Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I steamed | 'ana bachchartaacnaa baKKart | أنا َ بـَخّـَرت |
| We steamed | 'ihna bachcharnaiicHnaa baKKarnaa | إحنا َ بـَخّـَرنا |
| You(m) steamed | 'inta bachchartiicnta baKKart | إنت َ بـَخّـَرت |
| You(f) steamed | 'inti bachchartiiicnti baKKarty | إنت ِ بـَخّـَرتي |
| You(pl) steamed | 'intu bachchartuiicntoo baKKartoo | إنتوا بـَخّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) steamed | huwa bachcharhuwa baKKar | هـُو َ بـَخّـَر |
| She/it(f) steamed | hiya bachcharithiya baKKarit | هـِي َ بـَخّـَر ِت |
| They steamed | humma bachcharuhumma baKKaroo | هـُمّ َ بـَخّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might steam | 'ana yimkin 'abachcharaacnaa yimkin aacbaKKar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَخّـَر |
| We might steam | 'ihna yimkin nibachchariicHnaa yimkin nibaKKar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَخّـَر |
| You(m) might steam | 'inta yimkin tibachchariicnta yimkin tibaKKar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَخّـَر |
| You(f) might steam | 'inti yimkin tibachchariiicnti yimkin tibaKKary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَخّـَري |
| You(pl) might steam | 'intu yimkin tibachcharuiicntoo yimkin tibaKKaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَخّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might steam | huwa yimkin yibachcharhuwa yimkin yibaKKar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَخّـَر |
| She/it(f) might steam | hiya yimkin tibachcharhiya yimkin tibaKKar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَخّـَر |
| They might steam | humma yimkin yibachcharuhumma yimkin yibaKKaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَخّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I steam | 'ana babachcharaacnaa babaKKar | أنا َ بـَبـَخّـَر |
| We steam | 'ihna binibachchariicHnaa binibaKKar | إحنا َ بـِنـِبـَخّـَر |
| You(m) steam | 'inta bitibachchariicnta bitibaKKar | إنت َ بـِتـِبـَخّـَر |
| You(f) steam | 'inti bitibachchariiicnti bitibaKKary | إنت ِ بـِتـِبـَخّـَري |
| You(pl) steam | 'intu bitibachcharuiicntoo bitibaKKaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِبـَخّـَروا |
| He/it(m) steams | huwa biyibachcharhuwa biyibaKKar | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَخّـَر |
| She/it(f) steams | hiya bitibachcharhiya bitibaKKar | هـِي َ بـِتـِبـَخّـَر |
| They steam | humma biyibachcharuhumma biyibaKKaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَخّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will steam | 'ana habachcharaacnaa habaKKar | أنا َ هـَبـَخّـَر |
| We will steam | 'ihna hanibachchariicHnaa hanibaKKar | إحنا َ هـَنـِبـَخّـَر |
| You(m) will steam | 'inta hatibachchariicnta hatibaKKar | إنت َ هـَتـِبـَخّـَر |
| You(f) will steam | 'inti hatibachchariiicnti hatibaKKary | إنت ِ هـَتـِبـَخّـَري |
| You(pl) will steam | 'intu hatibachcharuiicntoo hatibaKKaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِبـَخّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will steam | huwa hayibachcharhuwa hayibaKKar | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَخّـَر |
| She/it(f) will steam | hiya hatibachcharhiya hatibaKKar | هـِي َ هـَتـِبـَخّـَر |
| They will steam | humma hayibachcharuhumma hayibaKKaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَخّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) steam! | 'ibchariicbKar | إبخـَر |
| You(f) steam! | 'ibchariiicbKary | إبخـَري |
| You(pl) steam! | ibcharuibKaroo | ِبخـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is steamed | huwa mibachcharhuwa mibaKKar | هـُو َ مـِبـَخّـَر |
| She/it(f) is steamed | hiya mibachcharahiya mibaKKaraö | هـِي َ مـِبـَخّـَر َة |
| They are steamed | humma mibachchareenhumma mibaKKaryn | هـُمّ َ مـِبـَخّـَرين |
