Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I nursed | 'ana radaAtaacnaa raDaAt | أنا َ ر َضـَعت |
| We nursed | 'ihna radaAnaiicHnaa raDaAnaa | إحنا َ ر َضـَعنا |
| You(m) nursed | 'inta radaAtiicnta raDaAt | إنت َ ر َضـَعت |
| You(f) nursed | 'inti radaAtiiicnti raDaAty | إنت ِ ر َضـَعتي |
| You(pl) nursed | 'intu radaAtuiicntoo raDaAtoo | إنتوا ر َضـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) nursed | huwa radaAhuwa raDaA | هـُو َ ر َضـَع |
| She/it(f) nursed | hiya radaAithiya raDaAit | هـِي َ ر َضـَعـِت |
| They nursed | humma radaAuhumma raDaAoo | هـُمّ َ ر َضـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might nurse | 'ana yimkin 'ardaAaacnaa yimkin aacrDaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرضـَع |
| We might nurse | 'ihna yimkin nirdaAiicHnaa yimkin nirDaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرضـَع |
| You(m) might nurse | 'inta yimkin tirdaAiicnta yimkin tirDaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرضـَع |
| You(f) might nurse | 'inti yimkin tirdaAiiicnti yimkin tirDaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرضـَعي |
| You(pl) might nurse | 'intu yimkin tirdaAuiicntoo yimkin tirDaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرضـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might nurse | huwa yimkin yirdaAhuwa yimkin yirDaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرضـَع |
| She/it(f) might nurse | hiya yimkin tirdaAhiya yimkin tirDaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرضـَع |
| They might nurse | humma yimkin yirdaAuhumma yimkin yirDaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرضـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I nurse | 'ana bardaAaacnaa barDaA | أنا َ بـَرضـَع |
| We nurse | 'ihna binirdaAiicHnaa binirDaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِرضـَع |
| You(m) nurse | 'inta bitirdaAiicnta bitirDaA | إنت َ بـِتـِرضـَع |
| You(f) nurse | 'inti bitirdaAiiicnti bitirDaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِرضـَعي |
| You(pl) nurse | 'intu bitirdaAuiicntoo bitirDaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِرضـَعوا |
| He/it(m) nurses | huwa biyirdaAhuwa biyirDaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِرضـَع |
| She/it(f) nurses | hiya bitirdaAhiya bitirDaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِرضـَع |
| They nurse | humma biyirdaAuhumma biyirDaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرضـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will nurse | 'ana hardaAaacnaa harDaA | أنا َ هـَرضـَع |
| We will nurse | 'ihna hanirdaAiicHnaa hanirDaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِرضـَع |
| You(m) will nurse | 'inta hatirdaAiicnta hatirDaA | إنت َ هـَتـِرضـَع |
| You(f) will nurse | 'inti hatirdaAiiicnti hatirDaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِرضـَعي |
| You(pl) will nurse | 'intu hatirdaAuiicntoo hatirDaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِرضـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will nurse | huwa hayirdaAhuwa hayirDaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِرضـَع |
| She/it(f) will nurse | hiya hatirdaAhiya hatirDaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِرضـَع |
| They will nurse | humma hayirdaAuhumma hayirDaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرضـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) nurse! | 'irdaAiicrDaA | إرضـَع |
| You(f) nurse! | 'irdaAiiicrDaAy | إرضـَعي |
| You(pl) nurse! | 'irdaAuiicrDaAoo | إرضـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is nursed | huwa mardooAhuwa marDwA | هـُو َ مـَرضوع |
| She/it(f) is nursed | hiya mardooAahiya marDwAaö | هـِي َ مـَرضوعـَة |
| They are nursed | humma mardooAeenhumma marDwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَرضوعين |
