Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I imagined | 'ana 'itchayyiltaacnaa iictKayyilt | أنا َ إتخـَييـِلت |
| We imagined | 'ihna 'itchayyilnaiicHnaa iictKayyilnaa | إحنا َ إتخـَييـِلنا |
| You(m) imagined | 'inta 'itchayyiltiicnta iictKayyilt | إنت َ إتخـَييـِلت |
| You(f) imagined | 'inti 'itchayyiltiiicnti iictKayyilty | إنت ِ إتخـَييـِلتي |
| You(pl) imagined | 'intu 'itchayyiltuiicntoo iictKayyiltoo | إنتوا إتخـَييـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) imagined | huwa 'itchayyilhuwa iictKayyil | هـُو َ إتخـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) imagined | hiya 'itchayyilithiya iictKayyilit | هـِي َ إتخـَييـِلـِت |
| They imagined | humma 'itchayyiluhumma iictKayyiloo | هـُمّ َ إتخـَييـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might imagine | 'ana yimkin 'atchayyilaacnaa yimkin aactKayyil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتخـَييـِل |
| We might imagine | 'ihna yimkin nitchayyiliicHnaa yimkin nitKayyil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتخـَييـِل |
| You(m) might imagine | 'inta yimkin titchayyiliicnta yimkin titKayyil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَييـِل |
| You(f) might imagine | 'inti yimkin titchayyiliiicnti yimkin titKayyily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) might imagine | 'intu yimkin titchayyiluiicntoo yimkin titKayyiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَييـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might imagine | huwa yimkin yitchayyilhuwa yimkin yitKayyil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) might imagine | hiya yimkin titchayyilhiya yimkin titKayyil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَييـِل |
| They might imagine | humma yimkin yitchayyiluhumma yimkin yitKayyiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـَييـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I imagine | 'ana batchayyilaacnaa batKayyil | أنا َ بـَتخـَييـِل |
| We imagine | 'ihna binitchayyiliicHnaa binitKayyil | إحنا َ بـِنـِتخـَييـِل |
| You(m) imagine | 'inta bititchayyiliicnta bititKayyil | إنت َ بـِتـِتخـَييـِل |
| You(f) imagine | 'inti bititchayyiliiicnti bititKayyily | إنت ِ بـِتـِتخـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) imagine | 'intu bititchayyiluiicntoo bititKayyiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِتخـَييـِلوا |
| He/it(m) imagines | huwa biyitchayyilhuwa biyitKayyil | هـُو َ بـِيـِتخـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) imagines | hiya bititchayyilhiya bititKayyil | هـِي َ بـِتـِتخـَييـِل |
| They imagine | humma biyitchayyiluhumma biyitKayyiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتخـَييـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will imagine | 'ana hatchayyilaacnaa hatKayyil | أنا َ هـَتخـَييـِل |
| We will imagine | 'ihna hanitchayyiliicHnaa hanitKayyil | إحنا َ هـَنـِتخـَييـِل |
| You(m) will imagine | 'inta hatitchayyiliicnta hatitKayyil | إنت َ هـَتـِتخـَييـِل |
| You(f) will imagine | 'inti hatitchayyiliiicnti hatitKayyily | إنت ِ هـَتـِتخـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) will imagine | 'intu hatitchayyiluiicntoo hatitKayyiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِتخـَييـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will imagine | huwa hayitchayyilhuwa hayitKayyil | هـُو َ هـَيـِتخـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) will imagine | hiya hatitchayyilhiya hatitKayyil | هـِي َ هـَتـِتخـَييـِل |
| They will imagine | humma hayitchayyiluhumma hayitKayyiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتخـَييـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) imagine! | 'itchayyiliictKayyil | إتخـَييـِل |
| You(f) imagine! | 'itchayyiliiictKayyily | إتخـَييـِلي |
| You(pl) imagine! | 'itchayyiluiictKayyiloo | إتخـَييـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is imagined | huwa mutachayyilhuwa mutaKayyil | هـُو َ مـُتـَخـَييـِل |
| She/it(f) is imagined | hiya mutachayyilahiya mutaKayyilaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَخـَييـِلـَة |
| They are imagined | humma mutachayyileenhumma mutaKayyilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَخـَييـِلين |
