Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I coughed | 'ana kahheetaacnaa kaHHyt | أنا َ كـَحّيت |
| We coughed | 'ihna kahheenaiicHnaa kaHHynaa | إحنا َ كـَحّينا |
| You(m) coughed | 'inta kahheetiicnta kaHHyt | إنت َ كـَحّيت |
| You(f) coughed | 'inti kahheetiiicnti kaHHyty | إنت ِ كـَحّيتي |
| You(pl) coughed | 'intu kahheetuiicntoo kaHHytoo | إنتوا كـَحّيتوا |
| He/it(m) coughed | huwa kahhhuwa kaHH | هـُو َ كـَحّ |
| She/it(f) coughed | hiya kahhithiya kaHHit | هـِي َ كـَحّـِت |
| They coughed | humma kahhuhumma kaHHoo | هـُمّ َ كـَحّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might cough | 'ana yimkin 'akuhhaacnaa yimkin aackuHH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـُحّ |
| We might cough | 'ihna yimkin nikuhhiicHnaa yimkin nikuHH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـُحّ |
| You(m) might cough | 'inta yimkin tikuhhiicnta yimkin tikuHH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـُحّ |
| You(f) might cough | 'inti yimkin tikuhhiiicnti yimkin tikuHHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـُحّي |
| You(pl) might cough | 'intu yimkin tikuhhuiicntoo yimkin tikuHHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـُحّوا |
| He/it(m) might cough | huwa yimkin yikuhhhuwa yimkin yikuHH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـُحّ |
| She/it(f) might cough | hiya yimkin tikuhhhiya yimkin tikuHH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـُحّ |
| They might cough | humma yimkin yikuhhuhumma yimkin yikuHHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـُحّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I cough | 'ana bakuhhaacnaa bakuHH | أنا َ بـَكـُحّ |
| We cough | 'ihna binkuhhiicHnaa binkuHH | إحنا َ بـِنكـُحّ |
| You(m) cough | 'inta bitkuhhiicnta bitkuHH | إنت َ بـِتكـُحّ |
| You(f) cough | 'inti bitkuhhiiicnti bitkuHHy | إنت ِ بـِتكـُحّي |
| You(pl) cough | 'intu bitkuhhuiicntoo bitkuHHoo | إنتوا بـِتكـُحّوا |
| He/it(m) coughs | huwa biyikuhhhuwa biyikuHH | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـُحّ |
| She/it(f) coughs | hiya bitkuhhhiya bitkuHH | هـِي َ بـِتكـُحّ |
| They cough | humma biyikuhhuhumma biyikuHHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـُحّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will cough | 'ana hakuhhaacnaa hakuHH | أنا َ هـَكـُحّ |
| We will cough | 'ihna hankuhhiicHnaa hankuHH | إحنا َ هـَنكـُحّ |
| You(m) will cough | 'inta hatkuhhiicnta hatkuHH | إنت َ هـَتكـُحّ |
| You(f) will cough | 'inti hatkuhhiiicnti hatkuHHy | إنت ِ هـَتكـُحّي |
| You(pl) will cough | 'intu hatkuhhuiicntoo hatkuHHoo | إنتوا هـَتكـُحّوا |
| He/it(m) will cough | huwa hayikuhhhuwa hayikuHH | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـُحّ |
| She/it(f) will cough | hiya hatkuhhhiya hatkuHH | هـِي َ هـَتكـُحّ |
| They will cough | humma hayikuhhuhumma hayikuHHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـُحّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) cough! | 'ikuhhiickuHH | إكـُحّ |
| You(f) cough! | 'ikuhhiiickuHHy | إكـُحّي |
| You(pl) cough! | 'ikuhhuiickuHHoo | إكـُحّوا |
