Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I forbade | 'ana manaAtaacnaa manaAt | أنا َ مـَنـَعت |
| We forbade | 'ihna manaAnaiicHnaa manaAnaa | إحنا َ مـَنـَعنا |
| You(m) forbade | 'inta manaAtiicnta manaAt | إنت َ مـَنـَعت |
| You(f) forbade | 'inti manaAtiiicnti manaAty | إنت ِ مـَنـَعتي |
| You(pl) forbade | 'intu manaAtuiicntoo manaAtoo | إنتوا مـَنـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) forbade | huwa manaAhuwa manaA | هـُو َ مـَنـَع |
| She/it(f) forbade | hiya manaAithiya manaAit | هـِي َ مـَنـَعـِت |
| They forbade | humma manaAuhumma manaAoo | هـُمّ َ مـَنـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might forbid | 'ana yimkin 'amnaAaacnaa yimkin aacmnaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمنـَع |
| We might forbid | 'ihna yimkin nimnaAiicHnaa yimkin nimnaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمنـَع |
| You(m) might forbid | 'inta yimkin timnaAiicnta yimkin timnaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمنـَع |
| You(f) might forbid | 'inti yimkin timnaAiiicnti yimkin timnaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمنـَعي |
| You(pl) might forbid | 'intu yimkin timnaAuiicntoo yimkin timnaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمنـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might forbid | huwa yimkin yimnaAhuwa yimkin yimnaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمنـَع |
| She/it(f) might forbid | hiya yimkin timnaAhiya yimkin timnaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمنـَع |
| They might forbid | humma yimkin yimnaAuhumma yimkin yimnaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمنـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I forbid | 'ana bamnaAaacnaa bamnaA | أنا َ بـَمنـَع |
| We forbid | 'ihna binimnaAiicHnaa binimnaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِمنـَع |
| You(m) forbid | 'inta bitimnaAiicnta bitimnaA | إنت َ بـِتـِمنـَع |
| You(f) forbid | 'inti bitimnaAiiicnti bitimnaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِمنـَعي |
| You(pl) forbid | 'intu bitimnaAuiicntoo bitimnaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِمنـَعوا |
| He/it(m) forbids | huwa biyimnaAhuwa biyimnaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِمنـَع |
| She/it(f) forbids | hiya bitimnaAhiya bitimnaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِمنـَع |
| They forbid | humma biyimnaAuhumma biyimnaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمنـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will forbid | 'ana hamnaAaacnaa hamnaA | أنا َ هـَمنـَع |
| We will forbid | 'ihna hanimnaAiicHnaa hanimnaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِمنـَع |
| You(m) will forbid | 'inta hatimnaAiicnta hatimnaA | إنت َ هـَتـِمنـَع |
| You(f) will forbid | 'inti hatimnaAiiicnti hatimnaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِمنـَعي |
| You(pl) will forbid | 'intu hatimnaAuiicntoo hatimnaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِمنـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will forbid | huwa hayimnaAhuwa hayimnaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِمنـَع |
| She/it(f) will forbid | hiya hatimnaAhiya hatimnaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِمنـَع |
| They will forbid | humma hayimnaAuhumma hayimnaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمنـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) forbid! | 'imnaAiicmnaA | إمنـَع |
| You(f) forbid! | 'imnaAiiicmnaAy | إمنـَعي |
| You(pl) forbid! | 'imnaAuiicmnaAoo | إمنـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is forbidden | huwa mamnooAhuwa mamnwA | هـُو َ مـَمنوع |
| She/it(f) is forbidden | hiya mamnooAahiya mamnwAaö | هـِي َ مـَمنوعـَة |
| They are forbidden | humma mamnooAeenhumma mamnwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَمنوعين |
