Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I milked | 'ana halabtaacnaa Halabt | أنا َ حـَلـَبت |
| We milked | 'ihna halabnaiicHnaa Halabnaa | إحنا َ حـَلـَبنا |
| You(m) milked | 'inta halabtiicnta Halabt | إنت َ حـَلـَبت |
| You(f) milked | 'inti halabtiiicnti Halabty | إنت ِ حـَلـَبتي |
| You(pl) milked | 'intu halabtuiicntoo Halabtoo | إنتوا حـَلـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) milked | huwa halabhuwa Halab | هـُو َ حـَلـَب |
| She/it(f) milked | hiya halabithiya Halabit | هـِي َ حـَلـَبـِت |
| They milked | humma halabuhumma Halaboo | هـُمّ َ حـَلـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might milk | 'ana yimkin 'ahlibaacnaa yimkin aacHlib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحلـِب |
| We might milk | 'ihna yimkin nihlibiicHnaa yimkin niHlib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحلـِب |
| You(m) might milk | 'inta yimkin tihlibiicnta yimkin tiHlib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـِب |
| You(f) might milk | 'inti yimkin tihlibiiicnti yimkin tiHliby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـِبي |
| You(pl) might milk | 'intu yimkin tihlibuiicntoo yimkin tiHliboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might milk | huwa yimkin yihlibhuwa yimkin yiHlib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحلـِب |
| She/it(f) might milk | hiya yimkin tihlibhiya yimkin tiHlib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحلـِب |
| They might milk | humma yimkin yihlibuhumma yimkin yiHliboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحلـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I milk | 'ana bahlibaacnaa baHlib | أنا َ بـَحلـِب |
| We milk | 'ihna binihlibiicHnaa biniHlib | إحنا َ بـِنـِحلـِب |
| You(m) milk | 'inta bitihlibiicnta bitiHlib | إنت َ بـِتـِحلـِب |
| You(f) milk | 'inti bitihlibiiicnti bitiHliby | إنت ِ بـِتـِحلـِبي |
| You(pl) milk | 'intu bitihlibuiicntoo bitiHliboo | إنتوا بـِتـِحلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) milks | huwa biyihlibhuwa biyiHlib | هـُو َ بـِيـِحلـِب |
| She/it(f) milks | hiya bitihlibhiya bitiHlib | هـِي َ بـِتـِحلـِب |
| They milk | humma biyihlibuhumma biyiHliboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحلـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will milk | 'ana hahlibaacnaa haHlib | أنا َ هـَحلـِب |
| We will milk | 'ihna hanihlibiicHnaa haniHlib | إحنا َ هـَنـِحلـِب |
| You(m) will milk | 'inta hatihlibiicnta hatiHlib | إنت َ هـَتـِحلـِب |
| You(f) will milk | 'inti hatihlibiiicnti hatiHliby | إنت ِ هـَتـِحلـِبي |
| You(pl) will milk | 'intu hatihlibuiicntoo hatiHliboo | إنتوا هـَتـِحلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will milk | huwa hayihlibhuwa hayiHlib | هـُو َ هـَيـِحلـِب |
| She/it(f) will milk | hiya hatihlibhiya hatiHlib | هـِي َ هـَتـِحلـِب |
| They will milk | humma hayihlibuhumma hayiHliboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحلـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) milk! | 'ihlibiicHlib | إحلـِب |
| You(f) milk! | 'ihlibiiicHliby | إحلـِبي |
| You(pl) milk! | 'ihlibuiicHliboo | إحلـِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am milking | 'ana haelibaacnaa Haelib | أنا َ حا َلـِب |
| I(f) am milking | 'ana haelibaaacnaa Haelibaö | أنا َ حا َلـِبـَة |
| We are milking | 'ihna haelibeeniicHnaa Haelibyn | إحنا َ حا َلـِبين |
| You(m) are milking | 'inta haelibiicnta Haelib | إنت َ حا َلـِب |
| You(f) are milking | 'inti haelibaiicnti Haelibaö | إنت ِ حا َلـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are milking | 'intu haelibeeniicntoo Haelibyn | إنتوا حا َلـِبين |
| He/it(m) is milking | huwa haelibhuwa Haelib | هـُو َ حا َلـِب |
| She/it(f) is milking | hiya haelibahiya Haelibaö | هـِي َ حا َلـِبـَة |
| They are milking | humma haelibeenhumma Haelibyn | هـُمّ َ حا َلـِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is milked | huwa mahloobhuwa maHlwb | هـُو َ مـَحلوب |
| She/it(f) is milked | hiya mahloobahiya maHlwbaö | هـِي َ مـَحلوبـَة |
| They are milked | humma mahloobeenhumma maHlwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحلوبين |
