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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  took | 'ana chammeetaacnaa Kammyt |  أنا َ خـَمّيت | 
| We  took | 'ihna chammeenaiicHnaa Kammynaa |  إحنا َ خـَمّينا | 
| You(m)  took | 'inta chammeetiicnta Kammyt |  إنت َ خـَمّيت | 
| You(f)  took | 'inti chammeetiiicnti Kammyty |  إنت ِ خـَمّيتي | 
| You(pl)  took | 'intu chammeetuiicntoo Kammytoo |  إنتوا خـَمّيتوا | 
| He/it(m)  took | huwa chammhuwa Kamm |  هـُو َ خـَمّ | 
| She/it(f)  took | hiya chammithiya Kammit |  هـِي َ خـَمّـِت | 
| They  took | humma chammuhumma Kammoo |  هـُمّ َ خـَمّوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  take | 'ana yimkin 'achummaacnaa yimkin aacKumm |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـُمّ | 
| We might  take | 'ihna yimkin nichummiicHnaa yimkin niKumm |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـُمّ | 
| You(m) might  take | 'inta yimkin tichummiicnta yimkin tiKumm |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـُمّ | 
| You(f) might  take | 'inti yimkin tichummiiicnti yimkin tiKummy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـُمّي | 
| You(pl) might  take | 'intu yimkin tichummuiicntoo yimkin tiKummoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـُمّوا | 
| He/it(m) might  take | huwa yimkin yichummhuwa yimkin yiKumm |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـُمّ | 
| She/it(f) might  take | hiya yimkin tichummhiya yimkin tiKumm |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـُمّ | 
| They might  take | humma yimkin yichummuhumma yimkin yiKummoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـُمّوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  take | 'ana bachummaacnaa baKumm |  أنا َ بـَخـُمّ | 
| We  take | 'ihna binchummiicHnaa binKumm |  إحنا َ بـِنخـُمّ | 
| You(m)  take | 'inta bitchummiicnta bitKumm |  إنت َ بـِتخـُمّ | 
| You(f)  take | 'inti bitchummiiicnti bitKummy |  إنت ِ بـِتخـُمّي | 
| You(pl)  take | 'intu bitchummuiicntoo bitKummoo |  إنتوا بـِتخـُمّوا | 
| He/it(m)  takes | huwa biyichummhuwa biyiKumm |  هـُو َ بـِيـِخـُمّ | 
| She/it(f)  takes | hiya bitchummhiya bitKumm |  هـِي َ بـِتخـُمّ | 
| They  take | humma biyichummuhumma biyiKummoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـُمّوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  take | 'ana hachummaacnaa haKumm |  أنا َ هـَخـُمّ | 
| We will  take | 'ihna hanchummiicHnaa hanKumm |  إحنا َ هـَنخـُمّ | 
| You(m) will  take | 'inta hatchummiicnta hatKumm |  إنت َ هـَتخـُمّ | 
| You(f) will  take | 'inti hatchummiiicnti hatKummy |  إنت ِ هـَتخـُمّي | 
| You(pl) will  take | 'intu hatchummuiicntoo hatKummoo |  إنتوا هـَتخـُمّوا | 
| He/it(m) will  take | huwa hayichummhuwa hayiKumm |  هـُو َ هـَيـِخـُمّ | 
| She/it(f) will  take | hiya hatchummhiya hatKumm |  هـِي َ هـَتخـُمّ | 
| They will  take | humma hayichummuhumma hayiKummoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـُمّوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  take! | 'ichummiicKumm |  إخـُمّ | 
| You(f)  take! | 'ichummiiicKummy |  إخـُمّي | 
| You(pl)  take! | 'ichummuiicKummoo |  إخـُمّوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  taken | huwa machmoomhuwa maKmwm |  هـُو َ مـَخموم | 
| She/it(f) is  taken | hiya machmoomahiya maKmwmaö |  هـِي َ مـَخمومـَة | 
| They are  taken | humma machmoomeenhumma maKmwmyn |  هـُمّ َ مـَخمومين |