Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I served | 'ana chadamtaacnaa Kadamt | أنا َ خـَد َمت |
| We served | 'ihna chadamnaiicHnaa Kadamnaa | إحنا َ خـَد َمنا |
| You(m) served | 'inta chadamtiicnta Kadamt | إنت َ خـَد َمت |
| You(f) served | 'inti chadamtiiicnti Kadamty | إنت ِ خـَد َمتي |
| You(pl) served | 'intu chadamtuiicntoo Kadamtoo | إنتوا خـَد َمتوا |
| He/it(m) served | huwa chadamhuwa Kadam | هـُو َ خـَد َم |
| She/it(f) served | hiya chadamithiya Kadamit | هـِي َ خـَد َمـِت |
| They served | humma chadamuhumma Kadamoo | هـُمّ َ خـَد َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might serve | 'ana yimkin 'achdimaacnaa yimkin aacKdim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخد ِم |
| We might serve | 'ihna yimkin nichdimiicHnaa yimkin niKdim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخد ِم |
| You(m) might serve | 'inta yimkin tichdimiicnta yimkin tiKdim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِم |
| You(f) might serve | 'inti yimkin tichdimiiicnti yimkin tiKdimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِمي |
| You(pl) might serve | 'intu yimkin tichdimuiicntoo yimkin tiKdimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِموا |
| He/it(m) might serve | huwa yimkin yichdimhuwa yimkin yiKdim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد ِم |
| She/it(f) might serve | hiya yimkin tichdimhiya yimkin tiKdim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخد ِم |
| They might serve | humma yimkin yichdimuhumma yimkin yiKdimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخد ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I serve | 'ana bachdimaacnaa baKdim | أنا َ بـَخد ِم |
| We serve | 'ihna binichdimiicHnaa biniKdim | إحنا َ بـِنـِخد ِم |
| You(m) serve | 'inta bitichdimiicnta bitiKdim | إنت َ بـِتـِخد ِم |
| You(f) serve | 'inti bitichdimiiicnti bitiKdimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخد ِمي |
| You(pl) serve | 'intu bitichdimuiicntoo bitiKdimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِخد ِموا |
| He/it(m) serves | huwa biyichdimhuwa biyiKdim | هـُو َ بـِيـِخد ِم |
| She/it(f) serves | hiya bitichdimhiya bitiKdim | هـِي َ بـِتـِخد ِم |
| They serve | humma biyichdimuhumma biyiKdimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخد ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will serve | 'ana hachdimaacnaa haKdim | أنا َ هـَخد ِم |
| We will serve | 'ihna hanichdimiicHnaa haniKdim | إحنا َ هـَنـِخد ِم |
| You(m) will serve | 'inta hatichdimiicnta hatiKdim | إنت َ هـَتـِخد ِم |
| You(f) will serve | 'inti hatichdimiiicnti hatiKdimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخد ِمي |
| You(pl) will serve | 'intu hatichdimuiicntoo hatiKdimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِخد ِموا |
| He/it(m) will serve | huwa hayichdimhuwa hayiKdim | هـُو َ هـَيـِخد ِم |
| She/it(f) will serve | hiya hatichdimhiya hatiKdim | هـِي َ هـَتـِخد ِم |
| They will serve | humma hayichdimuhumma hayiKdimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخد ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) serve! | 'ichdimiicKdim | إخد ِم |
| You(f) serve! | 'ichdimiiicKdimy | إخد ِمي |
| You(pl) serve! | 'ichdimuiicKdimoo | إخد ِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is served | huwa machdoomhuwa maKdwm | هـُو َ مـَخدوم |
| She/it(f) is served | hiya machdoomahiya maKdwmaö | هـِي َ مـَخدومـَة |
| They are served | humma machdoomeenhumma maKdwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَخدومين |
