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> Verb
Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I chose | 'ana na''eetaacnaa naqqyt | أنا َ نـَقّيت |
| We chose | 'ihna na''eenaiicHnaa naqqynaa | إحنا َ نـَقّينا |
| You(m) chose | 'inta na''eetiicnta naqqyt | إنت َ نـَقّيت |
| You(f) chose | 'inti na''eetiiicnti naqqyty | إنت ِ نـَقّيتي |
| You(pl) chose | 'intu na''eetuiicntoo naqqytoo | إنتوا نـَقّيتوا |
| He/it(m) chose | huwa na''ahuwa naqqY | هـُو َ نـَقّى |
| She/it(f) chose | hiya na''ithiya naqqit | هـِي َ نـَقّـِت |
| They chose | humma na''uhumma naqqoo | هـُمّ َ نـَقّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might choose | 'ana yimkin 'ana''iaacnaa yimkin aacnaqqy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـَقّي |
| We might choose | 'ihna yimkin nina''iiicHnaa yimkin ninaqqy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـَقّي |
| You(m) might choose | 'inta yimkin tina''iiicnta yimkin tinaqqy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَقّي |
| You(f) might choose | 'inti yimkin tina''iiicnti yimkin tinaqqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَقّي |
| You(pl) might choose | 'intu yimkin tina''uiicntoo yimkin tinaqqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـَقّوا |
| He/it(m) might choose | huwa yimkin yina''ihuwa yimkin yinaqqy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَقّي |
| She/it(f) might choose | hiya yimkin tina''ihiya yimkin tinaqqy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَقّي |
| They might choose | humma yimkin yina''uhumma yimkin yinaqqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَقّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I choose | 'ana bana''iaacnaa banaqqy | أنا َ بـَنـَقّي |
| We choose | 'ihna binna''iiicHnaa binnaqqy | إحنا َ بـِنّـَقّي |
| You(m) choose | 'inta bitna''iiicnta bitnaqqy | إنت َ بـِتنـَقّي |
| You(f) choose | 'inti bitna''iiicnti bitnaqqy | إنت ِ بـِتنـَقّي |
| You(pl) choose | 'intu bitna''uiicntoo bitnaqqoo | إنتوا بـِتنـَقّوا |
| He/it(m) chooses | huwa biyina''ihuwa biyinaqqy | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـَقّي |
| She/it(f) chooses | hiya bitna''ihiya bitnaqqy | هـِي َ بـِتنـَقّي |
| They choose | humma biyina''uhumma biyinaqqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـَقّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will choose | 'ana hana''iaacnaa hanaqqy | أنا َ هـَنـَقّي |
| We will choose | 'ihna hanna''iiicHnaa hannaqqy | إحنا َ هـَنّـَقّي |
| You(m) will choose | 'inta hatna''iiicnta hatnaqqy | إنت َ هـَتنـَقّي |
| You(f) will choose | 'inti hatna''iiicnti hatnaqqy | إنت ِ هـَتنـَقّي |
| You(pl) will choose | 'intu hatna''uiicntoo hatnaqqoo | إنتوا هـَتنـَقّوا |
| He/it(m) will choose | huwa hayina''ihuwa hayinaqqy | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـَقّي |
| She/it(f) will choose | hiya hatna''ihiya hatnaqqy | هـِي َ هـَتنـَقّي |
| They will choose | humma hayina''uhumma hayinaqqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـَقّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) choose! | na''inaqqy | نـَقّي |
| You(f) choose! | na''inaqqy | نـَقّي |
| You(pl) choose! | na''unaqqoo | نـَقّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is chosen | huwa mina''ihuwa minaqqy | هـُو َ مـِنـَقّي |
| She/it(f) is chosen | hiya mina''yahiya minaqqyaö | هـِي َ مـِنـَقّيـَة |
| They are chosen | humma mina''yeenhumma minaqqyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِنـَقّيين |
