Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I knelt | 'ana baraktaacnaa barakt | أنا َ بـَر َكت |
| We knelt | 'ihna baraknaiicHnaa baraknaa | إحنا َ بـَر َكنا |
| You(m) knelt | 'inta baraktiicnta barakt | إنت َ بـَر َكت |
| You(f) knelt | 'inti baraktiiicnti barakty | إنت ِ بـَر َكتي |
| You(pl) knelt | 'intu baraktuiicntoo baraktoo | إنتوا بـَر َكتوا |
| He/it(m) knelt | huwa barakhuwa barak | هـُو َ بـَر َك |
| She/it(f) knelt | hiya barakithiya barakit | هـِي َ بـَر َكـِت |
| They knelt | humma barakuhumma barakoo | هـُمّ َ بـَر َكوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might kneel | 'ana yimkin 'abrukaacnaa yimkin aacbruk | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبر ُك |
| We might kneel | 'ihna yimkin nubrukiicHnaa yimkin nubruk | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُبر ُك |
| You(m) might kneel | 'inta yimkin tubrukiicnta yimkin tubruk | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُبر ُك |
| You(f) might kneel | 'inti yimkin tubrukiiicnti yimkin tubruky | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُبر ُكي |
| You(pl) might kneel | 'intu yimkin tubrukuiicntoo yimkin tubrukoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُبر ُكوا |
| He/it(m) might kneel | huwa yimkin yubrukhuwa yimkin yubruk | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُبر ُك |
| She/it(f) might kneel | hiya yimkin tubrukhiya yimkin tubruk | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُبر ُك |
| They might kneel | humma yimkin yubrukuhumma yimkin yubrukoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُبر ُكوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I kneel | 'ana babrukaacnaa babruk | أنا َ بـَبر ُك |
| We kneel | 'ihna binubrukiicHnaa binubruk | إحنا َ بـِنـُبر ُك |
| You(m) kneel | 'inta bitubrukiicnta bitubruk | إنت َ بـِتـُبر ُك |
| You(f) kneel | 'inti bitubrukiiicnti bitubruky | إنت ِ بـِتـُبر ُكي |
| You(pl) kneel | 'intu bitubrukuiicntoo bitubrukoo | إنتوا بـِتـُبر ُكوا |
| He/it(m) kneels | huwa biyubrukhuwa biyubruk | هـُو َ بـِيـُبر ُك |
| She/it(f) kneels | hiya bitubrukhiya bitubruk | هـِي َ بـِتـُبر ُك |
| They kneel | humma biyubrukuhumma biyubrukoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُبر ُكوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will kneel | 'ana habrukaacnaa habruk | أنا َ هـَبر ُك |
| We will kneel | 'ihna hanubrukiicHnaa hanubruk | إحنا َ هـَنـُبر ُك |
| You(m) will kneel | 'inta hatubrukiicnta hatubruk | إنت َ هـَتـُبر ُك |
| You(f) will kneel | 'inti hatubrukiiicnti hatubruky | إنت ِ هـَتـُبر ُكي |
| You(pl) will kneel | 'intu hatubrukuiicntoo hatubrukoo | إنتوا هـَتـُبر ُكوا |
| He/it(m) will kneel | huwa hayubrukhuwa hayubruk | هـُو َ هـَيـُبر ُك |
| She/it(f) will kneel | hiya hatubrukhiya hatubruk | هـِي َ هـَتـُبر ُك |
| They will kneel | humma hayubrukuhumma hayubrukoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُبر ُكوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) kneel! | 'ubrukuucbruk | أ ُبر ُك |
| You(f) kneel! | 'ubrukiuucbruky | أ ُبر ُكي |
| You(pl) kneel! | 'ubrukuuucbrukoo | أ ُبر ُكوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am kneeling | 'ana baerikaacnaa baerik | أنا َ با َر ِك |
| I(f) am kneeling | 'ana baerikaaacnaa baerikaö | أنا َ با َر ِكـَة |
| We are kneeling | 'ihna baerikeeniicHnaa baerikyn | إحنا َ با َر ِكين |
| You(m) are kneeling | 'inta baerikiicnta baerik | إنت َ با َر ِك |
| You(f) are kneeling | 'inti baerikaiicnti baerikaö | إنت ِ با َر ِكـَة |
| You(pl) are kneeling | 'intu baerikeeniicntoo baerikyn | إنتوا با َر ِكين |
| He/it(m) is kneeling | huwa baerikhuwa baerik | هـُو َ با َر ِك |
| She/it(f) is kneeling | hiya baerikahiya baerikaö | هـِي َ با َر ِكـَة |
| They are kneeling | humma baerikeenhumma baerikyn | هـُمّ َ با َر ِكين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mabrookhuwa mabrwk | هـُو َ مـَبروك |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mabrookahiya mabrwkaö | هـِي َ مـَبروكـَة |
| They are | humma mabrookeenhumma mabrwkyn | هـُمّ َ مـَبروكين |
