Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I searched | 'ana bahathtaacnaa baHatht | أنا َ بـَحـَثت |
| We searched | 'ihna bahathnaiicHnaa baHathnaa | إحنا َ بـَحـَثنا |
| You(m) searched | 'inta bahathtiicnta baHatht | إنت َ بـَحـَثت |
| You(f) searched | 'inti bahathtiiicnti baHathty | إنت ِ بـَحـَثتي |
| You(pl) searched | 'intu bahathtuiicntoo baHathtoo | إنتوا بـَحـَثتوا |
| He/it(m) searched | huwa bahathhuwa baHath | هـُو َ بـَحـَث |
| She/it(f) searched | hiya bahathithiya baHathit | هـِي َ بـَحـَثـِت |
| They searched | humma bahathuhumma baHathoo | هـُمّ َ بـَحـَثوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might search | 'ana yimkin 'abhathaacnaa yimkin aacbHath | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبحـَث |
| We might search | 'ihna yimkin nibhathiicHnaa yimkin nibHath | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبحـَث |
| You(m) might search | 'inta yimkin tibhathiicnta yimkin tibHath | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَث |
| You(f) might search | 'inti yimkin tibhathiiicnti yimkin tibHathy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَثي |
| You(pl) might search | 'intu yimkin tibhathuiicntoo yimkin tibHathoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَثوا |
| He/it(m) might search | huwa yimkin yibhathhuwa yimkin yibHath | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبحـَث |
| She/it(f) might search | hiya yimkin tibhathhiya yimkin tibHath | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَث |
| They might search | humma yimkin yibhathuhumma yimkin yibHathoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبحـَثوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I search | 'ana babhathaacnaa babHath | أنا َ بـَبحـَث |
| We search | 'ihna binibhathiicHnaa binibHath | إحنا َ بـِنـِبحـَث |
| You(m) search | 'inta bitibhathiicnta bitibHath | إنت َ بـِتـِبحـَث |
| You(f) search | 'inti bitibhathiiicnti bitibHathy | إنت ِ بـِتـِبحـَثي |
| You(pl) search | 'intu bitibhathuiicntoo bitibHathoo | إنتوا بـِتـِبحـَثوا |
| He/it(m) searchs | huwa biyibhathhuwa biyibHath | هـُو َ بـِيـِبحـَث |
| She/it(f) searchs | hiya bitibhathhiya bitibHath | هـِي َ بـِتـِبحـَث |
| They search | humma biyibhathuhumma biyibHathoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبحـَثوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will search | 'ana habhathaacnaa habHath | أنا َ هـَبحـَث |
| We will search | 'ihna hanibhathiicHnaa hanibHath | إحنا َ هـَنـِبحـَث |
| You(m) will search | 'inta hatibhathiicnta hatibHath | إنت َ هـَتـِبحـَث |
| You(f) will search | 'inti hatibhathiiicnti hatibHathy | إنت ِ هـَتـِبحـَثي |
| You(pl) will search | 'intu hatibhathuiicntoo hatibHathoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبحـَثوا |
| He/it(m) will search | huwa hayibhathhuwa hayibHath | هـُو َ هـَيـِبحـَث |
| She/it(f) will search | hiya hatibhathhiya hatibHath | هـِي َ هـَتـِبحـَث |
| They will search | humma hayibhathuhumma hayibHathoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبحـَثوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) search! | 'ibhathiicbHath | إبحـَث |
| You(f) search! | 'ibhathiiicbHathy | إبحـَثي |
| You(pl) search! | 'ibhathuiicbHathoo | إبحـَثوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am searching | 'ana baehithaacnaa baeHith | أنا َ با َحـِث |
| I(f) am searching | 'ana baehithaaacnaa baeHithaö | أنا َ با َحـِثـَة |
| We are searching | 'ihna baehitheeniicHnaa baeHithyn | إحنا َ با َحـِثين |
| You(m) are searching | 'inta baehithiicnta baeHith | إنت َ با َحـِث |
| You(f) are searching | 'inti baehithaiicnti baeHithaö | إنت ِ با َحـِثـَة |
| You(pl) are searching | 'intu baehitheeniicntoo baeHithyn | إنتوا با َحـِثين |
| He/it(m) is searching | huwa baehithhuwa baeHith | هـُو َ با َحـِث |
| She/it(f) is searching | hiya baehithahiya baeHithaö | هـِي َ با َحـِثـَة |
| They are searching | humma baehitheenhumma baeHithyn | هـُمّ َ با َحـِثين |
