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Verb > Verb
Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana chooftaacnaa Kwft | أنا َ خوفت |
| We was | 'ihna choofnaiicHnaa Kwfnaa | إحنا َ خوفنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta chooftiicnta Kwft | إنت َ خوفت |
| You(f) was | 'inti chooftiiicnti Kwfty | إنت ِ خوفتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu chooftuiicntoo Kwftoo | إنتوا خوفتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa chaefhuwa Kaef | هـُو َ خا َف |
| She/it(f) was | hiya chaefithiya Kaefit | هـِي َ خا َفـِت |
| They was | humma chafuhumma Kaefoo | هـُمّ َ خا َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'achaefaacnaa yimkin aacKaef | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخا َف |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nichaefiicHnaa yimkin niKaef | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخا َف |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tichaefiicnta yimkin tiKaef | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َف |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tichaefiiicnti yimkin tiKaefy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َفي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tichafuiicntoo yimkin tiKaefoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخا َفوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yichaefhuwa yimkin yiKaef | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخا َف |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tichaefhiya yimkin tiKaef | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخا َف |
| They might be | humma yimkin yichafuhumma yimkin yiKaefoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخا َفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bachaefaacnaa baKaef | أنا َ بـَخا َف |
| We be | 'ihna binchaefiicHnaa binKaef | إحنا َ بـِنخا َف |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitchaefiicnta bitKaef | إنت َ بـِتخا َف |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitchaefiiicnti bitKaefy | إنت ِ بـِتخا َفي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitchafuiicntoo bitKaefoo | إنتوا بـِتخا َفوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyichaefhuwa biyiKaef | هـُو َ بـِيـِخا َف |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitchaefhiya bitKaef | هـِي َ بـِتخا َف |
| They be | humma biyichafuhumma biyiKaefoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخا َفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hachaefaacnaa haKaef | أنا َ هـَخا َف |
| We will be | 'ihna hanchaefiicHnaa hanKaef | إحنا َ هـَنخا َف |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatchaefiicnta hatKaef | إنت َ هـَتخا َف |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatchaefiiicnti hatKaefy | إنت ِ هـَتخا َفي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatchafuiicntoo hatKaefoo | إنتوا هـَتخا َفوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayichaefhuwa hayiKaef | هـُو َ هـَيـِخا َف |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatchaefhiya hatKaef | هـِي َ هـَتخا َف |
| They will be | humma hayichafuhumma hayiKaefoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخا َفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | chaefKaef | خا َف |
| You(f) be! | chaefiKaefy | خا َفي |
| You(pl) be! | chafuKaefoo | خا َفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana chaeyifaacnaa Kaeyif | أنا َ خا َيـِف |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana chaeyifaaacnaa Kaeyifaö | أنا َ خا َيـِفـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna chaeyifeeniicHnaa Kaeyifyn | إحنا َ خا َيـِفين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta chaeyifiicnta Kaeyif | إنت َ خا َيـِف |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti chaeyifaiicnti Kaeyifaö | إنت ِ خا َيـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu chaeyifeeniicntoo Kaeyifyn | إنتوا خا َيـِفين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa chaeyifhuwa Kaeyif | هـُو َ خا َيـِف |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya chaeyifahiya Kaeyifaö | هـِي َ خا َيـِفـَة |
| They are bing | humma chaeyifeenhumma Kaeyifyn | هـُمّ َ خا َيـِفين |
