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> Verb
Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I slept | 'ana noomtaacnaa nwmt | أنا َ نومت |
| We slept | 'ihna noomnaiicHnaa nwmnaa | إحنا َ نومنا |
| You(m) slept | 'inta noomtiicnta nwmt | إنت َ نومت |
| You(f) slept | 'inti noomtiiicnti nwmty | إنت ِ نومتي |
| You(pl) slept | 'intu noomtuiicntoo nwmtoo | إنتوا نومتوا |
| He/it(m) slept | huwa naemhuwa naem | هـُو َ نا َم |
| She/it(f) slept | hiya naemithiya naemit | هـِي َ نا َمـِت |
| They slept | humma namuhumma naemoo | هـُمّ َ نا َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sleep | 'ana yimkin 'anaemaacnaa yimkin aacnaem | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنا َم |
| We might sleep | 'ihna yimkin ninaemiicHnaa yimkin ninaem | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنا َم |
| You(m) might sleep | 'inta yimkin tinaemiicnta yimkin tinaem | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َم |
| You(f) might sleep | 'inti yimkin tinaemiiicnti yimkin tinaemy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َمي |
| You(pl) might sleep | 'intu yimkin tinamuiicntoo yimkin tinaemoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنا َموا |
| He/it(m) might sleep | huwa yimkin yinaemhuwa yimkin yinaem | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َم |
| She/it(f) might sleep | hiya yimkin tinaemhiya yimkin tinaem | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َم |
| They might sleep | humma yimkin yinamuhumma yimkin yinaemoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sleep | 'ana banaemaacnaa banaem | أنا َ بـَنا َم |
| We sleep | 'ihna binnaemiicHnaa binnaem | إحنا َ بـِنّا َم |
| You(m) sleep | 'inta bitnaemiicnta bitnaem | إنت َ بـِتنا َم |
| You(f) sleep | 'inti bitnaemiiicnti bitnaemy | إنت ِ بـِتنا َمي |
| You(pl) sleep | 'intu bitnamuiicntoo bitnaemoo | إنتوا بـِتنا َموا |
| He/it(m) sleeps | huwa biyinaemhuwa biyinaem | هـُو َ بـِيـِنا َم |
| She/it(f) sleeps | hiya bitnaemhiya bitnaem | هـِي َ بـِتنا َم |
| They sleep | humma biyinamuhumma biyinaemoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنا َموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sleep | 'ana hanaemaacnaa hanaem | أنا َ هـَنا َم |
| We will sleep | 'ihna hannaemiicHnaa hannaem | إحنا َ هـَنّا َم |
| You(m) will sleep | 'inta hatnaemiicnta hatnaem | إنت َ هـَتنا َم |
| You(f) will sleep | 'inti hatnaemiiicnti hatnaemy | إنت ِ هـَتنا َمي |
| You(pl) will sleep | 'intu hatnamuiicntoo hatnaemoo | إنتوا هـَتنا َموا |
| He/it(m) will sleep | huwa hayinaemhuwa hayinaem | هـُو َ هـَيـِنا َم |
| She/it(f) will sleep | hiya hatnaemhiya hatnaem | هـِي َ هـَتنا َم |
| They will sleep | humma hayinamuhumma hayinaemoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنا َموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sleep! | naemnaem | نا َم |
| You(f) sleep! | naeminaemy | نا َمي |
| You(pl) sleep! | namunaemoo | نا َموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am sleeping | 'ana naeyimaacnaa naeyim | أنا َ نا َيـِم |
| I(f) am sleeping | 'ana naeyimaaacnaa naeyimaö | أنا َ نا َيـِمـَة |
| We are sleeping | 'ihna naeyimeeniicHnaa naeyimyn | إحنا َ نا َيـِمين |
| You(m) are sleeping | 'inta naeyimiicnta naeyim | إنت َ نا َيـِم |
| You(f) are sleeping | 'inti naeyimaiicnti naeyimaö | إنت ِ نا َيـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are sleeping | 'intu naeyimeeniicntoo naeyimyn | إنتوا نا َيـِمين |
| He/it(m) is sleeping | huwa naeyimhuwa naeyim | هـُو َ نا َيـِم |
| She/it(f) is sleeping | hiya naeyimahiya naeyimaö | هـِي َ نا َيـِمـَة |
| They are sleeping | humma naeyimeenhumma naeyimyn | هـُمّ َ نا َيـِمين |
