Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I weakened | 'ana daAaftaacnaa DaAaft | أنا َ ضـَعـَفت |
| We weakened | 'ihna daAafnaiicHnaa DaAafnaa | إحنا َ ضـَعـَفنا |
| You(m) weakened | 'inta daAaftiicnta DaAaft | إنت َ ضـَعـَفت |
| You(f) weakened | 'inti daAaftiiicnti DaAafty | إنت ِ ضـَعـَفتي |
| You(pl) weakened | 'intu daAaftuiicntoo DaAaftoo | إنتوا ضـَعـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) weakened | huwa daAafhuwa DaAaf | هـُو َ ضـَعـَف |
| She/it(f) weakened | hiya daAafithiya DaAafit | هـِي َ ضـَعـَفـِت |
| They weakened | humma daAafuhumma DaAafoo | هـُمّ َ ضـَعـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might weaken | 'ana yimkin 'adAafaacnaa yimkin aacDAaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضعـَف |
| We might weaken | 'ihna yimkin nidAafiicHnaa yimkin niDAaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضعـَف |
| You(m) might weaken | 'inta yimkin tidAafiicnta yimkin tiDAaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضعـَف |
| You(f) might weaken | 'inti yimkin tidAafiiicnti yimkin tiDAafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضعـَفي |
| You(pl) might weaken | 'intu yimkin tidAafuiicntoo yimkin tiDAafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضعـَفوا |
| He/it(m) might weaken | huwa yimkin yidAafhuwa yimkin yiDAaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضعـَف |
| She/it(f) might weaken | hiya yimkin tidAafhiya yimkin tiDAaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضعـَف |
| They might weaken | humma yimkin yidAafuhumma yimkin yiDAafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضعـَفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I weaken | 'ana badAafaacnaa baDAaf | أنا َ بـَضعـَف |
| We weaken | 'ihna binidAafiicHnaa biniDAaf | إحنا َ بـِنـِضعـَف |
| You(m) weaken | 'inta bitidAafiicnta bitiDAaf | إنت َ بـِتـِضعـَف |
| You(f) weaken | 'inti bitidAafiiicnti bitiDAafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِضعـَفي |
| You(pl) weaken | 'intu bitidAafuiicntoo bitiDAafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِضعـَفوا |
| He/it(m) weakens | huwa biyidAafhuwa biyiDAaf | هـُو َ بـِيـِضعـَف |
| She/it(f) weakens | hiya bitidAafhiya bitiDAaf | هـِي َ بـِتـِضعـَف |
| They weaken | humma biyidAafuhumma biyiDAafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضعـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will weaken | 'ana hadAafaacnaa haDAaf | أنا َ هـَضعـَف |
| We will weaken | 'ihna hanidAafiicHnaa haniDAaf | إحنا َ هـَنـِضعـَف |
| You(m) will weaken | 'inta hatidAafiicnta hatiDAaf | إنت َ هـَتـِضعـَف |
| You(f) will weaken | 'inti hatidAafiiicnti hatiDAafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِضعـَفي |
| You(pl) will weaken | 'intu hatidAafuiicntoo hatiDAafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِضعـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will weaken | huwa hayidAafhuwa hayiDAaf | هـُو َ هـَيـِضعـَف |
| She/it(f) will weaken | hiya hatidAafhiya hatiDAaf | هـِي َ هـَتـِضعـَف |
| They will weaken | humma hayidAafuhumma hayiDAafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضعـَفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) weaken! | 'idAafiicDAaf | إضعـَف |
| You(f) weaken! | 'idAafiiicDAafy | إضعـَفي |
| You(pl) weaken! | 'idAafuiicDAafoo | إضعـَفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is weakened | huwa madAoofhuwa maDAwf | هـُو َ مـَضعوف |
| She/it(f) is weakened | hiya madAoofahiya maDAwfaö | هـِي َ مـَضعوفـَة |
| They are weakened | humma madAoofeenhumma maDAwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَضعوفين |