Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I expressed | 'ana Aabbartaacnaa Aabbart | أنا َ عـَبّـَرت |
| We expressed | 'ihna AabbarnaiicHnaa Aabbarnaa | إحنا َ عـَبّـَرنا |
| You(m) expressed | 'inta Aabbartiicnta Aabbart | إنت َ عـَبّـَرت |
| You(f) expressed | 'inti Aabbartiiicnti Aabbarty | إنت ِ عـَبّـَرتي |
| You(pl) expressed | 'intu Aabbartuiicntoo Aabbartoo | إنتوا عـَبّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) expressed | huwa Aabbarhuwa Aabbar | هـُو َ عـَبّـَر |
| She/it(f) expressed | hiya Aabbarithiya Aabbarit | هـِي َ عـَبّـَر ِت |
| They expressed | humma Aabbaruhumma Aabbaroo | هـُمّ َ عـَبّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might express | 'ana yimkin 'aAabbaraacnaa yimkin aacAabbar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـَبّـَر |
| We might express | 'ihna yimkin niAabbariicHnaa yimkin niAabbar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـَبّـَر |
| You(m) might express | 'inta yimkin tiAabbariicnta yimkin tiAabbar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَبّـَر |
| You(f) might express | 'inti yimkin tiAabbariiicnti yimkin tiAabbary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَبّـَري |
| You(pl) might express | 'intu yimkin tiAabbaruiicntoo yimkin tiAabbaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـَبّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might express | huwa yimkin yiAabbarhuwa yimkin yiAabbar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَبّـَر |
| She/it(f) might express | hiya yimkin tiAabbarhiya yimkin tiAabbar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَبّـَر |
| They might express | humma yimkin yiAabbaruhumma yimkin yiAabbaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَبّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I express | 'ana baAabbaraacnaa baAabbar | أنا َ بـَعـَبّـَر |
| We express | 'ihna biniAabbariicHnaa biniAabbar | إحنا َ بـِنـِعـَبّـَر |
| You(m) express | 'inta bitiAabbariicnta bitiAabbar | إنت َ بـِتـِعـَبّـَر |
| You(f) express | 'inti bitiAabbariiicnti bitiAabbary | إنت ِ بـِتـِعـَبّـَري |
| You(pl) express | 'intu bitiAabbaruiicntoo bitiAabbaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِعـَبّـَروا |
| He/it(m) expresss | huwa biyiAabbarhuwa biyiAabbar | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـَبّـَر |
| She/it(f) expresss | hiya bitiAabbarhiya bitiAabbar | هـِي َ بـِتـِعـَبّـَر |
| They express | humma biyiAabbaruhumma biyiAabbaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـَبّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will express | 'ana haAabbaraacnaa haAabbar | أنا َ هـَعـَبّـَر |
| We will express | 'ihna haniAabbariicHnaa haniAabbar | إحنا َ هـَنـِعـَبّـَر |
| You(m) will express | 'inta hatiAabbariicnta hatiAabbar | إنت َ هـَتـِعـَبّـَر |
| You(f) will express | 'inti hatiAabbariiicnti hatiAabbary | إنت ِ هـَتـِعـَبّـَري |
| You(pl) will express | 'intu hatiAabbaruiicntoo hatiAabbaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِعـَبّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will express | huwa hayiAabbarhuwa hayiAabbar | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـَبّـَر |
| She/it(f) will express | hiya hatiAabbarhiya hatiAabbar | هـِي َ هـَتـِعـَبّـَر |
| They will express | humma hayiAabbaruhumma hayiAabbaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـَبّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) express! | 'iAbariicAbar | إعبـَر |
| You(f) express! | 'iAbariiicAbary | إعبـَري |
| You(pl) express! | iAbaruiAbaroo | ِعبـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is expressed | huwa muAabbirhuwa muAabbir | هـُو َ مـُعـَبّـِر |
| She/it(f) is expressed | hiya muAabbirahiya muAabbiraö | هـِي َ مـُعـَبّـِر َة |
| They are expressed | humma muAabbireenhumma muAabbiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُعـَبّـِرين |
