Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I fought | 'ana 'ithaeribtaacnaa iictHaeribt | أنا َ إتحا َر ِبت |
| We fought | 'ihna 'ithaeribnaiicHnaa iictHaeribnaa | إحنا َ إتحا َر ِبنا |
| You(m) fought | 'inta 'ithaeribtiicnta iictHaeribt | إنت َ إتحا َر ِبت |
| You(f) fought | 'inti 'ithaeribtiiicnti iictHaeribty | إنت ِ إتحا َر ِبتي |
| You(pl) fought | 'intu 'ithaeribtuiicntoo iictHaeribtoo | إنتوا إتحا َر ِبتوا |
| He/it(m) fought | huwa 'ithaeribhuwa iictHaerib | هـُو َ إتحا َر ِب |
| She/it(f) fought | hiya 'itharbithiya iictHaerbit | هـِي َ إتحا َربـِت |
| They fought | humma 'ithaeribuhumma iictHaeriboo | هـُمّ َ إتحا َر ِبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might fight | 'ana yimkin 'athaeribaacnaa yimkin aactHaerib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتحا َر ِب |
| We might fight | 'ihna yimkin nithaeribiicHnaa yimkin nitHaerib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتحا َر ِب |
| You(m) might fight | 'inta yimkin tithaeribiicnta yimkin titHaerib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتحا َر ِب |
| You(f) might fight | 'inti yimkin titharbiiicnti yimkin titHaerby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتحا َربي |
| You(pl) might fight | 'intu yimkin titharbuiicntoo yimkin titHaerboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتحا َربوا |
| He/it(m) might fight | huwa yimkin yithaeribhuwa yimkin yitHaerib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتحا َر ِب |
| She/it(f) might fight | hiya yimkin tithaeribhiya yimkin titHaerib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتحا َر ِب |
| They might fight | humma yimkin yitharbuhumma yimkin yitHaerboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتحا َربوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I fight | 'ana bathaeribaacnaa batHaerib | أنا َ بـَتحا َر ِب |
| We fight | 'ihna binithaeribiicHnaa binitHaerib | إحنا َ بـِنـِتحا َر ِب |
| You(m) fight | 'inta bitithaeribiicnta bititHaerib | إنت َ بـِتـِتحا َر ِب |
| You(f) fight | 'inti bititharbiiicnti bititHaerby | إنت ِ بـِتـِتحا َربي |
| You(pl) fight | 'intu bititharbuiicntoo bititHaerboo | إنتوا بـِتـِتحا َربوا |
| He/it(m) fights | huwa biyithaeribhuwa biyitHaerib | هـُو َ بـِيـِتحا َر ِب |
| She/it(f) fights | hiya bitithaeribhiya bititHaerib | هـِي َ بـِتـِتحا َر ِب |
| They fight | humma biyitharbuhumma biyitHaerboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتحا َربوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will fight | 'ana hathaeribaacnaa hatHaerib | أنا َ هـَتحا َر ِب |
| We will fight | 'ihna hanithaeribiicHnaa hanitHaerib | إحنا َ هـَنـِتحا َر ِب |
| You(m) will fight | 'inta hatithaeribiicnta hatitHaerib | إنت َ هـَتـِتحا َر ِب |
| You(f) will fight | 'inti hatitharbiiicnti hatitHaerby | إنت ِ هـَتـِتحا َربي |
| You(pl) will fight | 'intu hatitharbuiicntoo hatitHaerboo | إنتوا هـَتـِتحا َربوا |
| He/it(m) will fight | huwa hayithaeribhuwa hayitHaerib | هـُو َ هـَيـِتحا َر ِب |
| She/it(f) will fight | hiya hatithaeribhiya hatitHaerib | هـِي َ هـَتـِتحا َر ِب |
| They will fight | humma hayitharbuhumma hayitHaerboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتحا َربوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) fight! | 'ithaeribiictHaerib | إتحا َر ِب |
| You(f) fight! | 'itharbiiictHaerby | إتحا َربي |
| You(pl) fight! | 'itharbuiictHaerboo | إتحا َربوا |
