Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I deferred | 'ana 'azAantaacnaa aacdhAant | أنا َ أذعـَنت |
| We deferred | 'ihna 'azAannaiicHnaa aacdhAannaa | إحنا َ أذعـَنّا |
| You(m) deferred | 'inta 'azAantiicnta aacdhAant | إنت َ أذعـَنت |
| You(f) deferred | 'inti 'azAantiiicnti aacdhAanty | إنت ِ أذعـَنتي |
| You(pl) deferred | 'intu 'azAantuiicntoo aacdhAantoo | إنتوا أذعـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) deferred | huwa 'azAanhuwa aacdhAan | هـُو َ أذعـَن |
| She/it(f) deferred | hiya 'azAanithiya aacdhAanit | هـِي َ أذعـَنـِت |
| They deferred | humma 'azAanuhumma aacdhAanoo | هـُمّ َ أذعـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might defer | 'ana yimkin 'ezAinaacnaa yimkin eedhAin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن آذعـِن |
| We might defer | 'ihna yimkin nuzAiniicHnaa yimkin nudhAin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُذعـِن |
| You(m) might defer | 'inta yimkin tuzAiniicnta yimkin tudhAin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُذعـِن |
| You(f) might defer | 'inti yimkin tuzAiniiicnti yimkin tudhAiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُذعـِني |
| You(pl) might defer | 'intu yimkin tuzAinuiicntoo yimkin tudhAinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُذعـِنوا |
| He/it(m) might defer | huwa yimkin yuzAinhuwa yimkin yudhAin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُذعـِن |
| She/it(f) might defer | hiya yimkin tuzAinhiya yimkin tudhAin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُذعـِن |
| They might defer | humma yimkin yuzAinuhumma yimkin yudhAinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُذعـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I defer | 'ana bazAinaacnaa badhAin | أنا َ بـَذعـِن |
| We defer | 'ihna binuzAiniicHnaa binudhAin | إحنا َ بـِنـُذعـِن |
| You(m) defer | 'inta bituzAiniicnta bitudhAin | إنت َ بـِتـُذعـِن |
| You(f) defer | 'inti bituzAiniiicnti bitudhAiny | إنت ِ بـِتـُذعـِني |
| You(pl) defer | 'intu bituzAinuiicntoo bitudhAinoo | إنتوا بـِتـُذعـِنوا |
| He/it(m) defers | huwa biyuzAinhuwa biyudhAin | هـُو َ بـِيـُذعـِن |
| She/it(f) defers | hiya bituzAinhiya bitudhAin | هـِي َ بـِتـُذعـِن |
| They defer | humma biyuzAinuhumma biyudhAinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُذعـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will defer | 'ana hazAinaacnaa hadhAin | أنا َ هـَذعـِن |
| We will defer | 'ihna hanuzAiniicHnaa hanudhAin | إحنا َ هـَنـُذعـِن |
| You(m) will defer | 'inta hatuzAiniicnta hatudhAin | إنت َ هـَتـُذعـِن |
| You(f) will defer | 'inti hatuzAiniiicnti hatudhAiny | إنت ِ هـَتـُذعـِني |
| You(pl) will defer | 'intu hatuzAinuiicntoo hatudhAinoo | إنتوا هـَتـُذعـِنوا |
| He/it(m) will defer | huwa hayuzAinhuwa hayudhAin | هـُو َ هـَيـُذعـِن |
| She/it(f) will defer | hiya hatuzAinhiya hatudhAin | هـِي َ هـَتـُذعـِن |
| They will defer | humma hayuzAinuhumma hayudhAinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُذعـِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) defer! | 'izAiniicdhAin | إذعـِن |
| You(f) defer! | 'izAiniiicdhAiny | إذعـِني |
| You(pl) defer! | 'izAinuiicdhAinoo | إذعـِنوا |
