Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana tallaAtaacnaa TallaAt | أنا َ طـَلّـَعت |
| We took | 'ihna tallaAnaiicHnaa TallaAnaa | إحنا َ طـَلّـَعنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta tallaAtiicnta TallaAt | إنت َ طـَلّـَعت |
| You(f) took | 'inti tallaAtiiicnti TallaAty | إنت ِ طـَلّـَعتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu tallaAtuiicntoo TallaAtoo | إنتوا طـَلّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa tallaAhuwa TallaA | هـُو َ طـَلّـَع |
| She/it(f) took | hiya tallaAithiya TallaAit | هـِي َ طـَلّـَعـِت |
| They took | humma tallaAuhumma TallaAoo | هـُمّ َ طـَلّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'atallaAaacnaa yimkin aacTallaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطـَلّـَع |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin nitallaAiicHnaa yimkin niTallaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطـَلّـَع |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin titallaAiicnta yimkin tiTallaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَلّـَع |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin titallaAiiicnti yimkin tiTallaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَلّـَعي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin titallaAuiicntoo yimkin tiTallaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطـَلّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yitallaAhuwa yimkin yiTallaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطـَلّـَع |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin titallaAhiya yimkin tiTallaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطـَلّـَع |
| They might take | humma yimkin yitallaAuhumma yimkin yiTallaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطـَلّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana batallaAaacnaa baTallaA | أنا َ بـَطـَلّـَع |
| We take | 'ihna binitallaAiicHnaa biniTallaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِطـَلّـَع |
| You(m) take | 'inta bititallaAiicnta bitiTallaA | إنت َ بـِتـِطـَلّـَع |
| You(f) take | 'inti bititallaAiiicnti bitiTallaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِطـَلّـَعي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bititallaAuiicntoo bitiTallaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِطـَلّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyitallaAhuwa biyiTallaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِطـَلّـَع |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bititallaAhiya bitiTallaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِطـَلّـَع |
| They take | humma biyitallaAuhumma biyiTallaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِطـَلّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hatallaAaacnaa haTallaA | أنا َ هـَطـَلّـَع |
| We will take | 'ihna hanitallaAiicHnaa haniTallaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِطـَلّـَع |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatitallaAiicnta hatiTallaA | إنت َ هـَتـِطـَلّـَع |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatitallaAiiicnti hatiTallaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِطـَلّـَعي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatitallaAuiicntoo hatiTallaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِطـَلّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayitallaAhuwa hayiTallaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِطـَلّـَع |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatitallaAhiya hatiTallaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِطـَلّـَع |
| They will take | humma hayitallaAuhumma hayiTallaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطـَلّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | 'itlaAiicTlaA | إطلـَع |
| You(f) take! | 'itlaAiiicTlaAy | إطلـَعي |
| You(pl) take! | itlaAuiTlaAoo | ِطلـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am taking | 'ana tallaAaacnaa TallaA | أنا َ طـَلّـَع |
| I(f) am taking | 'ana tallaAaaacnaa TallaAaö | أنا َ طـَلّـَعـَة |
| We are taking | 'ihna tallaAeeniicHnaa TallaAyn | إحنا َ طـَلّـَعين |
| You(m) are taking | 'inta tallaAiicnta TallaA | إنت َ طـَلّـَع |
| You(f) are taking | 'inti tallaAaiicnti TallaAaö | إنت ِ طـَلّـَعـَة |
| You(pl) are taking | 'intu tallaAeeniicntoo TallaAyn | إنتوا طـَلّـَعين |
| He/it(m) is taking | huwa tallaAhuwa TallaA | هـُو َ طـَلّـَع |
| She/it(f) is taking | hiya tallaAahiya TallaAaö | هـِي َ طـَلّـَعـَة |
| They are taking | humma tallaAeenhumma TallaAyn | هـُمّ َ طـَلّـَعين |
