Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I praised | 'ana madahtaacnaa madaHt | أنا َ مـَد َحت |
| We praised | 'ihna madahnaiicHnaa madaHnaa | إحنا َ مـَد َحنا |
| You(m) praised | 'inta madahtiicnta madaHt | إنت َ مـَد َحت |
| You(f) praised | 'inti madahtiiicnti madaHty | إنت ِ مـَد َحتي |
| You(pl) praised | 'intu madahtuiicntoo madaHtoo | إنتوا مـَد َحتوا |
| He/it(m) praised | huwa madahhuwa madaH | هـُو َ مـَد َح |
| She/it(f) praised | hiya madahithiya madaHit | هـِي َ مـَد َحـِت |
| They praised | humma madahuhumma madaHoo | هـُمّ َ مـَد َحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might praise | 'ana yimkin 'amdahaacnaa yimkin aacmdaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمد َح |
| We might praise | 'ihna yimkin nimdahiicHnaa yimkin nimdaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمد َح |
| You(m) might praise | 'inta yimkin timdahiicnta yimkin timdaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمد َح |
| You(f) might praise | 'inti yimkin timdahiiicnti yimkin timdaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمد َحي |
| You(pl) might praise | 'intu yimkin timdahuiicntoo yimkin timdaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمد َحوا |
| He/it(m) might praise | huwa yimkin yimdahhuwa yimkin yimdaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمد َح |
| She/it(f) might praise | hiya yimkin timdahhiya yimkin timdaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمد َح |
| They might praise | humma yimkin yimdahuhumma yimkin yimdaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمد َحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I praise | 'ana bamdahaacnaa bamdaH | أنا َ بـَمد َح |
| We praise | 'ihna binimdahiicHnaa binimdaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِمد َح |
| You(m) praise | 'inta bitimdahiicnta bitimdaH | إنت َ بـِتـِمد َح |
| You(f) praise | 'inti bitimdahiiicnti bitimdaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِمد َحي |
| You(pl) praise | 'intu bitimdahuiicntoo bitimdaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِمد َحوا |
| He/it(m) praises | huwa biyimdahhuwa biyimdaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِمد َح |
| She/it(f) praises | hiya bitimdahhiya bitimdaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِمد َح |
| They praise | humma biyimdahuhumma biyimdaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمد َحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will praise | 'ana hamdahaacnaa hamdaH | أنا َ هـَمد َح |
| We will praise | 'ihna hanimdahiicHnaa hanimdaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِمد َح |
| You(m) will praise | 'inta hatimdahiicnta hatimdaH | إنت َ هـَتـِمد َح |
| You(f) will praise | 'inti hatimdahiiicnti hatimdaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِمد َحي |
| You(pl) will praise | 'intu hatimdahuiicntoo hatimdaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِمد َحوا |
| He/it(m) will praise | huwa hayimdahhuwa hayimdaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِمد َح |
| She/it(f) will praise | hiya hatimdahhiya hatimdaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِمد َح |
| They will praise | humma hayimdahuhumma hayimdaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمد َحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) praise! | 'imdahiicmdaH | إمد َح |
| You(f) praise! | 'imdahiiicmdaHy | إمد َحي |
| You(pl) praise! | 'imdahuiicmdaHoo | إمد َحوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is praised | huwa mamdoohhuwa mamdwH | هـُو َ مـَمدوح |
| She/it(f) is praised | hiya mamdoohahiya mamdwHaö | هـِي َ مـَمدوحـَة |
| They are praised | humma mamdooheenhumma mamdwHyn | هـُمّ َ مـَمدوحين |
