Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itdawwibtaacnaa iictdawwibt | أنا َ إتد َوّ ِبت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itdawwibnaiicHnaa iictdawwibnaa | إحنا َ إتد َوّ ِبنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itdawwibtiicnta iictdawwibt | إنت َ إتد َوّ ِبت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itdawwibtiiicnti iictdawwibty | إنت ِ إتد َوّ ِبتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itdawwibtuiicntoo iictdawwibtoo | إنتوا إتد َوّ ِبتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itdawwibhuwa iictdawwib | هـُو َ إتد َوّ ِب |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itdawwibithiya iictdawwibit | هـِي َ إتد َوّ ِبـِت |
| They was | humma 'itdawwibuhumma iictdawwiboo | هـُمّ َ إتد َوّ ِبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atdawwibaacnaa yimkin aactdawwib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتد َوّ ِب |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitdawwibiicHnaa yimkin nitdawwib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتد َوّ ِب |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titdawwibiicnta yimkin titdawwib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َوّ ِب |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titdawwibiiicnti yimkin titdawwiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َوّ ِبي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titdawwibuiicntoo yimkin titdawwiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتد َوّ ِبوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitdawwibhuwa yimkin yitdawwib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َوّ ِب |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titdawwibhiya yimkin titdawwib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتد َوّ ِب |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitdawwibuhumma yimkin yitdawwiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتد َوّ ِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batdawwibaacnaa batdawwib | أنا َ بـَتد َوّ ِب |
| We be | 'ihna binitdawwibiicHnaa binitdawwib | إحنا َ بـِنـِتد َوّ ِب |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititdawwibiicnta bititdawwib | إنت َ بـِتـِتد َوّ ِب |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititdawwibiiicnti bititdawwiby | إنت ِ بـِتـِتد َوّ ِبي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititdawwibuiicntoo bititdawwiboo | إنتوا بـِتـِتد َوّ ِبوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitdawwibhuwa biyitdawwib | هـُو َ بـِيـِتد َوّ ِب |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititdawwibhiya bititdawwib | هـِي َ بـِتـِتد َوّ ِب |
| They be | humma biyitdawwibuhumma biyitdawwiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتد َوّ ِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatdawwibaacnaa hatdawwib | أنا َ هـَتد َوّ ِب |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitdawwibiicHnaa hanitdawwib | إحنا َ هـَنـِتد َوّ ِب |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitdawwibiicnta hatitdawwib | إنت َ هـَتـِتد َوّ ِب |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitdawwibiiicnti hatitdawwiby | إنت ِ هـَتـِتد َوّ ِبي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitdawwibuiicntoo hatitdawwiboo | إنتوا هـَتـِتد َوّ ِبوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitdawwibhuwa hayitdawwib | هـُو َ هـَيـِتد َوّ ِب |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitdawwibhiya hatitdawwib | هـِي َ هـَتـِتد َوّ ِب |
| They will be | humma hayitdawwibuhumma hayitdawwiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتد َوّ ِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itdawwibiictdawwib | إتد َوّ ِب |
| You(f) be! | 'itdawwibiiictdawwiby | إتد َوّ ِبي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itdawwibuiictdawwiboo | إتد َوّ ِبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitdawwibhuwa mitdawwib | هـُو َ مـِتد َوّ ِب |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitdawwibahiya mitdawwibaö | هـِي َ مـِتد َوّ ِبـَة |
| They are | humma mitdawwibeenhumma mitdawwibyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتد َوّ ِبين |
