Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I decided | 'ana qarrartaacnaa Qarrart | أنا َ قـَرّ َرت |
| We decided | 'ihna qarrarnaiicHnaa Qarrarnaa | إحنا َ قـَرّ َرنا |
| You(m) decided | 'inta qarrartiicnta Qarrart | إنت َ قـَرّ َرت |
| You(f) decided | 'inti qarrartiiicnti Qarrarty | إنت ِ قـَرّ َرتي |
| You(pl) decided | 'intu qarrartuiicntoo Qarrartoo | إنتوا قـَرّ َرتوا |
| He/it(m) decided | huwa qarrarhuwa Qarrar | هـُو َ قـَرّ َر |
| She/it(f) decided | hiya qarrarithiya Qarrarit | هـِي َ قـَرّ َر ِت |
| They decided | humma qarraruhumma Qarraroo | هـُمّ َ قـَرّ َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might decide | 'ana yimkin 'aqarraraacnaa yimkin aacQarrar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـَرّ َر |
| We might decide | 'ihna yimkin niqarrariicHnaa yimkin niQarrar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـَرّ َر |
| You(m) might decide | 'inta yimkin tiqarrariicnta yimkin tiQarrar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َر |
| You(f) might decide | 'inti yimkin tiqarrariiicnti yimkin tiQarrary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َري |
| You(pl) might decide | 'intu yimkin tiqarraruiicntoo yimkin tiQarraroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َروا |
| He/it(m) might decide | huwa yimkin yiqarrarhuwa yimkin yiQarrar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَرّ َر |
| She/it(f) might decide | hiya yimkin tiqarrarhiya yimkin tiQarrar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـَرّ َر |
| They might decide | humma yimkin yiqarraruhumma yimkin yiQarraroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـَرّ َروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I decide | 'ana baqarraraacnaa baQarrar | أنا َ بـَقـَرّ َر |
| We decide | 'ihna biniqarrariicHnaa biniQarrar | إحنا َ بـِنـِقـَرّ َر |
| You(m) decide | 'inta bitiqarrariicnta bitiQarrar | إنت َ بـِتـِقـَرّ َر |
| You(f) decide | 'inti bitiqarrariiicnti bitiQarrary | إنت ِ بـِتـِقـَرّ َري |
| You(pl) decide | 'intu bitiqarraruiicntoo bitiQarraroo | إنتوا بـِتـِقـَرّ َروا |
| He/it(m) decides | huwa biyiqarrarhuwa biyiQarrar | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـَرّ َر |
| She/it(f) decides | hiya bitiqarrarhiya bitiQarrar | هـِي َ بـِتـِقـَرّ َر |
| They decide | humma biyiqarraruhumma biyiQarraroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـَرّ َروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will decide | 'ana haqarraraacnaa haQarrar | أنا َ هـَقـَرّ َر |
| We will decide | 'ihna haniqarrariicHnaa haniQarrar | إحنا َ هـَنـِقـَرّ َر |
| You(m) will decide | 'inta hatiqarrariicnta hatiQarrar | إنت َ هـَتـِقـَرّ َر |
| You(f) will decide | 'inti hatiqarrariiicnti hatiQarrary | إنت ِ هـَتـِقـَرّ َري |
| You(pl) will decide | 'intu hatiqarraruiicntoo hatiQarraroo | إنتوا هـَتـِقـَرّ َروا |
| He/it(m) will decide | huwa hayiqarrarhuwa hayiQarrar | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـَرّ َر |
| She/it(f) will decide | hiya hatiqarrarhiya hatiQarrar | هـِي َ هـَتـِقـَرّ َر |
| They will decide | humma hayiqarraruhumma hayiQarraroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـَرّ َروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) decide! | 'iqrariicQrar | إقر َر |
| You(f) decide! | 'iqrariiicQrary | إقر َري |
| You(pl) decide! | iqraruiQraroo | ِقر َروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is decided | huwa muqarrarhuwa muQarrar | هـُو َ مـُقـَرّ َر |
| She/it(f) is decided | hiya muqarrarahiya muQarraraö | هـِي َ مـُقـَرّ َر َة |
| They are decided | humma muqarrareenhumma muQarraryn | هـُمّ َ مـُقـَرّ َرين |
