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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  tried | 'ana haekimtaacnaa Haekimt | أنا َ حا َكـِمت | 
| We  tried | 'ihna haekimnaiicHnaa Haekimnaa | إحنا َ حا َكـِمنا | 
| You(m)  tried | 'inta haekimtiicnta Haekimt | إنت َ حا َكـِمت | 
| You(f)  tried | 'inti haekimtiiicnti Haekimty | إنت ِ حا َكـِمتي | 
| You(pl)  tried | 'intu haekimtuiicntoo Haekimtoo | إنتوا حا َكـِمتوا | 
| He/it(m)  tried | huwa haekimhuwa Haekim | هـُو َ حا َكـِم | 
| She/it(f)  tried | hiya hakmithiya Haekmit | هـِي َ حا َكمـِت | 
| They  tried | humma haekimuhumma Haekimoo | هـُمّ َ حا َكـِموا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  try | 'ana yimkin 'ahaekimaacnaa yimkin aacHaekim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحا َكـِم | 
| We might  try | 'ihna yimkin nihaekimiicHnaa yimkin niHaekim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحا َكـِم | 
| You(m) might  try | 'inta yimkin tihaekimiicnta yimkin tiHaekim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َكـِم | 
| You(f) might  try | 'inti yimkin tihakmiiicnti yimkin tiHaekmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َكمي | 
| You(pl) might  try | 'intu yimkin tihakmuiicntoo yimkin tiHaekmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحا َكموا | 
| He/it(m) might  try | huwa yimkin yihaekimhuwa yimkin yiHaekim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َكـِم | 
| She/it(f) might  try | hiya yimkin tihaekimhiya yimkin tiHaekim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َكـِم | 
| They might  try | humma yimkin yihakmuhumma yimkin yiHaekmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َكموا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  try | 'ana bahaekimaacnaa baHaekim | أنا َ بـَحا َكـِم | 
| We  try | 'ihna binhaekimiicHnaa binHaekim | إحنا َ بـِنحا َكـِم | 
| You(m)  try | 'inta bithaekimiicnta bitHaekim | إنت َ بـِتحا َكـِم | 
| You(f)  try | 'inti bithakmiiicnti bitHaekmy | إنت ِ بـِتحا َكمي | 
| You(pl)  try | 'intu bithakmuiicntoo bitHaekmoo | إنتوا بـِتحا َكموا | 
| He/it(m)  trys | huwa biyihaekimhuwa biyiHaekim | هـُو َ بـِيـِحا َكـِم | 
| She/it(f)  trys | hiya bithaekimhiya bitHaekim | هـِي َ بـِتحا َكـِم | 
| They  try | humma biyhakmuhumma biyHaekmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيحا َكموا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  try | 'ana hahaekimaacnaa haHaekim | أنا َ هـَحا َكـِم | 
| We will  try | 'ihna hanhaekimiicHnaa hanHaekim | إحنا َ هـَنحا َكـِم | 
| You(m) will  try | 'inta hathaekimiicnta hatHaekim | إنت َ هـَتحا َكـِم | 
| You(f) will  try | 'inti hathakmiiicnti hatHaekmy | إنت ِ هـَتحا َكمي | 
| You(pl) will  try | 'intu hathakmuiicntoo hatHaekmoo | إنتوا هـَتحا َكموا | 
| He/it(m) will  try | huwa hayihaekimhuwa hayiHaekim | هـُو َ هـَيـِحا َكـِم | 
| She/it(f) will  try | hiya hathaekimhiya hatHaekim | هـِي َ هـَتحا َكـِم | 
| They will  try | humma hayihakmuhumma hayiHaekmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحا َكموا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  try! | haekimHaekim | حا َكـِم | 
| You(f)  try! | hakmiHaekmy | حا َكمي | 
| You(pl)  try! | hakmuHaekmoo | حا َكموا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  tried | huwa muhaekimhuwa muHaekim | هـُو َ مـُحا َكـِم | 
| She/it(f) is  tried | hiya muhaekimahiya muHaekimaö | هـِي َ مـُحا َكـِمـَة | 
| They are  tried | humma muhaekimeenhumma muHaekimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُحا َكـِمين |