Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I creaked | 'ana zayya'taacnaa zayyayct | أنا َ ز َييـَئت |
| We creaked | 'ihna zayya'naiicHnaa zayyaycnaa | إحنا َ ز َييـَئنا |
| You(m) creaked | 'inta zayya'tiicnta zayyayct | إنت َ ز َييـَئت |
| You(f) creaked | 'inti zayya'tiiicnti zayyaycty | إنت ِ ز َييـَئتي |
| You(pl) creaked | 'intu zayya'tuiicntoo zayyayctoo | إنتوا ز َييـَئتوا |
| He/it(m) creaked | huwa zayya'huwa zayyayc | هـُو َ ز َييـَئ |
| She/it(f) creaked | hiya zayya'ithiya zayyaycit | هـِي َ ز َييـَئـِت |
| They creaked | humma zayya'uhumma zayyaycoo | هـُمّ َ ز َييـَئوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might creak | 'ana yimkin 'azayya'aacnaa yimkin aaczayyayc | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أز َييـَئ |
| We might creak | 'ihna yimkin nizayya'iicHnaa yimkin nizayyayc | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِز َييـَئ |
| You(m) might creak | 'inta yimkin tizayya'iicnta yimkin tizayyayc | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـَئ |
| You(f) might creak | 'inti yimkin tizayya'iiicnti yimkin tizayyaycy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـَئي |
| You(pl) might creak | 'intu yimkin tizayya'uiicntoo yimkin tizayyaycoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـَئوا |
| He/it(m) might creak | huwa yimkin yizayya'huwa yimkin yizayyayc | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َييـَئ |
| She/it(f) might creak | hiya yimkin tizayya'hiya yimkin tizayyayc | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـَئ |
| They might creak | humma yimkin yizayya'uhumma yimkin yizayyaycoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َييـَئوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I creak | 'ana bazayya'aacnaa bazayyayc | أنا َ بـَز َييـَئ |
| We creak | 'ihna binizayya'iicHnaa binizayyayc | إحنا َ بـِنـِز َييـَئ |
| You(m) creak | 'inta bitizayya'iicnta bitizayyayc | إنت َ بـِتـِز َييـَئ |
| You(f) creak | 'inti bitizayya'iiicnti bitizayyaycy | إنت ِ بـِتـِز َييـَئي |
| You(pl) creak | 'intu bitizayya'uiicntoo bitizayyaycoo | إنتوا بـِتـِز َييـَئوا |
| He/it(m) creaks | huwa biyizayya'huwa biyizayyayc | هـُو َ بـِيـِز َييـَئ |
| She/it(f) creaks | hiya bitizayya'hiya bitizayyayc | هـِي َ بـِتـِز َييـَئ |
| They creak | humma biyizayya'uhumma biyizayyaycoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِز َييـَئوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will creak | 'ana hazayya'aacnaa hazayyayc | أنا َ هـَز َييـَئ |
| We will creak | 'ihna hanizayya'iicHnaa hanizayyayc | إحنا َ هـَنـِز َييـَئ |
| You(m) will creak | 'inta hatizayya'iicnta hatizayyayc | إنت َ هـَتـِز َييـَئ |
| You(f) will creak | 'inti hatizayya'iiicnti hatizayyaycy | إنت ِ هـَتـِز َييـَئي |
| You(pl) will creak | 'intu hatizayya'uiicntoo hatizayyaycoo | إنتوا هـَتـِز َييـَئوا |
| He/it(m) will creak | huwa hayizayya'huwa hayizayyayc | هـُو َ هـَيـِز َييـَئ |
| She/it(f) will creak | hiya hatizayya'hiya hatizayyayc | هـِي َ هـَتـِز َييـَئ |
| They will creak | humma hayizayya'uhumma hayizayyaycoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِز َييـَئوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) creak! | 'izya'iiczyayc | إزيـَئ |
| You(f) creak! | 'izya'iiiczyaycy | إزيـَئي |
| You(pl) creak! | izya'uizyaycoo | ِزيـَئوا |
