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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  argued | 'ana nae'ishtaacnaa naeqisht | أنا َ نا َقـِشت | 
| We  argued | 'ihna nae'ishnaiicHnaa naeqishnaa | إحنا َ نا َقـِشنا | 
| You(m)  argued | 'inta nae'ishtiicnta naeqisht | إنت َ نا َقـِشت | 
| You(f)  argued | 'inti nae'ishtiiicnti naeqishty | إنت ِ نا َقـِشتي | 
| You(pl)  argued | 'intu nae'ishtuiicntoo naeqishtoo | إنتوا نا َقـِشتوا | 
| He/it(m)  argued | huwa nae'ishhuwa naeqish | هـُو َ نا َقـِش | 
| She/it(f)  argued | hiya na'shithiya naeqshit | هـِي َ نا َقشـِت | 
| They  argued | humma nae'ishuhumma naeqishoo | هـُمّ َ نا َقـِشوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  argue | 'ana yimkin 'anae'ishaacnaa yimkin aacnaeqish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنا َقـِش | 
| We might  argue | 'ihna yimkin ninae'ishiicHnaa yimkin ninaeqish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنا َقـِش | 
| You(m) might  argue | 'inta yimkin tinae'ishiicnta yimkin tinaeqish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقـِش | 
| You(f) might  argue | 'inti yimkin tina'shiiicnti yimkin tinaeqshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقشي | 
| You(pl) might  argue | 'intu yimkin tina'shuiicntoo yimkin tinaeqshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقشوا | 
| He/it(m) might  argue | huwa yimkin yinae'ishhuwa yimkin yinaeqish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َقـِش | 
| She/it(f) might  argue | hiya yimkin tinae'ishhiya yimkin tinaeqish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َقـِش | 
| They might  argue | humma yimkin yina'shuhumma yimkin yinaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َقشوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  argue | 'ana banae'ishaacnaa banaeqish | أنا َ بـَنا َقـِش | 
| We  argue | 'ihna binnae'ishiicHnaa binnaeqish | إحنا َ بـِنّا َقـِش | 
| You(m)  argue | 'inta bitnae'ishiicnta bitnaeqish | إنت َ بـِتنا َقـِش | 
| You(f)  argue | 'inti bitna'shiiicnti bitnaeqshy | إنت ِ بـِتنا َقشي | 
| You(pl)  argue | 'intu bitna'shuiicntoo bitnaeqshoo | إنتوا بـِتنا َقشوا | 
| He/it(m)  argues | huwa biyinae'ishhuwa biyinaeqish | هـُو َ بـِيـِنا َقـِش | 
| She/it(f)  argues | hiya bitnae'ishhiya bitnaeqish | هـِي َ بـِتنا َقـِش | 
| They  argue | humma biyna'shuhumma biynaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِينا َقشوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  argue | 'ana hanae'ishaacnaa hanaeqish | أنا َ هـَنا َقـِش | 
| We will  argue | 'ihna hannae'ishiicHnaa hannaeqish | إحنا َ هـَنّا َقـِش | 
| You(m) will  argue | 'inta hatnae'ishiicnta hatnaeqish | إنت َ هـَتنا َقـِش | 
| You(f) will  argue | 'inti hatna'shiiicnti hatnaeqshy | إنت ِ هـَتنا َقشي | 
| You(pl) will  argue | 'intu hatna'shuiicntoo hatnaeqshoo | إنتوا هـَتنا َقشوا | 
| He/it(m) will  argue | huwa hayinae'ishhuwa hayinaeqish | هـُو َ هـَيـِنا َقـِش | 
| She/it(f) will  argue | hiya hatnae'ishhiya hatnaeqish | هـِي َ هـَتنا َقـِش | 
| They will  argue | humma hayina'shuhumma hayinaeqshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنا َقشوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  argue! | nae'ishnaeqish | نا َقـِش | 
| You(f)  argue! | na'shinaeqshy | نا َقشي | 
| You(pl)  argue! | na'shunaeqshoo | نا َقشوا |