Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I added | 'ana deeftaacnaa Dyft | أنا َ ضيفت |
| We added | 'ihna deefnaiicHnaa Dyfnaa | إحنا َ ضيفنا |
| You(m) added | 'inta deeftiicnta Dyft | إنت َ ضيفت |
| You(f) added | 'inti deeftiiicnti Dyfty | إنت ِ ضيفتي |
| You(pl) added | 'intu deeftuiicntoo Dyftoo | إنتوا ضيفتوا |
| He/it(m) added | huwa daafhuwa Daaf | هـُو َ ضا َف |
| She/it(f) added | hiya daafithiya Daafit | هـِي َ ضا َفـِت |
| They added | humma dafuhumma Daafoo | هـُمّ َ ضا َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might add | 'ana yimkin 'adeefaacnaa yimkin aacDyf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضيف |
| We might add | 'ihna yimkin nideefiicHnaa yimkin niDyf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضيف |
| You(m) might add | 'inta yimkin tideefiicnta yimkin tiDyf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضيف |
| You(f) might add | 'inti yimkin tideefiiicnti yimkin tiDyfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضيفي |
| You(pl) might add | 'intu yimkin tideefuiicntoo yimkin tiDyfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضيفوا |
| He/it(m) might add | huwa yimkin yideefhuwa yimkin yiDyf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضيف |
| She/it(f) might add | hiya yimkin tideefhiya yimkin tiDyf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضيف |
| They might add | humma yimkin yideefuhumma yimkin yiDyfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضيفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I add | 'ana badeefaacnaa baDyf | أنا َ بـَضيف |
| We add | 'ihna bindeefiicHnaa binDyf | إحنا َ بـِنضيف |
| You(m) add | 'inta bitdeefiicnta bitDyf | إنت َ بـِتضيف |
| You(f) add | 'inti bitdeefiiicnti bitDyfy | إنت ِ بـِتضيفي |
| You(pl) add | 'intu bitdeefuiicntoo bitDyfoo | إنتوا بـِتضيفوا |
| He/it(m) adds | huwa biyideefhuwa biyiDyf | هـُو َ بـِيـِضيف |
| She/it(f) adds | hiya bitdeefhiya bitDyf | هـِي َ بـِتضيف |
| They add | humma biyideefuhumma biyiDyfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضيفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will add | 'ana hadeefaacnaa haDyf | أنا َ هـَضيف |
| We will add | 'ihna handeefiicHnaa hanDyf | إحنا َ هـَنضيف |
| You(m) will add | 'inta hatdeefiicnta hatDyf | إنت َ هـَتضيف |
| You(f) will add | 'inti hatdeefiiicnti hatDyfy | إنت ِ هـَتضيفي |
| You(pl) will add | 'intu hatdeefuiicntoo hatDyfoo | إنتوا هـَتضيفوا |
| He/it(m) will add | huwa hayideefhuwa hayiDyf | هـُو َ هـَيـِضيف |
| She/it(f) will add | hiya hatdeefhiya hatDyf | هـِي َ هـَتضيف |
| They will add | humma hayideefuhumma hayiDyfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضيفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) add! | deefDyf | ضيف |
| You(f) add! | deefiDyfy | ضيفي |
| You(pl) add! | deefuDyfoo | ضيفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am adding | 'ana daayifaacnaa Daayif | أنا َ ضا َيـِف |
| I(f) am adding | 'ana daayifaaacnaa Daayifaö | أنا َ ضا َيـِفـَة |
| We are adding | 'ihna daayifeeniicHnaa Daayifyn | إحنا َ ضا َيـِفين |
| You(m) are adding | 'inta daayifiicnta Daayif | إنت َ ضا َيـِف |
| You(f) are adding | 'inti daayifaiicnti Daayifaö | إنت ِ ضا َيـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are adding | 'intu daayifeeniicntoo Daayifyn | إنتوا ضا َيـِفين |
| He/it(m) is adding | huwa daayifhuwa Daayif | هـُو َ ضا َيـِف |
| She/it(f) is adding | hiya daayifahiya Daayifaö | هـِي َ ضا َيـِفـَة |
| They are adding | humma daayifeenhumma Daayifyn | هـُمّ َ ضا َيـِفين |
