Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I prayed | 'ana daAeetaacnaa daAyt | أنا َ د َعيت |
| We prayed | 'ihna daAeenaiicHnaa daAynaa | إحنا َ د َعينا |
| You(m) prayed | 'inta daAeetiicnta daAyt | إنت َ د َعيت |
| You(f) prayed | 'inti daAeetiiicnti daAyty | إنت ِ د َعيتي |
| You(pl) prayed | 'intu daAeetuiicntoo daAytoo | إنتوا د َعيتوا |
| He/it(m) prayed | huwa daAahuwa daAY | هـُو َ د َعى |
| She/it(f) prayed | hiya daAyithiya daAyit | هـِي َ د َعيـِت |
| They prayed | humma daAuhumma daAoo | هـُمّ َ د َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might pray | 'ana yimkin 'adAiaacnaa yimkin aacdAy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أدعي |
| We might pray | 'ihna yimkin nidAiiicHnaa yimkin nidAy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِدعي |
| You(m) might pray | 'inta yimkin tidAiiicnta yimkin tidAy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِدعي |
| You(f) might pray | 'inti yimkin tidAiiicnti yimkin tidAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِدعي |
| You(pl) might pray | 'intu yimkin tidAuiicntoo yimkin tidAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِدعوا |
| He/it(m) might pray | huwa yimkin yidAihuwa yimkin yidAy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِدعي |
| She/it(f) might pray | hiya yimkin tidAihiya yimkin tidAy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِدعي |
| They might pray | humma yimkin yidAuhumma yimkin yidAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِدعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I pray | 'ana badAiaacnaa badAy | أنا َ بـَدعي |
| We pray | 'ihna binidAiiicHnaa binidAy | إحنا َ بـِنـِدعي |
| You(m) pray | 'inta bitidAiiicnta bitidAy | إنت َ بـِتـِدعي |
| You(f) pray | 'inti bitidAiiicnti bitidAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِدعي |
| You(pl) pray | 'intu bitidAuiicntoo bitidAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِدعوا |
| He/it(m) prays | huwa biyidAihuwa biyidAy | هـُو َ بـِيـِدعي |
| She/it(f) prays | hiya bitidAihiya bitidAy | هـِي َ بـِتـِدعي |
| They pray | humma biyidAuhumma biyidAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِدعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will pray | 'ana hadAiaacnaa hadAy | أنا َ هـَدعي |
| We will pray | 'ihna hanidAiiicHnaa hanidAy | إحنا َ هـَنـِدعي |
| You(m) will pray | 'inta hatidAiiicnta hatidAy | إنت َ هـَتـِدعي |
| You(f) will pray | 'inti hatidAiiicnti hatidAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِدعي |
| You(pl) will pray | 'intu hatidAuiicntoo hatidAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِدعوا |
| He/it(m) will pray | huwa hayidAihuwa hayidAy | هـُو َ هـَيـِدعي |
| She/it(f) will pray | hiya hatidAihiya hatidAy | هـِي َ هـَتـِدعي |
| They will pray | humma hayidAuhumma hayidAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِدعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) pray! | 'idAiiicdAy | إدعي |
| You(f) pray! | 'idAiiicdAy | إدعي |
| You(pl) pray! | 'idAuiicdAoo | إدعوا |
