Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I slowed | 'ana haddeetaacnaa haddyt | أنا َ هـَدّيت |
| We slowed | 'ihna haddeenaiicHnaa haddynaa | إحنا َ هـَدّينا |
| You(m) slowed | 'inta haddeetiicnta haddyt | إنت َ هـَدّيت |
| You(f) slowed | 'inti haddeetiiicnti haddyty | إنت ِ هـَدّيتي |
| You(pl) slowed | 'intu haddeetuiicntoo haddytoo | إنتوا هـَدّيتوا |
| He/it(m) slowed | huwa haddahuwa haddY | هـُو َ هـَدّى |
| She/it(f) slowed | hiya haddithiya haddit | هـِي َ هـَدّ ِت |
| They slowed | humma hadduhumma haddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَدّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might slow | 'ana yimkin 'ahaddiaacnaa yimkin aachaddy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهـَدّي |
| We might slow | 'ihna yimkin nihaddiiicHnaa yimkin nihaddy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهـَدّي |
| You(m) might slow | 'inta yimkin tihaddiiicnta yimkin tihaddy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَدّي |
| You(f) might slow | 'inti yimkin tihaddiiicnti yimkin tihaddy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَدّي |
| You(pl) might slow | 'intu yimkin tihadduiicntoo yimkin tihaddoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) might slow | huwa yimkin yihaddihuwa yimkin yihaddy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـَدّي |
| She/it(f) might slow | hiya yimkin tihaddihiya yimkin tihaddy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَدّي |
| They might slow | humma yimkin yihadduhumma yimkin yihaddoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـَدّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I slow | 'ana bahaddiaacnaa bahaddy | أنا َ بـَهـَدّي |
| We slow | 'ihna binhaddiiicHnaa binhaddy | إحنا َ بـِنهـَدّي |
| You(m) slow | 'inta bithaddiiicnta bithaddy | إنت َ بـِثـَدّي |
| You(f) slow | 'inti bithaddiiicnti bithaddy | إنت ِ بـِثـَدّي |
| You(pl) slow | 'intu bithadduiicntoo bithaddoo | إنتوا بـِثـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) slows | huwa biyihaddihuwa biyihaddy | هـُو َ بـِيـِهـَدّي |
| She/it(f) slows | hiya bithaddihiya bithaddy | هـِي َ بـِثـَدّي |
| They slow | humma biyihadduhumma biyihaddoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهـَدّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will slow | 'ana hahaddiaacnaa hahaddy | أنا َ هـَهـَدّي |
| We will slow | 'ihna hanhaddiiicHnaa hanhaddy | إحنا َ هـَنهـَدّي |
| You(m) will slow | 'inta hathaddiiicnta hathaddy | إنت َ هـَثـَدّي |
| You(f) will slow | 'inti hathaddiiicnti hathaddy | إنت ِ هـَثـَدّي |
| You(pl) will slow | 'intu hathadduiicntoo hathaddoo | إنتوا هـَثـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) will slow | huwa hayihaddihuwa hayihaddy | هـُو َ هـَيـِهـَدّي |
| She/it(f) will slow | hiya hathaddihiya hathaddy | هـِي َ هـَثـَدّي |
| They will slow | humma hayihadduhumma hayihaddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهـَدّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) slow! | haddihaddy | هـَدّي |
| You(f) slow! | haddihaddy | هـَدّي |
| You(pl) slow! | hadduhaddoo | هـَدّوا |
