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> Verb
Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I cut | 'ana 'ataAtaacnaa qaTaAt | أنا َ قـَطـَعت |
| We cut | 'ihna 'ataAnaiicHnaa qaTaAnaa | إحنا َ قـَطـَعنا |
| You(m) cut | 'inta 'ataAtiicnta qaTaAt | إنت َ قـَطـَعت |
| You(f) cut | 'inti 'ataAtiiicnti qaTaAty | إنت ِ قـَطـَعتي |
| You(pl) cut | 'intu 'ataAtuiicntoo qaTaAtoo | إنتوا قـَطـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) cut | huwa 'ataAhuwa qaTaA | هـُو َ قـَطـَع |
| She/it(f) cut | hiya 'ataAithiya qaTaAit | هـِي َ قـَطـَعـِت |
| They cut | humma 'ataAuhumma qaTaAoo | هـُمّ َ قـَطـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might cut | 'ana yimkin 'a'taAaacnaa yimkin aacqTaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقطـَع |
| We might cut | 'ihna yimkin ni'taAiicHnaa yimkin niqTaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقطـَع |
| You(m) might cut | 'inta yimkin ti'taAiicnta yimkin tiqTaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَع |
| You(f) might cut | 'inti yimkin ti'taAiiicnti yimkin tiqTaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَعي |
| You(pl) might cut | 'intu yimkin ti'taAuiicntoo yimkin tiqTaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might cut | huwa yimkin yi'taAhuwa yimkin yiqTaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقطـَع |
| She/it(f) might cut | hiya yimkin ti'taAhiya yimkin tiqTaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقطـَع |
| They might cut | humma yimkin yi'taAuhumma yimkin yiqTaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقطـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I cut | 'ana ba'taAaacnaa baqTaA | أنا َ بـَقطـَع |
| We cut | 'ihna bini'taAiicHnaa biniqTaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِقطـَع |
| You(m) cut | 'inta biti'taAiicnta bitiqTaA | إنت َ بـِتـِقطـَع |
| You(f) cut | 'inti biti'taAiiicnti bitiqTaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِقطـَعي |
| You(pl) cut | 'intu biti'taAuiicntoo bitiqTaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِقطـَعوا |
| He/it(m) cuts | huwa biyi'taAhuwa biyiqTaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِقطـَع |
| She/it(f) cuts | hiya biti'taAhiya bitiqTaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِقطـَع |
| They cut | humma biyi'taAuhumma biyiqTaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقطـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will cut | 'ana ha'taAaacnaa haqTaA | أنا َ هـَقطـَع |
| We will cut | 'ihna hani'taAiicHnaa haniqTaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِقطـَع |
| You(m) will cut | 'inta hati'taAiicnta hatiqTaA | إنت َ هـَتـِقطـَع |
| You(f) will cut | 'inti hati'taAiiicnti hatiqTaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِقطـَعي |
| You(pl) will cut | 'intu hati'taAuiicntoo hatiqTaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِقطـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will cut | huwa hayi'taAhuwa hayiqTaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِقطـَع |
| She/it(f) will cut | hiya hati'taAhiya hatiqTaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِقطـَع |
| They will cut | humma hayi'taAuhumma hayiqTaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقطـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) cut! | 'i'taAiicqTaA | إقطـَع |
| You(f) cut! | 'i'taAiiicqTaAy | إقطـَعي |
| You(pl) cut! | 'i'taAuiicqTaAoo | إقطـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am cutting | 'ana 'aatiAaacnaa qaaTiA | أنا َ قا َطـِع |
| I(f) am cutting | 'ana 'aatiAaaacnaa qaaTiAaö | أنا َ قا َطـِعـَة |
| We are cutting | 'ihna 'aatiAeeniicHnaa qaaTiAyn | إحنا َ قا َطـِعين |
| You(m) are cutting | 'inta 'aatiAiicnta qaaTiA | إنت َ قا َطـِع |
| You(f) are cutting | 'inti 'aatiAaiicnti qaaTiAaö | إنت ِ قا َطـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are cutting | 'intu 'aatiAeeniicntoo qaaTiAyn | إنتوا قا َطـِعين |
| He/it(m) is cutting | huwa 'aatiAhuwa qaaTiA | هـُو َ قا َطـِع |
| She/it(f) is cutting | hiya 'aatiAahiya qaaTiAaö | هـِي َ قا َطـِعـَة |
| They are cutting | humma 'aatiAeenhumma qaaTiAyn | هـُمّ َ قا َطـِعين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is cut | huwa ma'tooAhuwa maqTwA | هـُو َ مـَقطوع |
| She/it(f) is cut | hiya ma'tooAahiya maqTwAaö | هـِي َ مـَقطوعـَة |
| They are cut | humma ma'tooAeenhumma maqTwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقطوعين |
