Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I betrayed | 'ana choontaacnaa Kwnt | أنا َ خونت |
| We betrayed | 'ihna choonnaiicHnaa Kwnnaa | إحنا َ خونّا |
| You(m) betrayed | 'inta choontiicnta Kwnt | إنت َ خونت |
| You(f) betrayed | 'inti choontiiicnti Kwnty | إنت ِ خونتي |
| You(pl) betrayed | 'intu choontuiicntoo Kwntoo | إنتوا خونتوا |
| He/it(m) betrayed | huwa chaenhuwa Kaen | هـُو َ خا َن |
| She/it(f) betrayed | hiya chaenithiya Kaenit | هـِي َ خا َنـِت |
| They betrayed | humma chanuhumma Kaenoo | هـُمّ َ خا َنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might betray | 'ana yimkin 'achoonaacnaa yimkin aacKwn | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخون |
| We might betray | 'ihna yimkin nichooniicHnaa yimkin niKwn | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخون |
| You(m) might betray | 'inta yimkin tichooniicnta yimkin tiKwn | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخون |
| You(f) might betray | 'inti yimkin tichooniiicnti yimkin tiKwny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخوني |
| You(pl) might betray | 'intu yimkin tichoonuiicntoo yimkin tiKwnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخونوا |
| He/it(m) might betray | huwa yimkin yichoonhuwa yimkin yiKwn | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخون |
| She/it(f) might betray | hiya yimkin tichoonhiya yimkin tiKwn | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخون |
| They might betray | humma yimkin yichoonuhumma yimkin yiKwnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخونوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I betray | 'ana bachoonaacnaa baKwn | أنا َ بـَخون |
| We betray | 'ihna binchooniicHnaa binKwn | إحنا َ بـِنخون |
| You(m) betray | 'inta bitchooniicnta bitKwn | إنت َ بـِتخون |
| You(f) betray | 'inti bitchooniiicnti bitKwny | إنت ِ بـِتخوني |
| You(pl) betray | 'intu bitchoonuiicntoo bitKwnoo | إنتوا بـِتخونوا |
| He/it(m) betrays | huwa biyichoonhuwa biyiKwn | هـُو َ بـِيـِخون |
| She/it(f) betrays | hiya bitchoonhiya bitKwn | هـِي َ بـِتخون |
| They betray | humma biyichoonuhumma biyiKwnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخونوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will betray | 'ana hachoonaacnaa haKwn | أنا َ هـَخون |
| We will betray | 'ihna hanchooniicHnaa hanKwn | إحنا َ هـَنخون |
| You(m) will betray | 'inta hatchooniicnta hatKwn | إنت َ هـَتخون |
| You(f) will betray | 'inti hatchooniiicnti hatKwny | إنت ِ هـَتخوني |
| You(pl) will betray | 'intu hatchoonuiicntoo hatKwnoo | إنتوا هـَتخونوا |
| He/it(m) will betray | huwa hayichoonhuwa hayiKwn | هـُو َ هـَيـِخون |
| She/it(f) will betray | hiya hatchoonhiya hatKwn | هـِي َ هـَتخون |
| They will betray | humma hayichoonuhumma hayiKwnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخونوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) betray! | choonKwn | خون |
| You(f) betray! | chooniKwny | خوني |
| You(pl) betray! | choonuKwnoo | خونوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am betraying | 'ana chaeyinaacnaa Kaeyin | أنا َ خا َيـِن |
| I(f) am betraying | 'ana chaeyinaaacnaa Kaeyinaö | أنا َ خا َيـِنـَة |
| We are betraying | 'ihna chaeyineeniicHnaa Kaeyinyn | إحنا َ خا َيـِنين |
| You(m) are betraying | 'inta chaeyiniicnta Kaeyin | إنت َ خا َيـِن |
| You(f) are betraying | 'inti chaeyinaiicnti Kaeyinaö | إنت ِ خا َيـِنـَة |
| You(pl) are betraying | 'intu chaeyineeniicntoo Kaeyinyn | إنتوا خا َيـِنين |
| He/it(m) is betraying | huwa chaeyinhuwa Kaeyin | هـُو َ خا َيـِن |
| She/it(f) is betraying | hiya chaeyinahiya Kaeyinaö | هـِي َ خا َيـِنـَة |
| They are betraying | humma chaeyineenhumma Kaeyinyn | هـُمّ َ خا َيـِنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is betrayed | huwa mitchaenhuwa mitKaen | هـُو َ مـِتخا َن |
| She/it(f) is betrayed | hiya mitchaenahiya mitKaenaö | هـِي َ مـِتخا َنـَة |
| They are betrayed | humma mitchaneenhumma mitKaenyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتخا َنين |