Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I killed | 'ana 'ataltaacnaa qatalt | أنا َ قـَتـَلت |
| We killed | 'ihna 'atalnaiicHnaa qatalnaa | إحنا َ قـَتـَلنا |
| You(m) killed | 'inta 'ataltiicnta qatalt | إنت َ قـَتـَلت |
| You(f) killed | 'inti 'ataltiiicnti qatalty | إنت ِ قـَتـَلتي |
| You(pl) killed | 'intu 'ataltuiicntoo qataltoo | إنتوا قـَتـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) killed | huwa 'atalhuwa qatal | هـُو َ قـَتـَل |
| She/it(f) killed | hiya 'atalithiya qatalit | هـِي َ قـَتـَلـِت |
| They killed | humma 'ataluhumma qataloo | هـُمّ َ قـَتـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might kill | 'ana yimkin 'a'tilaacnaa yimkin aacqtil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقتـِل |
| We might kill | 'ihna yimkin ni'tiliicHnaa yimkin niqtil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقتـِل |
| You(m) might kill | 'inta yimkin ti'tiliicnta yimkin tiqtil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقتـِل |
| You(f) might kill | 'inti yimkin ti'tiliiicnti yimkin tiqtily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقتـِلي |
| You(pl) might kill | 'intu yimkin ti'tiluiicntoo yimkin tiqtiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقتـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might kill | huwa yimkin yi'tilhuwa yimkin yiqtil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقتـِل |
| She/it(f) might kill | hiya yimkin ti'tilhiya yimkin tiqtil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقتـِل |
| They might kill | humma yimkin yi'tiluhumma yimkin yiqtiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقتـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I kill | 'ana ba'tilaacnaa baqtil | أنا َ بـَقتـِل |
| We kill | 'ihna bini'tiliicHnaa biniqtil | إحنا َ بـِنـِقتـِل |
| You(m) kill | 'inta biti'tiliicnta bitiqtil | إنت َ بـِتـِقتـِل |
| You(f) kill | 'inti biti'tiliiicnti bitiqtily | إنت ِ بـِتـِقتـِلي |
| You(pl) kill | 'intu biti'tiluiicntoo bitiqtiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِقتـِلوا |
| He/it(m) kills | huwa biyi'tilhuwa biyiqtil | هـُو َ بـِيـِقتـِل |
| She/it(f) kills | hiya biti'tilhiya bitiqtil | هـِي َ بـِتـِقتـِل |
| They kill | humma biyi'tiluhumma biyiqtiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقتـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will kill | 'ana ha'tilaacnaa haqtil | أنا َ هـَقتـِل |
| We will kill | 'ihna hani'tiliicHnaa haniqtil | إحنا َ هـَنـِقتـِل |
| You(m) will kill | 'inta hati'tiliicnta hatiqtil | إنت َ هـَتـِقتـِل |
| You(f) will kill | 'inti hati'tiliiicnti hatiqtily | إنت ِ هـَتـِقتـِلي |
| You(pl) will kill | 'intu hati'tiluiicntoo hatiqtiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِقتـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will kill | huwa hayi'tilhuwa hayiqtil | هـُو َ هـَيـِقتـِل |
| She/it(f) will kill | hiya hati'tilhiya hatiqtil | هـِي َ هـَتـِقتـِل |
| They will kill | humma hayi'tiluhumma hayiqtiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقتـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) kill! | 'i'tiliicqtil | إقتـِل |
| You(f) kill! | 'i'tiliiicqtily | إقتـِلي |
| You(pl) kill! | 'i'tiluiicqtiloo | إقتـِلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am killing | 'ana 'aatilaacnaa qaatil | أنا َ قا َتـِل |
| I(f) am killing | 'ana 'aatilaaacnaa qaatilaö | أنا َ قا َتـِلـَة |
| We are killing | 'ihna 'aatileeniicHnaa qaatilyn | إحنا َ قا َتـِلين |
| You(m) are killing | 'inta 'aatiliicnta qaatil | إنت َ قا َتـِل |
| You(f) are killing | 'inti 'aatilaiicnti qaatilaö | إنت ِ قا َتـِلـَة |
| You(pl) are killing | 'intu 'aatileeniicntoo qaatilyn | إنتوا قا َتـِلين |
| He/it(m) is killing | huwa 'aatilhuwa qaatil | هـُو َ قا َتـِل |
| She/it(f) is killing | hiya 'aatilahiya qaatilaö | هـِي َ قا َتـِلـَة |
| They are killing | humma 'aatileenhumma qaatilyn | هـُمّ َ قا َتـِلين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is killed | huwa ma'toolhuwa maqtwl | هـُو َ مـَقتول |
| She/it(f) is killed | hiya ma'toolahiya maqtwlaö | هـِي َ مـَقتولـَة |
| They are killed | humma ma'tooleenhumma maqtwlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقتولين |
