Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I mentioned | 'ana zakartaacnaa dhakart | أنا َ ذ َكـَرت |
| We mentioned | 'ihna zakarnaiicHnaa dhakarnaa | إحنا َ ذ َكـَرنا |
| You(m) mentioned | 'inta zakartiicnta dhakart | إنت َ ذ َكـَرت |
| You(f) mentioned | 'inti zakartiiicnti dhakarty | إنت ِ ذ َكـَرتي |
| You(pl) mentioned | 'intu zakartuiicntoo dhakartoo | إنتوا ذ َكـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) mentioned | huwa zakarhuwa dhakar | هـُو َ ذ َكـَر |
| She/it(f) mentioned | hiya zakarithiya dhakarit | هـِي َ ذ َكـَر ِت |
| They mentioned | humma zakaruhumma dhakaroo | هـُمّ َ ذ َكـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might mention | 'ana yimkin 'azkuraacnaa yimkin aacdhkur | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أذكـُر |
| We might mention | 'ihna yimkin nuzkuriicHnaa yimkin nudhkur | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُذكـُر |
| You(m) might mention | 'inta yimkin tuzkuriicnta yimkin tudhkur | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُذكـُر |
| You(f) might mention | 'inti yimkin tuzkuriiicnti yimkin tudhkury | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُذكـُري |
| You(pl) might mention | 'intu yimkin tuzkuruiicntoo yimkin tudhkuroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُذكـُروا |
| He/it(m) might mention | huwa yimkin yuzkurhuwa yimkin yudhkur | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُذكـُر |
| She/it(f) might mention | hiya yimkin tuzkurhiya yimkin tudhkur | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُذكـُر |
| They might mention | humma yimkin yuzkuruhumma yimkin yudhkuroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُذكـُروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I mention | 'ana bazkuraacnaa badhkur | أنا َ بـَذكـُر |
| We mention | 'ihna binuzkuriicHnaa binudhkur | إحنا َ بـِنـُذكـُر |
| You(m) mention | 'inta bituzkuriicnta bitudhkur | إنت َ بـِتـُذكـُر |
| You(f) mention | 'inti bituzkuriiicnti bitudhkury | إنت ِ بـِتـُذكـُري |
| You(pl) mention | 'intu bituzkuruiicntoo bitudhkuroo | إنتوا بـِتـُذكـُروا |
| He/it(m) mentions | huwa biyuzkurhuwa biyudhkur | هـُو َ بـِيـُذكـُر |
| She/it(f) mentions | hiya bituzkurhiya bitudhkur | هـِي َ بـِتـُذكـُر |
| They mention | humma biyuzkuruhumma biyudhkuroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُذكـُروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will mention | 'ana hazkuraacnaa hadhkur | أنا َ هـَذكـُر |
| We will mention | 'ihna hanuzkuriicHnaa hanudhkur | إحنا َ هـَنـُذكـُر |
| You(m) will mention | 'inta hatuzkuriicnta hatudhkur | إنت َ هـَتـُذكـُر |
| You(f) will mention | 'inti hatuzkuriiicnti hatudhkury | إنت ِ هـَتـُذكـُري |
| You(pl) will mention | 'intu hatuzkuruiicntoo hatudhkuroo | إنتوا هـَتـُذكـُروا |
| He/it(m) will mention | huwa hayuzkurhuwa hayudhkur | هـُو َ هـَيـُذكـُر |
| She/it(f) will mention | hiya hatuzkurhiya hatudhkur | هـِي َ هـَتـُذكـُر |
| They will mention | humma hayuzkuruhumma hayudhkuroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُذكـُروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) mention! | 'uzkuruucdhkur | أ ُذكـُر |
| You(f) mention! | 'uzkuriuucdhkury | أ ُذكـُري |
| You(pl) mention! | 'uzkuruuucdhkuroo | أ ُذكـُروا |
