Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I adapted | 'ana kayyiftaacnaa kayyift | أنا َ كـَييـِفت |
| We adapted | 'ihna kayyifnaiicHnaa kayyifnaa | إحنا َ كـَييـِفنا |
| You(m) adapted | 'inta kayyiftiicnta kayyift | إنت َ كـَييـِفت |
| You(f) adapted | 'inti kayyiftiiicnti kayyifty | إنت ِ كـَييـِفتي |
| You(pl) adapted | 'intu kayyiftuiicntoo kayyiftoo | إنتوا كـَييـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) adapted | huwa kayyifhuwa kayyif | هـُو َ كـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) adapted | hiya kayyifithiya kayyifit | هـِي َ كـَييـِفـِت |
| They adapted | humma kayyifuhumma kayyifoo | هـُمّ َ كـَييـِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might adapt | 'ana yimkin 'akayyifaacnaa yimkin aackayyif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـَييـِف |
| We might adapt | 'ihna yimkin nikayyifiicHnaa yimkin nikayyif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـَييـِف |
| You(m) might adapt | 'inta yimkin tikayyifiicnta yimkin tikayyif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَييـِف |
| You(f) might adapt | 'inti yimkin tikayyifiiicnti yimkin tikayyify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) might adapt | 'intu yimkin tikayyifuiicntoo yimkin tikayyifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـَييـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might adapt | huwa yimkin yikayyifhuwa yimkin yikayyif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) might adapt | hiya yimkin tikayyifhiya yimkin tikayyif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَييـِف |
| They might adapt | humma yimkin yikayyifuhumma yimkin yikayyifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَييـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I adapt | 'ana bakayyifaacnaa bakayyif | أنا َ بـَكـَييـِف |
| We adapt | 'ihna binkayyifiicHnaa binkayyif | إحنا َ بـِنكـَييـِف |
| You(m) adapt | 'inta bitkayyifiicnta bitkayyif | إنت َ بـِتكـَييـِف |
| You(f) adapt | 'inti bitkayyifiiicnti bitkayyify | إنت ِ بـِتكـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) adapt | 'intu bitkayyifuiicntoo bitkayyifoo | إنتوا بـِتكـَييـِفوا |
| He/it(m) adapts | huwa biyikayyifhuwa biyikayyif | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) adapts | hiya bitkayyifhiya bitkayyif | هـِي َ بـِتكـَييـِف |
| They adapt | humma biyikayyifuhumma biyikayyifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـَييـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will adapt | 'ana hakayyifaacnaa hakayyif | أنا َ هـَكـَييـِف |
| We will adapt | 'ihna hankayyifiicHnaa hankayyif | إحنا َ هـَنكـَييـِف |
| You(m) will adapt | 'inta hatkayyifiicnta hatkayyif | إنت َ هـَتكـَييـِف |
| You(f) will adapt | 'inti hatkayyifiiicnti hatkayyify | إنت ِ هـَتكـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) will adapt | 'intu hatkayyifuiicntoo hatkayyifoo | إنتوا هـَتكـَييـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will adapt | huwa hayikayyifhuwa hayikayyif | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) will adapt | hiya hatkayyifhiya hatkayyif | هـِي َ هـَتكـَييـِف |
| They will adapt | humma hayikayyifuhumma hayikayyifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـَييـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) adapt! | kayyifkayyif | كـَييـِف |
| You(f) adapt! | kayyifikayyify | كـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) adapt! | kayyifukayyifoo | كـَييـِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is adapted | huwa mutakayyifhuwa mutakayyif | هـُو َ مـُتـَكـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) is adapted | hiya mutakayyifahiya mutakayyifaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَكـَييـِفـَة |
| They are adapted | humma mutakayyifeenhumma mutakayyifyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَكـَييـِفين |
