Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I eavesdropped | 'ana ta'ta'taacnaa TaycTayct | أنا َ طـَئطـَئت |
| We eavesdropped | 'ihna ta'ta'naiicHnaa TaycTaycnaa | إحنا َ طـَئطـَئنا |
| You(m) eavesdropped | 'inta ta'ta'tiicnta TaycTayct | إنت َ طـَئطـَئت |
| You(f) eavesdropped | 'inti ta'ta'tiiicnti TaycTaycty | إنت ِ طـَئطـَئتي |
| You(pl) eavesdropped | 'intu ta'ta'tuiicntoo TaycTayctoo | إنتوا طـَئطـَئتوا |
| He/it(m) eavesdropped | huwa ta'ta'huwa TaycTayc | هـُو َ طـَئطـَئ |
| She/it(f) eavesdropped | hiya ta'ta'ithiya TaycTaycit | هـِي َ طـَئطـَئـِت |
| They eavesdropped | humma ta'ta'uhumma TaycTaycoo | هـُمّ َ طـَئطـَئوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might eavesdrop | 'ana yimkin 'ata'ta'aacnaa yimkin aacTaycTayc | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطـَئطـَئ |
| We might eavesdrop | 'ihna yimkin nita'ta'iicHnaa yimkin niTaycTayc | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطـَئطـَئ |
| You(m) might eavesdrop | 'inta yimkin tita'ta'iicnta yimkin tiTaycTayc | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَئطـَئ |
| You(f) might eavesdrop | 'inti yimkin tita'ta'iiicnti yimkin tiTaycTaycy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَئطـَئي |
| You(pl) might eavesdrop | 'intu yimkin tita'ta'uiicntoo yimkin tiTaycTaycoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطـَئطـَئوا |
| He/it(m) might eavesdrop | huwa yimkin yita'ta'huwa yimkin yiTaycTayc | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطـَئطـَئ |
| She/it(f) might eavesdrop | hiya yimkin tita'ta'hiya yimkin tiTaycTayc | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَئطـَئ |
| They might eavesdrop | humma yimkin yita'ta'uhumma yimkin yiTaycTaycoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطـَئطـَئوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I eavesdrop | 'ana bata'ta'aacnaa baTaycTayc | أنا َ بـَطـَئطـَئ |
| We eavesdrop | 'ihna binta'ta'iicHnaa binTaycTayc | إحنا َ بـِنطـَئطـَئ |
| You(m) eavesdrop | 'inta bitta'ta'iicnta bitTaycTayc | إنت َ بـِتطـَئطـَئ |
| You(f) eavesdrop | 'inti bitta'ta'iiicnti bitTaycTaycy | إنت ِ بـِتطـَئطـَئي |
| You(pl) eavesdrop | 'intu bitta'ta'uiicntoo bitTaycTaycoo | إنتوا بـِتطـَئطـَئوا |
| He/it(m) eavesdrops | huwa biyita'ta'huwa biyiTaycTayc | هـُو َ بـِيـِطـَئطـَئ |
| She/it(f) eavesdrops | hiya bitta'ta'hiya bitTaycTayc | هـِي َ بـِتطـَئطـَئ |
| They eavesdrop | humma biyita'ta'uhumma biyiTaycTaycoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِطـَئطـَئوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will eavesdrop | 'ana hata'ta'aacnaa haTaycTayc | أنا َ هـَطـَئطـَئ |
| We will eavesdrop | 'ihna hanita'ta'iicHnaa haniTaycTayc | إحنا َ هـَنـِطـَئطـَئ |
| You(m) will eavesdrop | 'inta hatita'ta'iicnta hatiTaycTayc | إنت َ هـَتـِطـَئطـَئ |
| You(f) will eavesdrop | 'inti hatita'ta'iiicnti hatiTaycTaycy | إنت ِ هـَتـِطـَئطـَئي |
| You(pl) will eavesdrop | 'intu hatita'ta'uiicntoo hatiTaycTaycoo | إنتوا هـَتـِطـَئطـَئوا |
| He/it(m) will eavesdrop | huwa hayita'ta'huwa hayiTaycTayc | هـُو َ هـَيـِطـَئطـَئ |
| She/it(f) will eavesdrop | hiya hatita'ta'hiya hatiTaycTayc | هـِي َ هـَتـِطـَئطـَئ |
| They will eavesdrop | humma hayita'ta'uhumma hayiTaycTaycoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطـَئطـَئوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) eavesdrop! | ta'ta'TaycTayc | طـَئطـَئ |
| You(f) eavesdrop! | ta'ta'iTaycTaycy | طـَئطـَئي |
| You(pl) eavesdrop! | ta'ta'uTaycTaycoo | طـَئطـَئوا |
