Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I closed | 'ana nayyimtaacnaa nayyimt | أنا َ نـَييـِمت |
| We closed | 'ihna nayyimnaiicHnaa nayyimnaa | إحنا َ نـَييـِمنا |
| You(m) closed | 'inta nayyimtiicnta nayyimt | إنت َ نـَييـِمت |
| You(f) closed | 'inti nayyimtiiicnti nayyimty | إنت ِ نـَييـِمتي |
| You(pl) closed | 'intu nayyimtuiicntoo nayyimtoo | إنتوا نـَييـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) closed | huwa nayyimhuwa nayyim | هـُو َ نـَييـِم |
| She/it(f) closed | hiya nayyimithiya nayyimit | هـِي َ نـَييـِمـِت |
| They closed | humma nayyimuhumma nayyimoo | هـُمّ َ نـَييـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might close | 'ana yimkin 'anayyimaacnaa yimkin aacnayyim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـَييـِم |
| We might close | 'ihna yimkin ninayyimiicHnaa yimkin ninayyim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـَييـِم |
| You(m) might close | 'inta yimkin tinayyimiicnta yimkin tinayyim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَييـِم |
| You(f) might close | 'inti yimkin tinayyimiiicnti yimkin tinayyimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَييـِمي |
| You(pl) might close | 'intu yimkin tinayyimuiicntoo yimkin tinayyimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـَييـِموا |
| He/it(m) might close | huwa yimkin yinayyimhuwa yimkin yinayyim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَييـِم |
| She/it(f) might close | hiya yimkin tinayyimhiya yimkin tinayyim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَييـِم |
| They might close | humma yimkin yinayyimuhumma yimkin yinayyimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَييـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I close | 'ana banayyimaacnaa banayyim | أنا َ بـَنـَييـِم |
| We close | 'ihna binnayyimiicHnaa binnayyim | إحنا َ بـِنّـَييـِم |
| You(m) close | 'inta bitnayyimiicnta bitnayyim | إنت َ بـِتنـَييـِم |
| You(f) close | 'inti bitnayyimiiicnti bitnayyimy | إنت ِ بـِتنـَييـِمي |
| You(pl) close | 'intu bitnayyimuiicntoo bitnayyimoo | إنتوا بـِتنـَييـِموا |
| He/it(m) closes | huwa biyinayyimhuwa biyinayyim | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـَييـِم |
| She/it(f) closes | hiya bitnayyimhiya bitnayyim | هـِي َ بـِتنـَييـِم |
| They close | humma biyinayyimuhumma biyinayyimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـَييـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will close | 'ana hanayyimaacnaa hanayyim | أنا َ هـَنـَييـِم |
| We will close | 'ihna hannayyimiicHnaa hannayyim | إحنا َ هـَنّـَييـِم |
| You(m) will close | 'inta hatnayyimiicnta hatnayyim | إنت َ هـَتنـَييـِم |
| You(f) will close | 'inti hatnayyimiiicnti hatnayyimy | إنت ِ هـَتنـَييـِمي |
| You(pl) will close | 'intu hatnayyimuiicntoo hatnayyimoo | إنتوا هـَتنـَييـِموا |
| He/it(m) will close | huwa hayinayyimhuwa hayinayyim | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـَييـِم |
| She/it(f) will close | hiya hatnayyimhiya hatnayyim | هـِي َ هـَتنـَييـِم |
| They will close | humma hayinayyimuhumma hayinayyimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـَييـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) close! | nayyimnayyim | نـَييـِم |
| You(f) close! | nayyiminayyimy | نـَييـِمي |
| You(pl) close! | nayyimunayyimoo | نـَييـِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa munayyimhuwa munayyim | هـُو َ مـُنـَييـِم |
| She/it(f) is | hiya munayyimahiya munayyimaö | هـِي َ مـُنـَييـِمـَة |
| They are | humma munayyimeenhumma munayyimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنـَييـِمين |
