Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I played | 'ana Aakkeetaacnaa Aakkyt | أنا َ عـَكّيت |
| We played | 'ihna AakkeenaiicHnaa Aakkynaa | إحنا َ عـَكّينا |
| You(m) played | 'inta Aakkeetiicnta Aakkyt | إنت َ عـَكّيت |
| You(f) played | 'inti Aakkeetiiicnti Aakkyty | إنت ِ عـَكّيتي |
| You(pl) played | 'intu Aakkeetuiicntoo Aakkytoo | إنتوا عـَكّيتوا |
| He/it(m) played | huwa Aakkhuwa Aakk | هـُو َ عـَكّ |
| She/it(f) played | hiya Aakkithiya Aakkit | هـِي َ عـَكّـِت |
| They played | humma Aakkuhumma Aakkoo | هـُمّ َ عـَكّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might play | 'ana yimkin 'aAukkaacnaa yimkin aacAukk | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـُكّ |
| We might play | 'ihna yimkin niAukkiicHnaa yimkin niAukk | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـُكّ |
| You(m) might play | 'inta yimkin tiAukkiicnta yimkin tiAukk | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـُكّ |
| You(f) might play | 'inti yimkin tiAukkiiicnti yimkin tiAukky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـُكّي |
| You(pl) might play | 'intu yimkin tiAukkuiicntoo yimkin tiAukkoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـُكّوا |
| He/it(m) might play | huwa yimkin yiAukkhuwa yimkin yiAukk | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـُكّ |
| She/it(f) might play | hiya yimkin tiAukkhiya yimkin tiAukk | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـُكّ |
| They might play | humma yimkin yiAukkuhumma yimkin yiAukkoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـُكّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I play | 'ana baAukkaacnaa baAukk | أنا َ بـَعـُكّ |
| We play | 'ihna binAukkiicHnaa binAukk | إحنا َ بـِنعـُكّ |
| You(m) play | 'inta bitAukkiicnta bitAukk | إنت َ بـِتعـُكّ |
| You(f) play | 'inti bitAukkiiicnti bitAukky | إنت ِ بـِتعـُكّي |
| You(pl) play | 'intu bitAukkuiicntoo bitAukkoo | إنتوا بـِتعـُكّوا |
| He/it(m) plays | huwa biyiAukkhuwa biyiAukk | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـُكّ |
| She/it(f) plays | hiya bitAukkhiya bitAukk | هـِي َ بـِتعـُكّ |
| They play | humma biyiAukkuhumma biyiAukkoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـُكّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will play | 'ana haAukkaacnaa haAukk | أنا َ هـَعـُكّ |
| We will play | 'ihna hanAukkiicHnaa hanAukk | إحنا َ هـَنعـُكّ |
| You(m) will play | 'inta hatAukkiicnta hatAukk | إنت َ هـَتعـُكّ |
| You(f) will play | 'inti hatAukkiiicnti hatAukky | إنت ِ هـَتعـُكّي |
| You(pl) will play | 'intu hatAukkuiicntoo hatAukkoo | إنتوا هـَتعـُكّوا |
| He/it(m) will play | huwa hayiAukkhuwa hayiAukk | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـُكّ |
| She/it(f) will play | hiya hatAukkhiya hatAukk | هـِي َ هـَتعـُكّ |
| They will play | humma hayiAukkuhumma hayiAukkoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـُكّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) play! | 'iAukkiicAukk | إعـُكّ |
| You(f) play! | 'iAukkiiicAukky | إعـُكّي |
| You(pl) play! | 'iAukkuiicAukkoo | إعـُكّوا |
