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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  was | 'ana 'itAayyintaacnaa iictAayyint | أنا َ إتعـَييـِنت | 
| We  was | 'ihna 'itAayyinnaiicHnaa iictAayyinnaa | إحنا َ إتعـَييـِنّا | 
| You(m)  was | 'inta 'itAayyintiicnta iictAayyint | إنت َ إتعـَييـِنت | 
| You(f)  was | 'inti 'itAayyintiiicnti iictAayyinty | إنت ِ إتعـَييـِنتي | 
| You(pl)  was | 'intu 'itAayyintuiicntoo iictAayyintoo | إنتوا إتعـَييـِنتوا | 
| He/it(m)  was | huwa 'itAayyinhuwa iictAayyin | هـُو َ إتعـَييـِن | 
| She/it(f)  was | hiya 'itAayyinithiya iictAayyinit | هـِي َ إتعـَييـِنـِت | 
| They  was | humma 'itAayyinuhumma iictAayyinoo | هـُمّ َ إتعـَييـِنوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  be | 'ana yimkin 'atAayyinaacnaa yimkin aactAayyin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـَييـِن | 
| We might  be | 'ihna yimkin nitAayyiniicHnaa yimkin nitAayyin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـَييـِن | 
| You(m) might  be | 'inta yimkin titAayyiniicnta yimkin titAayyin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَييـِن | 
| You(f) might  be | 'inti yimkin titAayyiniiicnti yimkin titAayyiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَييـِني | 
| You(pl) might  be | 'intu yimkin titAayyinuiicntoo yimkin titAayyinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَييـِنوا | 
| He/it(m) might  be | huwa yimkin yitAayyinhuwa yimkin yitAayyin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَييـِن | 
| She/it(f) might  be | hiya yimkin titAayyinhiya yimkin titAayyin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَييـِن | 
| They might  be | humma yimkin yitAayyinuhumma yimkin yitAayyinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَييـِنوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  be | 'ana batAayyinaacnaa batAayyin | أنا َ بـَتعـَييـِن | 
| We  be | 'ihna binitAayyiniicHnaa binitAayyin | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـَييـِن | 
| You(m)  be | 'inta bititAayyiniicnta bititAayyin | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـَييـِن | 
| You(f)  be | 'inti bititAayyiniiicnti bititAayyiny | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـَييـِني | 
| You(pl)  be | 'intu bititAayyinuiicntoo bititAayyinoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـَييـِنوا | 
| He/it(m)  bes | huwa biyitAayyinhuwa biyitAayyin | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـَييـِن | 
| She/it(f)  bes | hiya bititAayyinhiya bititAayyin | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـَييـِن | 
| They  be | humma biyitAayyinuhumma biyitAayyinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـَييـِنوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  be | 'ana hatAayyinaacnaa hatAayyin | أنا َ هـَتعـَييـِن | 
| We will  be | 'ihna hanitAayyiniicHnaa hanitAayyin | إحنا َ هـَنـِتعـَييـِن | 
| You(m) will  be | 'inta hatitAayyiniicnta hatitAayyin | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـَييـِن | 
| You(f) will  be | 'inti hatitAayyiniiicnti hatitAayyiny | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـَييـِني | 
| You(pl) will  be | 'intu hatitAayyinuiicntoo hatitAayyinoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـَييـِنوا | 
| He/it(m) will  be | huwa hayitAayyinhuwa hayitAayyin | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـَييـِن | 
| She/it(f) will  be | hiya hatitAayyinhiya hatitAayyin | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـَييـِن | 
| They will  be | humma hayitAayyinuhumma hayitAayyinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـَييـِنوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  be! | 'itAayyiniictAayyin | إتعـَييـِن | 
| You(f)  be! | 'itAayyiniiictAayyiny | إتعـَييـِني | 
| You(pl)  be! | 'itAayyinuiictAayyinoo | إتعـَييـِنوا |