Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I defended | 'ana daefiAtaacnaa daefiAt | أنا َ دا َفـِعت |
| We defended | 'ihna daefiAnaiicHnaa daefiAnaa | إحنا َ دا َفـِعنا |
| You(m) defended | 'inta daefiAtiicnta daefiAt | إنت َ دا َفـِعت |
| You(f) defended | 'inti daefiAtiiicnti daefiAty | إنت ِ دا َفـِعتي |
| You(pl) defended | 'intu daefiAtuiicntoo daefiAtoo | إنتوا دا َفـِعتوا |
| He/it(m) defended | huwa daefiAhuwa daefiA | هـُو َ دا َفـِع |
| She/it(f) defended | hiya dafAithiya daefAit | هـِي َ دا َفعـِت |
| They defended | humma daefiAuhumma daefiAoo | هـُمّ َ دا َفـِعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might defended | 'ana yimkin 'adaefiAaacnaa yimkin aacdaefiA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدا َفـِع |
| We might defended | 'ihna yimkin nidaefiAiicHnaa yimkin nidaefiA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدا َفـِع |
| You(m) might defended | 'inta yimkin tidaefiAiicnta yimkin tidaefiA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدا َفـِع |
| You(f) might defended | 'inti yimkin tidafAiiicnti yimkin tidaefAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدا َفعي |
| You(pl) might defended | 'intu yimkin tidafAuiicntoo yimkin tidaefAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدا َفعوا |
| He/it(m) might defended | huwa yimkin yidaefiAhuwa yimkin yidaefiA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدا َفـِع |
| She/it(f) might defended | hiya yimkin tidaefiAhiya yimkin tidaefiA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدا َفـِع |
| They might defended | humma yimkin yidafAuhumma yimkin yidaefAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدا َفعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I defended | 'ana badaefiAaacnaa badaefiA | أنا َ بـَدا َفـِع |
| We defended | 'ihna bindaefiAiicHnaa bindaefiA | إحنا َ بـِندا َفـِع |
| You(m) defended | 'inta bitdaefiAiicnta bitdaefiA | إنت َ بـِتدا َفـِع |
| You(f) defended | 'inti bitdafAiiicnti bitdaefAy | إنت ِ بـِتدا َفعي |
| You(pl) defended | 'intu bitdafAuiicntoo bitdaefAoo | إنتوا بـِتدا َفعوا |
| He/it(m) defendeds | huwa biyidaefiAhuwa biyidaefiA | هـُو َ بـِيـِدا َفـِع |
| She/it(f) defendeds | hiya bitdaefiAhiya bitdaefiA | هـِي َ بـِتدا َفـِع |
| They defended | humma biydafAuhumma biydaefAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيدا َفعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will defended | 'ana hadaefiAaacnaa hadaefiA | أنا َ هـَدا َفـِع |
| We will defended | 'ihna handaefiAiicHnaa handaefiA | إحنا َ هـَندا َفـِع |
| You(m) will defended | 'inta hatdaefiAiicnta hatdaefiA | إنت َ هـَتدا َفـِع |
| You(f) will defended | 'inti hatdafAiiicnti hatdaefAy | إنت ِ هـَتدا َفعي |
| You(pl) will defended | 'intu hatdafAuiicntoo hatdaefAoo | إنتوا هـَتدا َفعوا |
| He/it(m) will defended | huwa hayidaefiAhuwa hayidaefiA | هـُو َ هـَيـِدا َفـِع |
| She/it(f) will defended | hiya hatdaefiAhiya hatdaefiA | هـِي َ هـَتدا َفـِع |
| They will defended | humma hayidafAuhumma hayidaefAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدا َفعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) defended! | daefiAdaefiA | دا َفـِع |
| You(f) defended! | dafAidaefAy | دا َفعي |
| You(pl) defended! | dafAudaefAoo | دا َفعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mudaefiAhuwa mudaefiA | هـُو َ مـُدا َفـِع |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mudaefiAahiya mudaefiAaö | هـِي َ مـُدا َفـِعـَة |
| They are | humma mudaefiAeenhumma mudaefiAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُدا َفـِعين |
