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> Verb
Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I needed | 'ana 'ihtagtaacnaa iicHtaegt | أنا َ إحتا َجت |
| We needed | 'ihna 'ihtagnaiicHnaa iicHtaegnaa | إحنا َ إحتا َجنا |
| You(m) needed | 'inta 'ihtagtiicnta iicHtaegt | إنت َ إحتا َجت |
| You(f) needed | 'inti 'ihtagtiiicnti iicHtaegty | إنت ِ إحتا َجتي |
| You(pl) needed | 'intu 'ihtagtuiicntoo iicHtaegtoo | إنتوا إحتا َجتوا |
| He/it(m) needed | huwa 'ihtaeghuwa iicHtaeg | هـُو َ إحتا َج |
| She/it(f) needed | hiya 'ihtaegithiya iicHtaegit | هـِي َ إحتا َجـِت |
| They needed | humma 'ihtaguhumma iicHtaegoo | هـُمّ َ إحتا َجوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might need | 'ana yimkin 'ahtaegaacnaa yimkin aacHtaeg | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحتا َج |
| We might need | 'ihna yimkin nihtaegiicHnaa yimkin niHtaeg | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحتا َج |
| You(m) might need | 'inta yimkin tihtaegiicnta yimkin tiHtaeg | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َج |
| You(f) might need | 'inti yimkin tihtaegiiicnti yimkin tiHtaegy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َجي |
| You(pl) might need | 'intu yimkin tihtaguiicntoo yimkin tiHtaegoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َجوا |
| He/it(m) might need | huwa yimkin yihtaeghuwa yimkin yiHtaeg | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتا َج |
| She/it(f) might need | hiya yimkin tihtaeghiya yimkin tiHtaeg | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َج |
| They might need | humma yimkin yihtaguhumma yimkin yiHtaegoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتا َجوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I need | 'ana bahtaegaacnaa baHtaeg | أنا َ بـَحتا َج |
| We need | 'ihna binihtaegiicHnaa biniHtaeg | إحنا َ بـِنـِحتا َج |
| You(m) need | 'inta bitihtaegiicnta bitiHtaeg | إنت َ بـِتـِحتا َج |
| You(f) need | 'inti bitihtaegiiicnti bitiHtaegy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحتا َجي |
| You(pl) need | 'intu bitihtaguiicntoo bitiHtaegoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحتا َجوا |
| He/it(m) needs | huwa biyihtaeghuwa biyiHtaeg | هـُو َ بـِيـِحتا َج |
| She/it(f) needs | hiya bitihtaeghiya bitiHtaeg | هـِي َ بـِتـِحتا َج |
| They need | humma biyihtaguhumma biyiHtaegoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحتا َجوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will need | 'ana hahtaegaacnaa haHtaeg | أنا َ هـَحتا َج |
| We will need | 'ihna hanihtaegiicHnaa haniHtaeg | إحنا َ هـَنـِحتا َج |
| You(m) will need | 'inta hatihtaegiicnta hatiHtaeg | إنت َ هـَتـِحتا َج |
| You(f) will need | 'inti hatihtaegiiicnti hatiHtaegy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحتا َجي |
| You(pl) will need | 'intu hatihtaguiicntoo hatiHtaegoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحتا َجوا |
| He/it(m) will need | huwa hayihtaeghuwa hayiHtaeg | هـُو َ هـَيـِحتا َج |
| She/it(f) will need | hiya hatihtaeghiya hatiHtaeg | هـِي َ هـَتـِحتا َج |
| They will need | humma hayihtaguhumma hayiHtaegoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحتا َجوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) need! | 'ihtaegiicHtaeg | إحتا َج |
| You(f) need! | 'ihtaegiiicHtaegy | إحتا َجي |
| You(pl) need! | 'ihtaguiicHtaegoo | إحتا َجوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is needed | huwa mihtaeghuwa miHtaeg | هـُو َ مـِحتا َج |
| She/it(f) is needed | hiya mihtaegahiya miHtaegaö | هـِي َ مـِحتا َجـَة |
| They are needed | humma mihtageenhumma miHtaegyn | هـُمّ َ مـِحتا َجين |
