Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I paid | 'ana dafaAtaacnaa dafaAt | أنا َ د َفـَعت |
| We paid | 'ihna dafaAnaiicHnaa dafaAnaa | إحنا َ د َفـَعنا |
| You(m) paid | 'inta dafaAtiicnta dafaAt | إنت َ د َفـَعت |
| You(f) paid | 'inti dafaAtiiicnti dafaAty | إنت ِ د َفـَعتي |
| You(pl) paid | 'intu dafaAtuiicntoo dafaAtoo | إنتوا د َفـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) paid | huwa dafaAhuwa dafaA | هـُو َ د َفـَع |
| She/it(f) paid | hiya dafaAithiya dafaAit | هـِي َ د َفـَعـِت |
| They paid | humma dafaAuhumma dafaAoo | هـُمّ َ د َفـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pay | 'ana yimkin 'adfaAaacnaa yimkin aacdfaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدفـَع |
| We might pay | 'ihna yimkin nidfaAiicHnaa yimkin nidfaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدفـَع |
| You(m) might pay | 'inta yimkin tidfaAiicnta yimkin tidfaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدفـَع |
| You(f) might pay | 'inti yimkin tidfaAiiicnti yimkin tidfaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدفـَعي |
| You(pl) might pay | 'intu yimkin tidfaAuiicntoo yimkin tidfaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might pay | huwa yimkin yidfaAhuwa yimkin yidfaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدفـَع |
| She/it(f) might pay | hiya yimkin tidfaAhiya yimkin tidfaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدفـَع |
| They might pay | humma yimkin yidfaAuhumma yimkin yidfaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدفـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pay | 'ana badfaAaacnaa badfaA | أنا َ بـَدفـَع |
| We pay | 'ihna binidfaAiicHnaa binidfaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِدفـَع |
| You(m) pay | 'inta bitidfaAiicnta bitidfaA | إنت َ بـِتـِدفـَع |
| You(f) pay | 'inti bitidfaAiiicnti bitidfaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِدفـَعي |
| You(pl) pay | 'intu bitidfaAuiicntoo bitidfaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِدفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) pays | huwa biyidfaAhuwa biyidfaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِدفـَع |
| She/it(f) pays | hiya bitidfaAhiya bitidfaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِدفـَع |
| They pay | humma biyidfaAuhumma biyidfaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدفـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pay | 'ana hadfaAaacnaa hadfaA | أنا َ هـَدفـَع |
| We will pay | 'ihna hanidfaAiicHnaa hanidfaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِدفـَع |
| You(m) will pay | 'inta hatidfaAiicnta hatidfaA | إنت َ هـَتـِدفـَع |
| You(f) will pay | 'inti hatidfaAiiicnti hatidfaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِدفـَعي |
| You(pl) will pay | 'intu hatidfaAuiicntoo hatidfaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِدفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will pay | huwa hayidfaAhuwa hayidfaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِدفـَع |
| She/it(f) will pay | hiya hatidfaAhiya hatidfaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِدفـَع |
| They will pay | humma hayidfaAuhumma hayidfaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدفـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pay! | 'idfaAiicdfaA | إدفـَع |
| You(f) pay! | 'idfaAiiicdfaAy | إدفـَعي |
| You(pl) pay! | 'idfaAuiicdfaAoo | إدفـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is paid | huwa madfooAhuwa madfwA | هـُو َ مـَدفوع |
| She/it(f) is paid | hiya madfooAahiya madfwAaö | هـِي َ مـَدفوعـَة |
| They are paid | humma madfooAeenhumma madfwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَدفوعين |
