Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana rahamtaacnaa raHamt | أنا َ ر َحـَمت |
| We took | 'ihna rahamnaiicHnaa raHamnaa | إحنا َ ر َحـَمنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta rahamtiicnta raHamt | إنت َ ر َحـَمت |
| You(f) took | 'inti rahamtiiicnti raHamty | إنت ِ ر َحـَمتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu rahamtuiicntoo raHamtoo | إنتوا ر َحـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa rahamhuwa raHam | هـُو َ ر َحـَم |
| She/it(f) took | hiya rahamithiya raHamit | هـِي َ ر َحـَمـِت |
| They took | humma rahamuhumma raHamoo | هـُمّ َ ر َحـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'arhamaacnaa yimkin aacrHam | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرحـَم |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin nirhamiicHnaa yimkin nirHam | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرحـَم |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tirhamiicnta yimkin tirHam | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرحـَم |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tirhamiiicnti yimkin tirHamy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرحـَمي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tirhamuiicntoo yimkin tirHamoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرحـَموا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yirhamhuwa yimkin yirHam | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرحـَم |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tirhamhiya yimkin tirHam | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرحـَم |
| They might take | humma yimkin yirhamuhumma yimkin yirHamoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرحـَموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana barhamaacnaa barHam | أنا َ بـَرحـَم |
| We take | 'ihna binirhamiicHnaa binirHam | إحنا َ بـِنـِرحـَم |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitirhamiicnta bitirHam | إنت َ بـِتـِرحـَم |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitirhamiiicnti bitirHamy | إنت ِ بـِتـِرحـَمي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitirhamuiicntoo bitirHamoo | إنتوا بـِتـِرحـَموا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyirhamhuwa biyirHam | هـُو َ بـِيـِرحـَم |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitirhamhiya bitirHam | هـِي َ بـِتـِرحـَم |
| They take | humma biyirhamuhumma biyirHamoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرحـَموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana harhamaacnaa harHam | أنا َ هـَرحـَم |
| We will take | 'ihna hanirhamiicHnaa hanirHam | إحنا َ هـَنـِرحـَم |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatirhamiicnta hatirHam | إنت َ هـَتـِرحـَم |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatirhamiiicnti hatirHamy | إنت ِ هـَتـِرحـَمي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatirhamuiicntoo hatirHamoo | إنتوا هـَتـِرحـَموا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayirhamhuwa hayirHam | هـُو َ هـَيـِرحـَم |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatirhamhiya hatirHam | هـِي َ هـَتـِرحـَم |
| They will take | humma hayirhamuhumma hayirHamoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرحـَموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | 'irhamiicrHam | إرحـَم |
| You(f) take! | 'irhamiiicrHamy | إرحـَمي |
| You(pl) take! | 'irhamuiicrHamoo | إرحـَموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa marhoomhuwa marHwm | هـُو َ مـَرحوم |
| She/it(f) is | hiya marhoomahiya marHwmaö | هـِي َ مـَرحومـَة |
| They are | humma marhoomeenhumma marHwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَرحومين |
