Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I illustrated | 'ana waddahtaacnaa waDDaHt | أنا َ و َضّـَحت |
| We illustrated | 'ihna waddahnaiicHnaa waDDaHnaa | إحنا َ و َضّـَحنا |
| You(m) illustrated | 'inta waddahtiicnta waDDaHt | إنت َ و َضّـَحت |
| You(f) illustrated | 'inti waddahtiiicnti waDDaHty | إنت ِ و َضّـَحتي |
| You(pl) illustrated | 'intu waddahtuiicntoo waDDaHtoo | إنتوا و َضّـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) illustrated | huwa waddahhuwa waDDaH | هـُو َ و َضّـَح |
| She/it(f) illustrated | hiya waddahithiya waDDaHit | هـِي َ و َضّـَحـِت |
| They illustrated | humma waddahuhumma waDDaHoo | هـُمّ َ و َضّـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might illustrate | 'ana yimkin 'awaddahaacnaa yimkin aacwaDDaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َضّـَح |
| We might illustrate | 'ihna yimkin niwaddahiicHnaa yimkin niwaDDaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َضّـَح |
| You(m) might illustrate | 'inta yimkin tiwaddahiicnta yimkin tiwaDDaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َضّـَح |
| You(f) might illustrate | 'inti yimkin tiwaddahiiicnti yimkin tiwaDDaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َضّـَحي |
| You(pl) might illustrate | 'intu yimkin tiwaddahuiicntoo yimkin tiwaDDaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َضّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might illustrate | huwa yimkin yiwaddahhuwa yimkin yiwaDDaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َضّـَح |
| She/it(f) might illustrate | hiya yimkin tiwaddahhiya yimkin tiwaDDaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َضّـَح |
| They might illustrate | humma yimkin yiwaddahuhumma yimkin yiwaDDaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َضّـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I illustrate | 'ana bawaddahaacnaa bawaDDaH | أنا َ بـَو َضّـَح |
| We illustrate | 'ihna biniwaddahiicHnaa biniwaDDaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِو َضّـَح |
| You(m) illustrate | 'inta bitiwaddahiicnta bitiwaDDaH | إنت َ بـِتـِو َضّـَح |
| You(f) illustrate | 'inti bitiwaddahiiicnti bitiwaDDaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِو َضّـَحي |
| You(pl) illustrate | 'intu bitiwaddahuiicntoo bitiwaDDaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِو َضّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) illustrates | huwa biyiwaddahhuwa biyiwaDDaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َضّـَح |
| She/it(f) illustrates | hiya bitiwaddahhiya bitiwaDDaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِو َضّـَح |
| They illustrate | humma biyiwaddahuhumma biyiwaDDaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َضّـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will illustrate | 'ana hawaddahaacnaa hawaDDaH | أنا َ هـَو َضّـَح |
| We will illustrate | 'ihna haniwaddahiicHnaa haniwaDDaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِو َضّـَح |
| You(m) will illustrate | 'inta hatiwaddahiicnta hatiwaDDaH | إنت َ هـَتـِو َضّـَح |
| You(f) will illustrate | 'inti hatiwaddahiiicnti hatiwaDDaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِو َضّـَحي |
| You(pl) will illustrate | 'intu hatiwaddahuiicntoo hatiwaDDaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِو َضّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will illustrate | huwa hayiwaddahhuwa hayiwaDDaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َضّـَح |
| She/it(f) will illustrate | hiya hatiwaddahhiya hatiwaDDaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِو َضّـَح |
| They will illustrate | humma hayiwaddahuhumma hayiwaDDaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َضّـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) illustrate! | 'ioodahiicwDaH | إوضـَح |
| You(f) illustrate! | 'ioodahiiicwDaHy | إوضـَحي |
| You(pl) illustrate! | iwdahuiwDaHoo | ِوضـَحوا |
