Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana chuztaacnaa Kudht | أنا َ خـُذت |
| We took | 'ihna chaznaiicHnaa Kadhnaa | إحنا َ خـَذنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta chuztiicnta Kudht | إنت َ خـُذت |
| You(f) took | 'inti chaziiicnti Kadhy | إنت ِ خـَذي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu chaztuiicntoo Kadhtoo | إنتوا خـَذتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa 'achazhuwa aacKadh | هـُو َ أخـَذ |
| She/it(f) took | hiya chazithiya Kadhit | هـِي َ خـَذ ِت |
| They took | humma 'achazuhumma aacKadhoo | هـُمّ َ أخـَذوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'achuzaacnaa yimkin aacKudh | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـُذ |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin naachuziicHnaa yimkin naaKudh | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نا َخـُذ |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin taachuziicnta yimkin taaKudh | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تا َخـُذ |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tachziiicnti yimkin taKdhy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـَخذي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin chaztuiicntoo yimkin Kadhtoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن خـَذتوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yaachuzhuwa yimkin yaaKudh | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يا َخـُذ |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin taachuzhiya yimkin taaKudh | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تا َخـُذ |
| They might take | humma yimkin yachzuhhumma yimkin yaKdhuh | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـَخذ ُه |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana baachuzaacnaa baaKudh | أنا َ با َخـُذ |
| We take | 'ihna binaachuziicHnaa binaaKudh | إحنا َ بـِنا َخـُذ |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitaachuziicnta bitaaKudh | إنت َ بـِتا َخـُذ |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitachziiicnti bitaKdhy | إنت ِ بـِتـَخذي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bichaztuiicntoo biKadhtoo | إنتوا بـِخـَذتوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyaachuzhuwa biyaaKudh | هـُو َ بـِيا َخـُذ |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitaachuzhiya bitaaKudh | هـِي َ بـِتا َخـُذ |
| They take | humma biyachzuhhumma biyaKdhuh | هـُمّ َ بـِيـَخذ ُه |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hachuzaacnaa haKudh | أنا َ هـَخـُذ |
| We will take | 'ihna hanaachuziicHnaa hanaaKudh | إحنا َ هـَنا َخـُذ |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hataachuziicnta hataaKudh | إنت َ هـَتا َخـُذ |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatachziiicnti hataKdhy | إنت ِ هـَتـَخذي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hachaztuiicntoo haKadhtoo | إنتوا هـَخـَذتوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayaachuzhuwa hayaaKudh | هـُو َ هـَيا َخـُذ |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hataachuzhiya hataaKudh | هـِي َ هـَتا َخـُذ |
| They will take | humma hayachzuhhumma hayaKdhuh | هـُمّ َ هـَيـَخذ ُه |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | chuzKudh | خـُذ |
| You(f) take! | chuziKudhy | خـُذي |
| You(pl) take! | chuzuKudhoo | خـُذوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am taking | 'ana waechidaacnaa waeKid | أنا َ وا َخـِد |
| I(f) am taking | 'ana waechidaaacnaa waeKidaö | أنا َ وا َخـِد َة |
| We are taking | 'ihna waechideeniicHnaa waeKidyn | إحنا َ وا َخـِدين |
| You(m) are taking | 'inta waechidiicnta waeKid | إنت َ وا َخـِد |
| You(f) are taking | 'inti waechidaiicnti waeKidaö | إنت ِ وا َخـِد َة |
| You(pl) are taking | 'intu waechideeniicntoo waeKidyn | إنتوا وا َخـِدين |
| He/it(m) is taking | huwa waechidhuwa waeKid | هـُو َ وا َخـِد |
| She/it(f) is taking | hiya waechidahiya waeKidaö | هـِي َ وا َخـِد َة |
| They are taking | humma waechideenhumma waeKidyn | هـُمّ َ وا َخـِدين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is taken | huwa m'achoozhuwa maacKwdh | هـُو َ مأخوذ |
| She/it(f) is taken | hiya m'achoozahiya maacKwdhaö | هـِي َ مأخوذ َة |
| They are taken | humma m'achoozeenhumma maacKwdhyn | هـُمّ َ مأخوذين |
