Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I rose | 'ana bakkartaacnaa bakkart | أنا َ بـَكّـَرت |
| We rose | 'ihna bakkarnaiicHnaa bakkarnaa | إحنا َ بـَكّـَرنا |
| You(m) rose | 'inta bakkartiicnta bakkart | إنت َ بـَكّـَرت |
| You(f) rose | 'inti bakkartiiicnti bakkarty | إنت ِ بـَكّـَرتي |
| You(pl) rose | 'intu bakkartuiicntoo bakkartoo | إنتوا بـَكّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) rose | huwa bakkarhuwa bakkar | هـُو َ بـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) rose | hiya bakkarithiya bakkarit | هـِي َ بـَكّـَر ِت |
| They rose | humma bakkaruhumma bakkaroo | هـُمّ َ بـَكّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might rise | 'ana yimkin 'abakkaraacnaa yimkin aacbakkar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَكّـَر |
| We might rise | 'ihna yimkin nibakkariicHnaa yimkin nibakkar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَكّـَر |
| You(m) might rise | 'inta yimkin tibakkariicnta yimkin tibakkar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَكّـَر |
| You(f) might rise | 'inti yimkin tibakkariiicnti yimkin tibakkary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَكّـَري |
| You(pl) might rise | 'intu yimkin tibakkaruiicntoo yimkin tibakkaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَكّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might rise | huwa yimkin yibakkarhuwa yimkin yibakkar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) might rise | hiya yimkin tibakkarhiya yimkin tibakkar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَكّـَر |
| They might rise | humma yimkin yibakkaruhumma yimkin yibakkaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَكّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I rise | 'ana babakkaraacnaa babakkar | أنا َ بـَبـَكّـَر |
| We rise | 'ihna binibakkariicHnaa binibakkar | إحنا َ بـِنـِبـَكّـَر |
| You(m) rise | 'inta bitibakkariicnta bitibakkar | إنت َ بـِتـِبـَكّـَر |
| You(f) rise | 'inti bitibakkariiicnti bitibakkary | إنت ِ بـِتـِبـَكّـَري |
| You(pl) rise | 'intu bitibakkaruiicntoo bitibakkaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِبـَكّـَروا |
| He/it(m) rises | huwa biyibakkarhuwa biyibakkar | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) rises | hiya bitibakkarhiya bitibakkar | هـِي َ بـِتـِبـَكّـَر |
| They rise | humma biyibakkaruhumma biyibakkaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَكّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will rise | 'ana habakkaraacnaa habakkar | أنا َ هـَبـَكّـَر |
| We will rise | 'ihna hanibakkariicHnaa hanibakkar | إحنا َ هـَنـِبـَكّـَر |
| You(m) will rise | 'inta hatibakkariicnta hatibakkar | إنت َ هـَتـِبـَكّـَر |
| You(f) will rise | 'inti hatibakkariiicnti hatibakkary | إنت ِ هـَتـِبـَكّـَري |
| You(pl) will rise | 'intu hatibakkaruiicntoo hatibakkaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِبـَكّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will rise | huwa hayibakkarhuwa hayibakkar | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) will rise | hiya hatibakkarhiya hatibakkar | هـِي َ هـَتـِبـَكّـَر |
| They will rise | humma hayibakkaruhumma hayibakkaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَكّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) rise! | 'ibkariicbkar | إبكـَر |
| You(f) rise! | 'ibkariiicbkary | إبكـَري |
| You(pl) rise! | ibkaruibkaroo | ِبكـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mubakkirhuwa mubakkir | هـُو َ مـُبـَكّـِر |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mubakkirahiya mubakkiraö | هـِي َ مـُبـَكّـِر َة |
| They are | humma mubakkireenhumma mubakkiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُبـَكّـِرين |
