Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana malleetaacnaa mallyt | أنا َ مـَلّيت |
| We became | 'ihna malleenaiicHnaa mallynaa | إحنا َ مـَلّينا |
| You(m) became | 'inta malleetiicnta mallyt | إنت َ مـَلّيت |
| You(f) became | 'inti malleetiiicnti mallyty | إنت ِ مـَلّيتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu malleetuiicntoo mallytoo | إنتوا مـَلّيتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa mallhuwa mall | هـُو َ مـَلّ |
| She/it(f) became | hiya mallithiya mallit | هـِي َ مـَلّـِت |
| They became | humma malluhumma malloo | هـُمّ َ مـَلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'amillaacnaa yimkin aacmill | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمـِلّ |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nimilliicHnaa yimkin nimill | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمـِلّ |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin timilliicnta yimkin timill | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـِلّ |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin timilliiicnti yimkin timilly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمـِلّي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin timilluiicntoo yimkin timilloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمـِلّوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yimillhuwa yimkin yimill | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـِلّ |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin timillhiya yimkin timill | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمـِلّ |
| They might become | humma yimkin yimilluhumma yimkin yimilloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمـِلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana bamillaacnaa bamill | أنا َ بـَمـِلّ |
| We become | 'ihna binmilliicHnaa binmill | إحنا َ بـِنمـِلّ |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitmilliicnta bitmill | إنت َ بـِتمـِلّ |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitmilliiicnti bitmilly | إنت ِ بـِتمـِلّي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitmilluiicntoo bitmilloo | إنتوا بـِتمـِلّوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyimillhuwa biyimill | هـُو َ بـِيـِمـِلّ |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitmillhiya bitmill | هـِي َ بـِتمـِلّ |
| They become | humma biyimilluhumma biyimilloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمـِلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana hamillaacnaa hamill | أنا َ هـَمـِلّ |
| We will become | 'ihna hanmilliicHnaa hanmill | إحنا َ هـَنمـِلّ |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatmilliicnta hatmill | إنت َ هـَتمـِلّ |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatmilliiicnti hatmilly | إنت ِ هـَتمـِلّي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatmilluiicntoo hatmilloo | إنتوا هـَتمـِلّوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayimillhuwa hayimill | هـُو َ هـَيـِمـِلّ |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatmillhiya hatmill | هـِي َ هـَتمـِلّ |
| They will become | humma hayimilluhumma hayimilloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمـِلّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mamloolhuwa mamlwl | هـُو َ مـَملول |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mamloolahiya mamlwlaö | هـِي َ مـَملولـَة |
| They are | humma mamlooleenhumma mamlwlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَملولين |
