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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  kidnapped | 'ana chataftaacnaa KaTaft | أنا َ خـَطـَفت | 
| We  kidnapped | 'ihna chatafnaiicHnaa KaTafnaa | إحنا َ خـَطـَفنا | 
| You(m)  kidnapped | 'inta chataftiicnta KaTaft | إنت َ خـَطـَفت | 
| You(f)  kidnapped | 'inti chataftiiicnti KaTafty | إنت ِ خـَطـَفتي | 
| You(pl)  kidnapped | 'intu chataftuiicntoo KaTaftoo | إنتوا خـَطـَفتوا | 
| He/it(m)  kidnapped | huwa chatafhuwa KaTaf | هـُو َ خـَطـَف | 
| She/it(f)  kidnapped | hiya chatafithiya KaTafit | هـِي َ خـَطـَفـِت | 
| They  kidnapped | humma chatafuhumma KaTafoo | هـُمّ َ خـَطـَفوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  kidnap | 'ana yimkin 'achtafaacnaa yimkin aacKTaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخطـَف | 
| We might  kidnap | 'ihna yimkin nichtafiicHnaa yimkin niKTaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخطـَف | 
| You(m) might  kidnap | 'inta yimkin tichtafiicnta yimkin tiKTaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخطـَف | 
| You(f) might  kidnap | 'inti yimkin tichtafiiicnti yimkin tiKTafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخطـَفي | 
| You(pl) might  kidnap | 'intu yimkin tichtafuiicntoo yimkin tiKTafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخطـَفوا | 
| He/it(m) might  kidnap | huwa yimkin yichtafhuwa yimkin yiKTaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخطـَف | 
| She/it(f) might  kidnap | hiya yimkin tichtafhiya yimkin tiKTaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخطـَف | 
| They might  kidnap | humma yimkin yichtafuhumma yimkin yiKTafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخطـَفوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  kidnap | 'ana bachtafaacnaa baKTaf | أنا َ بـَخطـَف | 
| We  kidnap | 'ihna binichtafiicHnaa biniKTaf | إحنا َ بـِنـِخطـَف | 
| You(m)  kidnap | 'inta bitichtafiicnta bitiKTaf | إنت َ بـِتـِخطـَف | 
| You(f)  kidnap | 'inti bitichtafiiicnti bitiKTafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخطـَفي | 
| You(pl)  kidnap | 'intu bitichtafuiicntoo bitiKTafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِخطـَفوا | 
| He/it(m)  kidnaps | huwa biyichtafhuwa biyiKTaf | هـُو َ بـِيـِخطـَف | 
| She/it(f)  kidnaps | hiya bitichtafhiya bitiKTaf | هـِي َ بـِتـِخطـَف | 
| They  kidnap | humma biyichtafuhumma biyiKTafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخطـَفوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  kidnap | 'ana hachtafaacnaa haKTaf | أنا َ هـَخطـَف | 
| We will  kidnap | 'ihna hanichtafiicHnaa haniKTaf | إحنا َ هـَنـِخطـَف | 
| You(m) will  kidnap | 'inta hatichtafiicnta hatiKTaf | إنت َ هـَتـِخطـَف | 
| You(f) will  kidnap | 'inti hatichtafiiicnti hatiKTafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخطـَفي | 
| You(pl) will  kidnap | 'intu hatichtafuiicntoo hatiKTafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِخطـَفوا | 
| He/it(m) will  kidnap | huwa hayichtafhuwa hayiKTaf | هـُو َ هـَيـِخطـَف | 
| She/it(f) will  kidnap | hiya hatichtafhiya hatiKTaf | هـِي َ هـَتـِخطـَف | 
| They will  kidnap | humma hayichtafuhumma hayiKTafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخطـَفوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  kidnap! | 'ichtafiicKTaf | إخطـَف | 
| You(f)  kidnap! | 'ichtafiiicKTafy | إخطـَفي | 
| You(pl)  kidnap! | 'ichtafuiicKTafoo | إخطـَفوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  kidnapping | 'ana chaatifaacnaa KaaTif | أنا َ خا َطـِف | 
| I(f) am  kidnapping | 'ana chaatifaaacnaa KaaTifaö | أنا َ خا َطـِفـَة | 
| We are  kidnapping | 'ihna chaatifeeniicHnaa KaaTifyn | إحنا َ خا َطـِفين | 
| You(m) are  kidnapping | 'inta chaatifiicnta KaaTif | إنت َ خا َطـِف | 
| You(f) are  kidnapping | 'inti chaatifaiicnti KaaTifaö | إنت ِ خا َطـِفـَة | 
| You(pl) are  kidnapping | 'intu chaatifeeniicntoo KaaTifyn | إنتوا خا َطـِفين | 
| He/it(m) is  kidnapping | huwa chaatifhuwa KaaTif | هـُو َ خا َطـِف | 
| She/it(f) is  kidnapping | hiya chaatifahiya KaaTifaö | هـِي َ خا َطـِفـَة | 
| They are  kidnapping | humma chaatifeenhumma KaaTifyn | هـُمّ َ خا َطـِفين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  kidnapped | huwa machtoofhuwa maKTwf | هـُو َ مـَخطوف | 
| She/it(f) is  kidnapped | hiya machtoofahiya maKTwfaö | هـِي َ مـَخطوفـَة | 
| They are  kidnapped | humma machtoofeenhumma maKTwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخطوفين |