Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I paid | 'ana saddidtaacnaa saddidt | أنا َ سـَدّ ِدت |
| We paid | 'ihna saddidnaiicHnaa saddidnaa | إحنا َ سـَدّ ِدنا |
| You(m) paid | 'inta saddidtiicnta saddidt | إنت َ سـَدّ ِدت |
| You(f) paid | 'inti saddidtiiicnti saddidty | إنت ِ سـَدّ ِدتي |
| You(pl) paid | 'intu saddidtuiicntoo saddidtoo | إنتوا سـَدّ ِدتوا |
| He/it(m) paid | huwa saddidhuwa saddid | هـُو َ سـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) paid | hiya saddidithiya saddidit | هـِي َ سـَدّ ِد ِت |
| They paid | humma saddiduhumma saddidoo | هـُمّ َ سـَدّ ِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pay | 'ana yimkin 'asaddidaacnaa yimkin aacsaddid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَدّ ِد |
| We might pay | 'ihna yimkin nisaddidiicHnaa yimkin nisaddid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) might pay | 'inta yimkin tisaddidiicnta yimkin tisaddid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) might pay | 'inti yimkin tisaddidiiicnti yimkin tisaddidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) might pay | 'intu yimkin tisaddiduiicntoo yimkin tisaddidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) might pay | huwa yimkin yisaddidhuwa yimkin yisaddid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) might pay | hiya yimkin tisaddidhiya yimkin tisaddid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَدّ ِد |
| They might pay | humma yimkin yisaddiduhumma yimkin yisaddidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَدّ ِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pay | 'ana basaddidaacnaa basaddid | أنا َ بـَسـَدّ ِد |
| We pay | 'ihna binsaddidiicHnaa binsaddid | إحنا َ بـِنسـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) pay | 'inta bitsaddidiicnta bitsaddid | إنت َ بـِتسـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) pay | 'inti bitsaddidiiicnti bitsaddidy | إنت ِ بـِتسـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) pay | 'intu bitsaddiduiicntoo bitsaddidoo | إنتوا بـِتسـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) pays | huwa biyisaddidhuwa biyisaddid | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) pays | hiya bitsaddidhiya bitsaddid | هـِي َ بـِتسـَدّ ِد |
| They pay | humma biyisaddiduhumma biyisaddidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَدّ ِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pay | 'ana hasaddidaacnaa hasaddid | أنا َ هـَسـَدّ ِد |
| We will pay | 'ihna hansaddidiicHnaa hansaddid | إحنا َ هـَنسـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) will pay | 'inta hatsaddidiicnta hatsaddid | إنت َ هـَتسـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) will pay | 'inti hatsaddidiiicnti hatsaddidy | إنت ِ هـَتسـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) will pay | 'intu hatsaddiduiicntoo hatsaddidoo | إنتوا هـَتسـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) will pay | huwa hayisaddidhuwa hayisaddid | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) will pay | hiya hatsaddidhiya hatsaddid | هـِي َ هـَتسـَدّ ِد |
| They will pay | humma hayisaddiduhumma hayisaddidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَدّ ِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pay! | saddidsaddid | سـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) pay! | saddidisaddidy | سـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) pay! | saddidusaddidoo | سـَدّ ِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is paid | huwa musaddidhuwa musaddid | هـُو َ مـُسـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) is paid | hiya musaddidahiya musaddidaö | هـِي َ مـُسـَدّ ِد َة |
| They are paid | humma musaddideenhumma musaddidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُسـَدّ ِدين |
