Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itsahabtaacnaa iictsaHabt | أنا َ إتسـَحـَبت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itsahabnaiicHnaa iictsaHabnaa | إحنا َ إتسـَحـَبنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itsahabtiicnta iictsaHabt | إنت َ إتسـَحـَبت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itsahabtiiicnti iictsaHabty | إنت ِ إتسـَحـَبتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itsahabtuiicntoo iictsaHabtoo | إنتوا إتسـَحـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itsahabhuwa iictsaHab | هـُو َ إتسـَحـَب |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itsahabithiya iictsaHabit | هـِي َ إتسـَحـَبـِت |
| They was | humma 'itsahabuhumma iictsaHaboo | هـُمّ َ إتسـَحـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atsahabaacnaa yimkin aactsaHab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتسـَحـَب |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitsahabiicHnaa yimkin nitsaHab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتسـَحـَب |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titsahabiicnta yimkin titsaHab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحـَب |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titsahabiiicnti yimkin titsaHaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحـَبي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titsahabuiicntoo yimkin titsaHaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitsahabhuwa yimkin yitsaHab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَحـَب |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titsahabhiya yimkin titsaHab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَحـَب |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitsahabuhumma yimkin yitsaHaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَحـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batsahabaacnaa batsaHab | أنا َ بـَتسـَحـَب |
| We be | 'ihna binitsahabiicHnaa binitsaHab | إحنا َ بـِنـِتسـَحـَب |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititsahabiicnta bititsaHab | إنت َ بـِتـِتسـَحـَب |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititsahabiiicnti bititsaHaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِتسـَحـَبي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititsahabuiicntoo bititsaHaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِتسـَحـَبوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitsahabhuwa biyitsaHab | هـُو َ بـِيـِتسـَحـَب |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititsahabhiya bititsaHab | هـِي َ بـِتـِتسـَحـَب |
| They be | humma biyitsahabuhumma biyitsaHaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتسـَحـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatsahabaacnaa hatsaHab | أنا َ هـَتسـَحـَب |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitsahabiicHnaa hanitsaHab | إحنا َ هـَنـِتسـَحـَب |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitsahabiicnta hatitsaHab | إنت َ هـَتـِتسـَحـَب |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitsahabiiicnti hatitsaHaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِتسـَحـَبي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitsahabuiicntoo hatitsaHaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِتسـَحـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitsahabhuwa hayitsaHab | هـُو َ هـَيـِتسـَحـَب |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitsahabhiya hatitsaHab | هـِي َ هـَتـِتسـَحـَب |
| They will be | humma hayitsahabuhumma hayitsaHaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتسـَحـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itsahabiictsaHab | إتسـَحـَب |
| You(f) be! | 'itsahabiiictsaHaby | إتسـَحـَبي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itsahabuiictsaHaboo | إتسـَحـَبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mashoobhuwa masHwb | هـُو َ مـَسحوب |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mashoobahiya masHwbaö | هـِي َ مـَسحوبـَة |
| They are been | humma mashoobeenhumma masHwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسحوبين |
