Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itqattaAtaacnaa iictQaTTaAt | أنا َ إتقـَطّـَعت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itqattaAnaiicHnaa iictQaTTaAnaa | إحنا َ إتقـَطّـَعنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itqattaAtiicnta iictQaTTaAt | إنت َ إتقـَطّـَعت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itqattaAtiiicnti iictQaTTaAty | إنت ِ إتقـَطّـَعتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itqattaAtuiicntoo iictQaTTaAtoo | إنتوا إتقـَطّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itqattaAhuwa iictQaTTaA | هـُو َ إتقـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itqattaAithiya iictQaTTaAit | هـِي َ إتقـَطّـَعـِت |
| They was | humma 'itqattaAuhumma iictQaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ إتقـَطّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atqattaAaacnaa yimkin aactQaTTaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتقـَطّـَع |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitqattaAiicHnaa yimkin nitQaTTaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتقـَطّـَع |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titqattaAiicnta yimkin titQaTTaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَطّـَع |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titqattaAiiicnti yimkin titQaTTaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَطّـَعي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titqattaAuiicntoo yimkin titQaTTaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَطّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitqattaAhuwa yimkin yitQaTTaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titqattaAhiya yimkin titQaTTaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتقـَطّـَع |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitqattaAuhumma yimkin yitQaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتقـَطّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batqattaAaacnaa batQaTTaA | أنا َ بـَتقـَطّـَع |
| We be | 'ihna binitqattaAiicHnaa binitQaTTaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِتقـَطّـَع |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititqattaAiicnta bititQaTTaA | إنت َ بـِتـِتقـَطّـَع |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititqattaAiiicnti bititQaTTaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتقـَطّـَعي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititqattaAuiicntoo bititQaTTaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتقـَطّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitqattaAhuwa biyitQaTTaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتقـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititqattaAhiya bititQaTTaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِتقـَطّـَع |
| They be | humma biyitqattaAuhumma biyitQaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتقـَطّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatqattaAaacnaa hatQaTTaA | أنا َ هـَتقـَطّـَع |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitqattaAiicHnaa hanitQaTTaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِتقـَطّـَع |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitqattaAiicnta hatitQaTTaA | إنت َ هـَتـِتقـَطّـَع |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitqattaAiiicnti hatitQaTTaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتقـَطّـَعي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitqattaAuiicntoo hatitQaTTaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتقـَطّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitqattaAhuwa hayitQaTTaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتقـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitqattaAhiya hatitQaTTaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِتقـَطّـَع |
| They will be | humma hayitqattaAuhumma hayitQaTTaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتقـَطّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itqattaAiictQaTTaA | إتقـَطّـَع |
| You(f) be! | 'itqattaAiiictQaTTaAy | إتقـَطّـَعي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itqattaAuiictQaTTaAoo | إتقـَطّـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa mutaqattaAhuwa mutaQaTTaA | هـُو َ مـُتـَقـَطّـَع |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya mutaqattaAahiya mutaQaTTaAaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَقـَطّـَعـَة |
| They are been | humma mutaqattaAeenhumma mutaQaTTaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَقـَطّـَعين |
