nae'ishnaeqish | نا َقـِش |
| You(f) discuss! | na'shinaeqshy | نا َقشي |
| You(pl) discuss! | na'shunaeqshoo | نا َقشوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is discussed | huwa munae'ishhuwa munaeqish | هـُو َ مـُنا َقـِش |
| She/it(f) is discussed | hiya munae'ishahiya munaeqishaö | هـِي َ مـُنا َقـِشـَة |
| They are discussed | humma munae'isheenhumma munaeqishyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنا َقـِشين |
