Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I hugged | 'ana dammeetaacnaa Dammyt | أنا َ ضـَمّيت |
| We hugged | 'ihna dammeenaiicHnaa Dammynaa | إحنا َ ضـَمّينا |
| You(m) hugged | 'inta dammeetiicnta Dammyt | إنت َ ضـَمّيت |
| You(f) hugged | 'inti dammeetiiicnti Dammyty | إنت ِ ضـَمّيتي |
| You(pl) hugged | 'intu dammeetuiicntoo Dammytoo | إنتوا ضـَمّيتوا |
| He/it(m) hugged | huwa dammhuwa Damm | هـُو َ ضـَمّ |
| She/it(f) hugged | hiya dammithiya Dammit | هـِي َ ضـَمّـِت |
| They hugged | humma dammuhumma Dammoo | هـُمّ َ ضـَمّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might hug | 'ana yimkin 'adummaacnaa yimkin aacDumm | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضـُمّ |
| We might hug | 'ihna yimkin nidummiicHnaa yimkin niDumm | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضـُمّ |
| You(m) might hug | 'inta yimkin tidummiicnta yimkin tiDumm | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضـُمّ |
| You(f) might hug | 'inti yimkin tidummiiicnti yimkin tiDummy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضـُمّي |
| You(pl) might hug | 'intu yimkin tidummuiicntoo yimkin tiDummoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضـُمّوا |
| He/it(m) might hug | huwa yimkin yidummhuwa yimkin yiDumm | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضـُمّ |
| She/it(f) might hug | hiya yimkin tidummhiya yimkin tiDumm | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضـُمّ |
| They might hug | humma yimkin yidummuhumma yimkin yiDummoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضـُمّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I hug | 'ana badummaacnaa baDumm | أنا َ بـَضـُمّ |
| We hug | 'ihna bindummiicHnaa binDumm | إحنا َ بـِنضـُمّ |
| You(m) hug | 'inta bitdummiicnta bitDumm | إنت َ بـِتضـُمّ |
| You(f) hug | 'inti bitdummiiicnti bitDummy | إنت ِ بـِتضـُمّي |
| You(pl) hug | 'intu bitdummuiicntoo bitDummoo | إنتوا بـِتضـُمّوا |
| He/it(m) hugs | huwa biyidummhuwa biyiDumm | هـُو َ بـِيـِضـُمّ |
| She/it(f) hugs | hiya bitdummhiya bitDumm | هـِي َ بـِتضـُمّ |
| They hug | humma biyidummuhumma biyiDummoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضـُمّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will hug | 'ana hadummaacnaa haDumm | أنا َ هـَضـُمّ |
| We will hug | 'ihna handummiicHnaa hanDumm | إحنا َ هـَنضـُمّ |
| You(m) will hug | 'inta hatdummiicnta hatDumm | إنت َ هـَتضـُمّ |
| You(f) will hug | 'inti hatdummiiicnti hatDummy | إنت ِ هـَتضـُمّي |
| You(pl) will hug | 'intu hatdummuiicntoo hatDummoo | إنتوا هـَتضـُمّوا |
| He/it(m) will hug | huwa hayidummhuwa hayiDumm | هـُو َ هـَيـِضـُمّ |
| She/it(f) will hug | hiya hatdummhiya hatDumm | هـِي َ هـَتضـُمّ |
| They will hug | humma hayidummuhumma hayiDummoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضـُمّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) hug! | 'idummiicDumm | إضـُمّ |
| You(f) hug! | 'idummiiicDummy | إضـُمّي |
| You(pl) hug! | 'idummuiicDummoo | إضـُمّوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am hugging | 'ana daamimaacnaa Daamim | أنا َ ضا َمـِم |
| I(f) am hugging | 'ana daamimaaacnaa Daamimaö | أنا َ ضا َمـِمـَة |
| We are hugging | 'ihna daamimeeniicHnaa Daamimyn | إحنا َ ضا َمـِمين |
| You(m) are hugging | 'inta daamimiicnta Daamim | إنت َ ضا َمـِم |
| You(f) are hugging | 'inti daamimaiicnti Daamimaö | إنت ِ ضا َمـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are hugging | 'intu daamimeeniicntoo Daamimyn | إنتوا ضا َمـِمين |
| He/it(m) is hugging | huwa daamimhuwa Daamim | هـُو َ ضا َمـِم |
| She/it(f) is hugging | hiya daamimahiya Daamimaö | هـِي َ ضا َمـِمـَة |
| They are hugging | humma daamimeenhumma Daamimyn | هـُمّ َ ضا َمـِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is hugged | huwa madmoomhuwa maDmwm | هـُو َ مـَضموم |
| She/it(f) is hugged | hiya madmoomahiya maDmwmaö | هـِي َ مـَضمومـَة |
| They are hugged | humma madmoomeenhumma maDmwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَضمومين |
