Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I got | 'ana kibirtaacnaa kibirt | أنا َ كـِبـِرت |
| We got | 'ihna kibirnaiicHnaa kibirnaa | إحنا َ كـِبـِرنا |
| You(m) got | 'inta kibirtiicnta kibirt | إنت َ كـِبـِرت |
| You(f) got | 'inti kibirtiiicnti kibirty | إنت ِ كـِبـِرتي |
| You(pl) got | 'intu kibirtuiicntoo kibirtoo | إنتوا كـِبـِرتوا |
| He/it(m) got | huwa kibirhuwa kibir | هـُو َ كـِبـِر |
| She/it(f) got | hiya kibrithiya kibrit | هـِي َ كـِبر ِت |
| They got | humma kibruhumma kibroo | هـُمّ َ كـِبروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might get | 'ana yimkin 'akbaraacnaa yimkin aackbar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكبـَر |
| We might get | 'ihna yimkin nikbariicHnaa yimkin nikbar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكبـَر |
| You(m) might get | 'inta yimkin tikbariicnta yimkin tikbar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكبـَر |
| You(f) might get | 'inti yimkin tikbariiicnti yimkin tikbary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكبـَري |
| You(pl) might get | 'intu yimkin tikbaruiicntoo yimkin tikbaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكبـَروا |
| He/it(m) might get | huwa yimkin yikbarhuwa yimkin yikbar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكبـَر |
| She/it(f) might get | hiya yimkin tikbarhiya yimkin tikbar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكبـَر |
| They might get | humma yimkin yikbaruhumma yimkin yikbaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكبـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I get | 'ana bakbaraacnaa bakbar | أنا َ بـَكبـَر |
| We get | 'ihna binikbariicHnaa binikbar | إحنا َ بـِنـِكبـَر |
| You(m) get | 'inta bitikbariicnta bitikbar | إنت َ بـِتـِكبـَر |
| You(f) get | 'inti bitikbariiicnti bitikbary | إنت ِ بـِتـِكبـَري |
| You(pl) get | 'intu bitikbaruiicntoo bitikbaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِكبـَروا |
| He/it(m) gets | huwa biyikbarhuwa biyikbar | هـُو َ بـِيـِكبـَر |
| She/it(f) gets | hiya bitikbarhiya bitikbar | هـِي َ بـِتـِكبـَر |
| They get | humma biyikbaruhumma biyikbaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكبـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will get | 'ana hakbaraacnaa hakbar | أنا َ هـَكبـَر |
| We will get | 'ihna hanikbariicHnaa hanikbar | إحنا َ هـَنـِكبـَر |
| You(m) will get | 'inta hatikbariicnta hatikbar | إنت َ هـَتـِكبـَر |
| You(f) will get | 'inti hatikbariiicnti hatikbary | إنت ِ هـَتـِكبـَري |
| You(pl) will get | 'intu hatikbaruiicntoo hatikbaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِكبـَروا |
| He/it(m) will get | huwa hayikbarhuwa hayikbar | هـُو َ هـَيـِكبـَر |
| She/it(f) will get | hiya hatikbarhiya hatikbar | هـِي َ هـَتـِكبـَر |
| They will get | humma hayikbaruhumma hayikbaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكبـَروا |
