Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I directed | 'ana 'arshadtaacnaa aacrshadt | أنا َ أرشـَدت |
| We directed | 'ihna 'arshadnaiicHnaa aacrshadnaa | إحنا َ أرشـَدنا |
| You(m) directed | 'inta 'arshadtiicnta aacrshadt | إنت َ أرشـَدت |
| You(f) directed | 'inti 'arshadtiiicnti aacrshadty | إنت ِ أرشـَدتي |
| You(pl) directed | 'intu 'arshadtuiicntoo aacrshadtoo | إنتوا أرشـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) directed | huwa 'arshadhuwa aacrshad | هـُو َ أرشـَد |
| She/it(f) directed | hiya 'arshadithiya aacrshadit | هـِي َ أرشـَد ِت |
| They directed | humma 'arshaduhumma aacrshadoo | هـُمّ َ أرشـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might direct | 'ana yimkin 'arshidaacnaa yimkin aacrshid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرشـِد |
| We might direct | 'ihna yimkin nirshidiicHnaa yimkin nirshid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرشـِد |
| You(m) might direct | 'inta yimkin tirshidiicnta yimkin tirshid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرشـِد |
| You(f) might direct | 'inti yimkin tirshidiiicnti yimkin tirshidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرشـِدي |
| You(pl) might direct | 'intu yimkin tirshiduiicntoo yimkin tirshidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرشـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might direct | huwa yimkin yirshidhuwa yimkin yirshid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرشـِد |
| She/it(f) might direct | hiya yimkin tirshidhiya yimkin tirshid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرشـِد |
| They might direct | humma yimkin yirshiduhumma yimkin yirshidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرشـِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I direct | 'ana barshidaacnaa barshid | أنا َ بـَرشـِد |
| We direct | 'ihna binirshidiicHnaa binirshid | إحنا َ بـِنـِرشـِد |
| You(m) direct | 'inta bitirshidiicnta bitirshid | إنت َ بـِتـِرشـِد |
| You(f) direct | 'inti bitirshidiiicnti bitirshidy | إنت ِ بـِتـِرشـِدي |
| You(pl) direct | 'intu bitirshiduiicntoo bitirshidoo | إنتوا بـِتـِرشـِدوا |
| He/it(m) directs | huwa biyirshidhuwa biyirshid | هـُو َ بـِيـِرشـِد |
| She/it(f) directs | hiya bitirshidhiya bitirshid | هـِي َ بـِتـِرشـِد |
| They direct | humma biyirshiduhumma biyirshidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرشـِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will direct | 'ana harshidaacnaa harshid | أنا َ هـَرشـِد |
| We will direct | 'ihna hanirshidiicHnaa hanirshid | إحنا َ هـَنـِرشـِد |
| You(m) will direct | 'inta hatirshidiicnta hatirshid | إنت َ هـَتـِرشـِد |
| You(f) will direct | 'inti hatirshidiiicnti hatirshidy | إنت ِ هـَتـِرشـِدي |
| You(pl) will direct | 'intu hatirshiduiicntoo hatirshidoo | إنتوا هـَتـِرشـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will direct | huwa hayirshidhuwa hayirshid | هـُو َ هـَيـِرشـِد |
| She/it(f) will direct | hiya hatirshidhiya hatirshid | هـِي َ هـَتـِرشـِد |
| They will direct | humma hayirshiduhumma hayirshidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرشـِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) direct! | 'irshidiicrshid | إرشـِد |
| You(f) direct! | 'irshidiiicrshidy | إرشـِدي |
| You(pl) direct! | 'irshiduiicrshidoo | إرشـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is directed | huwa murshidhuwa murshid | هـُو َ مـُرشـِد |
| She/it(f) is directed | hiya murshidahiya murshidaö | هـِي َ مـُرشـِد َة |
| They are directed | humma murshideenhumma murshidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُرشـِدين |
