Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I differed | 'ana 'ichtalaftaacnaa iicKtalaft | أنا َ إختـَلـَفت |
| We differed | 'ihna 'ichtalafnaiicHnaa iicKtalafnaa | إحنا َ إختـَلـَفنا |
| You(m) differed | 'inta 'ichtalaftiicnta iicKtalaft | إنت َ إختـَلـَفت |
| You(f) differed | 'inti 'ichtalaftiiicnti iicKtalafty | إنت ِ إختـَلـَفتي |
| You(pl) differed | 'intu 'ichtalaftuiicntoo iicKtalaftoo | إنتوا إختـَلـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) differed | huwa 'ichtalafhuwa iicKtalaf | هـُو َ إختـَلـَف |
| She/it(f) differed | hiya 'ichtalafithiya iicKtalafit | هـِي َ إختـَلـَفـِت |
| They differed | humma 'ichtalafuhumma iicKtalafoo | هـُمّ َ إختـَلـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might differ | 'ana yimkin 'achtilifaacnaa yimkin aacKtilif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أختـِلـِف |
| We might differ | 'ihna yimkin nichtilifiicHnaa yimkin niKtilif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِختـِلـِف |
| You(m) might differ | 'inta yimkin tichtilifiicnta yimkin tiKtilif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِختـِلـِف |
| You(f) might differ | 'inti yimkin tichtilfiiicnti yimkin tiKtilfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِختـِلفي |
| You(pl) might differ | 'intu yimkin tichtilfuiicntoo yimkin tiKtilfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِختـِلفوا |
| He/it(m) might differ | huwa yimkin yichtilifhuwa yimkin yiKtilif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِختـِلـِف |
| She/it(f) might differ | hiya yimkin tichtilifhiya yimkin tiKtilif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِختـِلـِف |
| They might differ | humma yimkin yichtilfuhumma yimkin yiKtilfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِختـِلفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I differ | 'ana bachtilifaacnaa baKtilif | أنا َ بـَختـِلـِف |
| We differ | 'ihna binichtilifiicHnaa biniKtilif | إحنا َ بـِنـِختـِلـِف |
| You(m) differ | 'inta bitichtilifiicnta bitiKtilif | إنت َ بـِتـِختـِلـِف |
| You(f) differ | 'inti bitichtilfiiicnti bitiKtilfy | إنت ِ بـِتـِختـِلفي |
| You(pl) differ | 'intu bitichtilfuiicntoo bitiKtilfoo | إنتوا بـِتـِختـِلفوا |
| He/it(m) differs | huwa biyichtilifhuwa biyiKtilif | هـُو َ بـِيـِختـِلـِف |
| She/it(f) differs | hiya bitichtilifhiya bitiKtilif | هـِي َ بـِتـِختـِلـِف |
| They differ | humma biyichtilfuhumma biyiKtilfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِختـِلفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will differ | 'ana hachtilifaacnaa haKtilif | أنا َ هـَختـِلـِف |
| We will differ | 'ihna hanichtilifiicHnaa haniKtilif | إحنا َ هـَنـِختـِلـِف |
| You(m) will differ | 'inta hatichtilifiicnta hatiKtilif | إنت َ هـَتـِختـِلـِف |
| You(f) will differ | 'inti hatichtilfiiicnti hatiKtilfy | إنت ِ هـَتـِختـِلفي |
| You(pl) will differ | 'intu hatichtilfuiicntoo hatiKtilfoo | إنتوا هـَتـِختـِلفوا |
| He/it(m) will differ | huwa hayichtilifhuwa hayiKtilif | هـُو َ هـَيـِختـِلـِف |
| She/it(f) will differ | hiya hatichtilifhiya hatiKtilif | هـِي َ هـَتـِختـِلـِف |
| They will differ | humma hayichtilfuhumma hayiKtilfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِختـِلفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) differ! | 'ichtilifiicKtilif | إختـِلـِف |
| You(f) differ! | 'ichtilifiiicKtilify | إختـِلـِفي |
| You(pl) differ! | 'ichtilifuiicKtilifoo | إختـِلـِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is differed | huwa muchtalifhuwa muKtalif | هـُو َ مـُختـَلـِف |
| She/it(f) is differed | hiya muchtalifahiya muKtalifaö | هـِي َ مـُختـَلـِفـَة |
| They are differed | humma muchtalifeenhumma muKtalifyn | هـُمّ َ مـُختـَلـِفين |
