Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I curbed | 'ana battaltaacnaa baTTalt | أنا َ بـَطّـَلت |
| We curbed | 'ihna battalnaiicHnaa baTTalnaa | إحنا َ بـَطّـَلنا |
| You(m) curbed | 'inta battaltiicnta baTTalt | إنت َ بـَطّـَلت |
| You(f) curbed | 'inti battaltiiicnti baTTalty | إنت ِ بـَطّـَلتي |
| You(pl) curbed | 'intu battaltuiicntoo baTTaltoo | إنتوا بـَطّـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) curbed | huwa battalhuwa baTTal | هـُو َ بـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) curbed | hiya battalithiya baTTalit | هـِي َ بـَطّـَلـِت |
| They curbed | humma battaluhumma baTTaloo | هـُمّ َ بـَطّـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might curb | 'ana yimkin 'abattalaacnaa yimkin aacbaTTal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَطّـَل |
| We might curb | 'ihna yimkin nibattaliicHnaa yimkin nibaTTal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَطّـَل |
| You(m) might curb | 'inta yimkin tibattaliicnta yimkin tibaTTal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَطّـَل |
| You(f) might curb | 'inti yimkin tibattaliiicnti yimkin tibaTTaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَطّـَلي |
| You(pl) might curb | 'intu yimkin tibattaluiicntoo yimkin tibaTTaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَطّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might curb | huwa yimkin yibattalhuwa yimkin yibaTTal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) might curb | hiya yimkin tibattalhiya yimkin tibaTTal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَطّـَل |
| They might curb | humma yimkin yibattaluhumma yimkin yibaTTaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَطّـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I curb | 'ana babattalaacnaa babaTTal | أنا َ بـَبـَطّـَل |
| We curb | 'ihna binibattaliicHnaa binibaTTal | إحنا َ بـِنـِبـَطّـَل |
| You(m) curb | 'inta bitibattaliicnta bitibaTTal | إنت َ بـِتـِبـَطّـَل |
| You(f) curb | 'inti bitibattaliiicnti bitibaTTaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِبـَطّـَلي |
| You(pl) curb | 'intu bitibattaluiicntoo bitibaTTaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِبـَطّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) curbs | huwa biyibattalhuwa biyibaTTal | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) curbs | hiya bitibattalhiya bitibaTTal | هـِي َ بـِتـِبـَطّـَل |
| They curb | humma biyibattaluhumma biyibaTTaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَطّـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will curb | 'ana habattalaacnaa habaTTal | أنا َ هـَبـَطّـَل |
| We will curb | 'ihna hanibattaliicHnaa hanibaTTal | إحنا َ هـَنـِبـَطّـَل |
| You(m) will curb | 'inta hatibattaliicnta hatibaTTal | إنت َ هـَتـِبـَطّـَل |
| You(f) will curb | 'inti hatibattaliiicnti hatibaTTaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِبـَطّـَلي |
| You(pl) will curb | 'intu hatibattaluiicntoo hatibaTTaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِبـَطّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will curb | huwa hayibattalhuwa hayibaTTal | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) will curb | hiya hatibattalhiya hatibaTTal | هـِي َ هـَتـِبـَطّـَل |
| They will curb | humma hayibattaluhumma hayibaTTaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَطّـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) curb! | 'ibtaliicbTal | إبطـَل |
| You(f) curb! | 'ibtaliiicbTaly | إبطـَلي |
| You(pl) curb! | ibtaluibTaloo | ِبطـَلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is curbed | huwa mubattalhuwa mubaTTal | هـُو َ مـُبـَطّـَل |
| She/it(f) is curbed | hiya mubattalahiya mubaTTalaö | هـِي َ مـُبـَطّـَلـَة |
| They are curbed | humma mubattaleenhumma mubaTTalyn | هـُمّ َ مـُبـَطّـَلين |
