Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I varied | 'ana nawwaAtaacnaa nawwaAt | أنا َ نـَوّ َعت |
| We varied | 'ihna nawwaAnaiicHnaa nawwaAnaa | إحنا َ نـَوّ َعنا |
| You(m) varied | 'inta nawwaAtiicnta nawwaAt | إنت َ نـَوّ َعت |
| You(f) varied | 'inti nawwaAtiiicnti nawwaAty | إنت ِ نـَوّ َعتي |
| You(pl) varied | 'intu nawwaAtuiicntoo nawwaAtoo | إنتوا نـَوّ َعتوا |
| He/it(m) varied | huwa nawwaAhuwa nawwaA | هـُو َ نـَوّ َع |
| She/it(f) varied | hiya nawwaAithiya nawwaAit | هـِي َ نـَوّ َعـِت |
| They varied | humma nawwaAuhumma nawwaAoo | هـُمّ َ نـَوّ َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might vary | 'ana yimkin 'anawwaAaacnaa yimkin aacnawwaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـَوّ َع |
| We might vary | 'ihna yimkin ninawwaAiicHnaa yimkin ninawwaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـَوّ َع |
| You(m) might vary | 'inta yimkin tinawwaAiicnta yimkin tinawwaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَوّ َع |
| You(f) might vary | 'inti yimkin tinawwaAiiicnti yimkin tinawwaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَوّ َعي |
| You(pl) might vary | 'intu yimkin tinawwaAuiicntoo yimkin tinawwaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـَوّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) might vary | huwa yimkin yinawwaAhuwa yimkin yinawwaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَوّ َع |
| She/it(f) might vary | hiya yimkin tinawwaAhiya yimkin tinawwaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَوّ َع |
| They might vary | humma yimkin yinawwaAuhumma yimkin yinawwaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَوّ َعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I vary | 'ana banawwaAaacnaa banawwaA | أنا َ بـَنـَوّ َع |
| We vary | 'ihna bininawwaAiicHnaa bininawwaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِنـَوّ َع |
| You(m) vary | 'inta bitinawwaAiicnta bitinawwaA | إنت َ بـِتـِنـَوّ َع |
| You(f) vary | 'inti bitinawwaAiiicnti bitinawwaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنـَوّ َعي |
| You(pl) vary | 'intu bitinawwaAuiicntoo bitinawwaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنـَوّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) varys | huwa biyinawwaAhuwa biyinawwaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـَوّ َع |
| She/it(f) varys | hiya bitinawwaAhiya bitinawwaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِنـَوّ َع |
| They vary | humma biyinawwaAuhumma biyinawwaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـَوّ َعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will vary | 'ana hanawwaAaacnaa hanawwaA | أنا َ هـَنـَوّ َع |
| We will vary | 'ihna haninawwaAiicHnaa haninawwaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِنـَوّ َع |
| You(m) will vary | 'inta hatinawwaAiicnta hatinawwaA | إنت َ هـَتـِنـَوّ َع |
| You(f) will vary | 'inti hatinawwaAiiicnti hatinawwaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنـَوّ َعي |
| You(pl) will vary | 'intu hatinawwaAuiicntoo hatinawwaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنـَوّ َعوا |
| He/it(m) will vary | huwa hayinawwaAhuwa hayinawwaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـَوّ َع |
| She/it(f) will vary | hiya hatinawwaAhiya hatinawwaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِنـَوّ َع |
| They will vary | humma hayinawwaAuhumma hayinawwaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـَوّ َعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) vary! | 'inwaAiicnwaA | إنو َع |
| You(f) vary! | 'inwaAiiicnwaAy | إنو َعي |
| You(pl) vary! | inwaAuinwaAoo | ِنو َعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is varied | huwa munawwaAhuwa munawwaA | هـُو َ مـُنـَوّ َع |
| She/it(f) is varied | hiya munawwaAahiya munawwaAaö | هـِي َ مـُنـَوّ َعـَة |
| They are varied | humma munawwaAeenhumma munawwaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنـَوّ َعين |
