Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I leant | 'ana meeltaacnaa mylt | أنا َ ميلت |
| We leant | 'ihna meelnaiicHnaa mylnaa | إحنا َ ميلنا |
| You(m) leant | 'inta meeltiicnta mylt | إنت َ ميلت |
| You(f) leant | 'inti meeltiiicnti mylty | إنت ِ ميلتي |
| You(pl) leant | 'intu meeltuiicntoo myltoo | إنتوا ميلتوا |
| He/it(m) leant | huwa maelhuwa mael | هـُو َ ما َل |
| She/it(f) leant | hiya maelithiya maelit | هـِي َ ما َلـِت |
| They leant | humma maluhumma maeloo | هـُمّ َ ما َلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lean | 'ana yimkin 'ameelaacnaa yimkin aacmyl | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أميل |
| We might lean | 'ihna yimkin nimeeliicHnaa yimkin nimyl | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِميل |
| You(m) might lean | 'inta yimkin timeeliicnta yimkin timyl | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِميل |
| You(f) might lean | 'inti yimkin timeeliiicnti yimkin timyly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِميلي |
| You(pl) might lean | 'intu yimkin timeeluiicntoo yimkin timyloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِميلوا |
| He/it(m) might lean | huwa yimkin yimeelhuwa yimkin yimyl | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِميل |
| She/it(f) might lean | hiya yimkin timeelhiya yimkin timyl | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِميل |
| They might lean | humma yimkin yimeeluhumma yimkin yimyloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِميلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lean | 'ana bameelaacnaa bamyl | أنا َ بـَميل |
| We lean | 'ihna binmeeliicHnaa binmyl | إحنا َ بـِنميل |
| You(m) lean | 'inta bitmeeliicnta bitmyl | إنت َ بـِتميل |
| You(f) lean | 'inti bitmeeliiicnti bitmyly | إنت ِ بـِتميلي |
| You(pl) lean | 'intu bitmeeluiicntoo bitmyloo | إنتوا بـِتميلوا |
| He/it(m) leans | huwa biyimeelhuwa biyimyl | هـُو َ بـِيـِميل |
| She/it(f) leans | hiya bitmeelhiya bitmyl | هـِي َ بـِتميل |
| They lean | humma biyimeeluhumma biyimyloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِميلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lean | 'ana hameelaacnaa hamyl | أنا َ هـَميل |
| We will lean | 'ihna hanmeeliicHnaa hanmyl | إحنا َ هـَنميل |
| You(m) will lean | 'inta hatmeeliicnta hatmyl | إنت َ هـَتميل |
| You(f) will lean | 'inti hatmeeliiicnti hatmyly | إنت ِ هـَتميلي |
| You(pl) will lean | 'intu hatmeeluiicntoo hatmyloo | إنتوا هـَتميلوا |
| He/it(m) will lean | huwa hayimeelhuwa hayimyl | هـُو َ هـَيـِميل |
| She/it(f) will lean | hiya hatmeelhiya hatmyl | هـِي َ هـَتميل |
| They will lean | humma hayimeeluhumma hayimyloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِميلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lean! | meelmyl | ميل |
| You(f) lean! | meelimyly | ميلي |
| You(pl) lean! | meelumyloo | ميلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am leaning | 'ana maeyilaacnaa maeyil | أنا َ ما َيـِل |
| I(f) am leaning | 'ana maeyilaaacnaa maeyilaö | أنا َ ما َيـِلـَة |
| We are leaning | 'ihna maeyileeniicHnaa maeyilyn | إحنا َ ما َيـِلين |
| You(m) are leaning | 'inta maeyiliicnta maeyil | إنت َ ما َيـِل |
| You(f) are leaning | 'inti maeyilaiicnti maeyilaö | إنت ِ ما َيـِلـَة |
| You(pl) are leaning | 'intu maeyileeniicntoo maeyilyn | إنتوا ما َيـِلين |
| He/it(m) is leaning | huwa maeyilhuwa maeyil | هـُو َ ما َيـِل |
| She/it(f) is leaning | hiya maeyilahiya maeyilaö | هـِي َ ما َيـِلـَة |
| They are leaning | humma maeyileenhumma maeyilyn | هـُمّ َ ما َيـِلين |
