Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I found | 'ana 'istath'altaacnaa iicstathqalt | أنا َ إستـَثقـَلت |
| We found | 'ihna 'istath'alnaiicHnaa iicstathqalnaa | إحنا َ إستـَثقـَلنا |
| You(m) found | 'inta 'istath'altiicnta iicstathqalt | إنت َ إستـَثقـَلت |
| You(f) found | 'inti 'istath'altiiicnti iicstathqalty | إنت ِ إستـَثقـَلتي |
| You(pl) found | 'intu 'istath'altuiicntoo iicstathqaltoo | إنتوا إستـَثقـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) found | huwa 'istath'alhuwa iicstathqal | هـُو َ إستـَثقـَل |
| She/it(f) found | hiya 'istath'alithiya iicstathqalit | هـِي َ إستـَثقـَلـِت |
| They found | humma 'istath'aluhumma iicstathqaloo | هـُمّ َ إستـَثقـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might find | 'ana yimkin 'astath'ilaacnaa yimkin aacstathqil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَثقـِل |
| We might find | 'ihna yimkin nistath'iliicHnaa yimkin nistathqil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَثقـِل |
| You(m) might find | 'inta yimkin tistath'iliicnta yimkin tistathqil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَثقـِل |
| You(f) might find | 'inti yimkin titsath'iliiicnti yimkin titsathqily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَثقـِلي |
| You(pl) might find | 'intu yimkin titsath'iluiicntoo yimkin titsathqiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَثقـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might find | huwa yimkin yistath'ilhuwa yimkin yistathqil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَثقـِل |
| She/it(f) might find | hiya yimkin tistath'ilhiya yimkin tistathqil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَثقـِل |
| They might find | humma yimkin yistath'iluhumma yimkin yistathqiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَثقـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I find | 'ana bastath'alaacnaa bastathqal | أنا َ بـَستـَثقـَل |
| We find | 'ihna binistath'aliicHnaa binistathqal | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَثقـَل |
| You(m) find | 'inta bitistath'aliicnta bitistathqal | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَثقـَل |
| You(f) find | 'inti bitisith'aliiicnti bitisithqaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِثقـَلي |
| You(pl) find | 'intu bitistath'aluiicntoo bitistathqaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَثقـَلوا |
| He/it(m) finds | huwa biyistath'alhuwa biyistathqal | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَثقـَل |
| She/it(f) finds | hiya bitistath'alhiya bitistathqal | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَثقـَل |
| They find | humma biyistath'aluhumma biyistathqaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَثقـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will find | 'ana hastath'alaacnaa hastathqal | أنا َ هـَستـَثقـَل |
| We will find | 'ihna hanistath'aliicHnaa hanistathqal | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَثقـَل |
| You(m) will find | 'inta hatistath'aliicnta hatistathqal | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَثقـَل |
| You(f) will find | 'inti hatistath'aliiicnti hatistathqaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَثقـَلي |
| You(pl) will find | 'intu hatistath'aluiicntoo hatistathqaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَثقـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will find | huwa hayistath'alhuwa hayistathqal | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَثقـَل |
| She/it(f) will find | hiya hatistath'alhiya hatistathqal | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَثقـَل |
| They will find | humma hayistath'aluhumma hayistathqaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَثقـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) find! | 'istath'iliicstathqil | إستـَثقـِل |
| You(f) find! | 'istath'iliiicstathqily | إستـَثقـِلي |
| You(pl) find! | 'istath'iluiicstathqiloo | إستـَثقـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mistath'ilhuwa mistathqil | هـُو َ مـِستـَثقـِل |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mistath'ilahiya mistathqilaö | هـِي َ مـِستـَثقـِلـَة |
| They are | humma mistath'ileenhumma mistathqilyn | هـُمّ َ مـِستـَثقـِلين |
