Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I manipulated | 'ana liAibtaacnaa liAibt | أنا َ لـِعـِبت |
| We manipulated | 'ihna liAibnaiicHnaa liAibnaa | إحنا َ لـِعـِبنا |
| You(m) manipulated | 'inta liAibtiicnta liAibt | إنت َ لـِعـِبت |
| You(f) manipulated | 'inti liAibtiiicnti liAibty | إنت ِ لـِعـِبتي |
| You(pl) manipulated | 'intu liAibtuiicntoo liAibtoo | إنتوا لـِعـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) manipulated | huwa liAibhuwa liAib | هـُو َ لـِعـِب |
| She/it(f) manipulated | hiya liAbithiya liAbit | هـِي َ لـِعبـِت |
| They manipulated | humma liAbuhumma liAboo | هـُمّ َ لـِعبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might manipulate | 'ana yimkin 'alAabaacnaa yimkin aaclAab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألعـَب |
| We might manipulate | 'ihna yimkin nilAabiicHnaa yimkin nilAab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلعـَب |
| You(m) might manipulate | 'inta yimkin tilAabiicnta yimkin tilAab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَب |
| You(f) might manipulate | 'inti yimkin tilAabiiicnti yimkin tilAaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَبي |
| You(pl) might manipulate | 'intu yimkin tilAabuiicntoo yimkin tilAaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might manipulate | huwa yimkin yilAabhuwa yimkin yilAab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلعـَب |
| She/it(f) might manipulate | hiya yimkin tilAabhiya yimkin tilAab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلعـَب |
| They might manipulate | humma yimkin yilAabuhumma yimkin yilAaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلعـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I manipulate | 'ana balAabaacnaa balAab | أنا َ بـَلعـَب |
| We manipulate | 'ihna binilAabiicHnaa binilAab | إحنا َ بـِنـِلعـَب |
| You(m) manipulate | 'inta bitilAabiicnta bitilAab | إنت َ بـِتـِلعـَب |
| You(f) manipulate | 'inti bitilAabiiicnti bitilAaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِلعـَبي |
| You(pl) manipulate | 'intu bitilAabuiicntoo bitilAaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِلعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) manipulates | huwa biyilAabhuwa biyilAab | هـُو َ بـِيـِلعـَب |
| She/it(f) manipulates | hiya bitilAabhiya bitilAab | هـِي َ بـِتـِلعـَب |
| They manipulate | humma biyilAabuhumma biyilAaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلعـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will manipulate | 'ana halAabaacnaa halAab | أنا َ هـَلعـَب |
| We will manipulate | 'ihna hanilAabiicHnaa hanilAab | إحنا َ هـَنـِلعـَب |
| You(m) will manipulate | 'inta hatilAabiicnta hatilAab | إنت َ هـَتـِلعـَب |
| You(f) will manipulate | 'inti hatilAabiiicnti hatilAaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِلعـَبي |
| You(pl) will manipulate | 'intu hatilAabuiicntoo hatilAaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِلعـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will manipulate | huwa hayilAabhuwa hayilAab | هـُو َ هـَيـِلعـَب |
| She/it(f) will manipulate | hiya hatilAabhiya hatilAab | هـِي َ هـَتـِلعـَب |
| They will manipulate | humma hayilAabuhumma hayilAaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلعـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) manipulate! | 'ilAibiiclAib | إلعـِب |
| You(f) manipulate! | 'ilAibiiiclAiby | إلعـِبي |
| You(pl) manipulate! | 'ilAibuiiclAiboo | إلعـِبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is manipulated | huwa malAoobhuwa malAwb | هـُو َ مـَلعوب |
| She/it(f) is manipulated | hiya malAoobahiya malAwbaö | هـِي َ مـَلعوبـَة |
| They are manipulated | humma malAoobeenhumma malAwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَلعوبين |
