Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I abhorred | 'ana maqattaacnaa maQatt | أنا َ مـَقـَتّ |
| We abhorred | 'ihna maqatnaiicHnaa maQatnaa | إحنا َ مـَقـَتنا |
| You(m) abhorred | 'inta maqattiicnta maQatt | إنت َ مـَقـَتّ |
| You(f) abhorred | 'inti maqattiiicnti maQatty | إنت ِ مـَقـَتّي |
| You(pl) abhorred | 'intu maqattuiicntoo maQattoo | إنتوا مـَقـَتّوا |
| He/it(m) abhorred | huwa maqathuwa maQat | هـُو َ مـَقـَت |
| She/it(f) abhorred | hiya maqatithiya maQatit | هـِي َ مـَقـَتـِت |
| They abhorred | humma maqatuhumma maQatoo | هـُمّ َ مـَقـَتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might abhor | 'ana yimkin 'amqutaacnaa yimkin aacmQut | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمقـُت |
| We might abhor | 'ihna yimkin numqutiicHnaa yimkin numQut | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُمقـُت |
| You(m) might abhor | 'inta yimkin tumqutiicnta yimkin tumQut | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُمقـُت |
| You(f) might abhor | 'inti yimkin tumqutiiicnti yimkin tumQuty | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُمقـُتي |
| You(pl) might abhor | 'intu yimkin tumqutuiicntoo yimkin tumQutoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُمقـُتوا |
| He/it(m) might abhor | huwa yimkin yumquthuwa yimkin yumQut | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُمقـُت |
| She/it(f) might abhor | hiya yimkin tumquthiya yimkin tumQut | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُمقـُت |
| They might abhor | humma yimkin yumqutuhumma yimkin yumQutoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُمقـُتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I abhor | 'ana bamqutaacnaa bamQut | أنا َ بـَمقـُت |
| We abhor | 'ihna binumqutiicHnaa binumQut | إحنا َ بـِنـُمقـُت |
| You(m) abhor | 'inta bitumqutiicnta bitumQut | إنت َ بـِتـُمقـُت |
| You(f) abhor | 'inti bitumqutiiicnti bitumQuty | إنت ِ بـِتـُمقـُتي |
| You(pl) abhor | 'intu bitumqutuiicntoo bitumQutoo | إنتوا بـِتـُمقـُتوا |
| He/it(m) abhors | huwa biyumquthuwa biyumQut | هـُو َ بـِيـُمقـُت |
| She/it(f) abhors | hiya bitumquthiya bitumQut | هـِي َ بـِتـُمقـُت |
| They abhor | humma biyumqutuhumma biyumQutoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُمقـُتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will abhor | 'ana hamqutaacnaa hamQut | أنا َ هـَمقـُت |
| We will abhor | 'ihna hanumqutiicHnaa hanumQut | إحنا َ هـَنـُمقـُت |
| You(m) will abhor | 'inta hatumqutiicnta hatumQut | إنت َ هـَتـُمقـُت |
| You(f) will abhor | 'inti hatumqutiiicnti hatumQuty | إنت ِ هـَتـُمقـُتي |
| You(pl) will abhor | 'intu hatumqutuiicntoo hatumQutoo | إنتوا هـَتـُمقـُتوا |
| He/it(m) will abhor | huwa hayumquthuwa hayumQut | هـُو َ هـَيـُمقـُت |
| She/it(f) will abhor | hiya hatumquthiya hatumQut | هـِي َ هـَتـُمقـُت |
| They will abhor | humma hayumqutuhumma hayumQutoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُمقـُتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) abhor! | 'umqutuucmQut | أ ُمقـُت |
| You(f) abhor! | 'umqutiuucmQuty | أ ُمقـُتي |
| You(pl) abhor! | 'umqutuuucmQutoo | أ ُمقـُتوا |