Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I counted | 'ana Aaddeetaacnaa Aaddyt | أنا َ عـَدّيت |
| We counted | 'ihna AaddeenaiicHnaa Aaddynaa | إحنا َ عـَدّينا |
| You(m) counted | 'inta Aaddeetiicnta Aaddyt | إنت َ عـَدّيت |
| You(f) counted | 'inti Aaddeetiiicnti Aaddyty | إنت ِ عـَدّيتي |
| You(pl) counted | 'intu Aaddeetuiicntoo Aaddytoo | إنتوا عـَدّيتوا |
| He/it(m) counted | huwa Aaddhuwa Aadd | هـُو َ عـَدّ |
| She/it(f) counted | hiya Aaddithiya Aaddit | هـِي َ عـَدّ ِت |
| They counted | humma Aadduhumma Aaddoo | هـُمّ َ عـَدّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might count | 'ana yimkin 'aAiddaacnaa yimkin aacAidd | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـِدّ |
| We might count | 'ihna yimkin niAiddiicHnaa yimkin niAidd | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـِدّ |
| You(m) might count | 'inta yimkin tiAiddiicnta yimkin tiAidd | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـِدّ |
| You(f) might count | 'inti yimkin tiAiddiiicnti yimkin tiAiddy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـِدّي |
| You(pl) might count | 'intu yimkin tiAidduiicntoo yimkin tiAiddoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـِدّوا |
| He/it(m) might count | huwa yimkin yiAiddhuwa yimkin yiAidd | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـِدّ |
| She/it(f) might count | hiya yimkin tiAiddhiya yimkin tiAidd | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـِدّ |
| They might count | humma yimkin yiAidduhumma yimkin yiAiddoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـِدّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I count | 'ana baAiddaacnaa baAidd | أنا َ بـَعـِدّ |
| We count | 'ihna binAiddiicHnaa binAidd | إحنا َ بـِنعـِدّ |
| You(m) count | 'inta bitAiddiicnta bitAidd | إنت َ بـِتعـِدّ |
| You(f) count | 'inti bitAiddiiicnti bitAiddy | إنت ِ بـِتعـِدّي |
| You(pl) count | 'intu bitAidduiicntoo bitAiddoo | إنتوا بـِتعـِدّوا |
| He/it(m) counts | huwa biyiAiddhuwa biyiAidd | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـِدّ |
| She/it(f) counts | hiya bitAiddhiya bitAidd | هـِي َ بـِتعـِدّ |
| They count | humma biyiAidduhumma biyiAiddoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـِدّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will count | 'ana haAiddaacnaa haAidd | أنا َ هـَعـِدّ |
| We will count | 'ihna hanAiddiicHnaa hanAidd | إحنا َ هـَنعـِدّ |
| You(m) will count | 'inta hatAiddiicnta hatAidd | إنت َ هـَتعـِدّ |
| You(f) will count | 'inti hatAiddiiicnti hatAiddy | إنت ِ هـَتعـِدّي |
| You(pl) will count | 'intu hatAidduiicntoo hatAiddoo | إنتوا هـَتعـِدّوا |
| He/it(m) will count | huwa hayiAiddhuwa hayiAidd | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـِدّ |
| She/it(f) will count | hiya hatAiddhiya hatAidd | هـِي َ هـَتعـِدّ |
| They will count | humma hayiAidduhumma hayiAiddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـِدّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) count! | AiddAidd | عـِدّ |
| You(f) count! | AiddiAiddy | عـِدّي |
| You(pl) count! | AidduAiddoo | عـِدّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is counted | huwa maAdoodhuwa maAdwd | هـُو َ مـَعدود |
| She/it(f) is counted | hiya maAdoodahiya maAdwdaö | هـِي َ مـَعدود َة |
| They are counted | humma maAdoodeenhumma maAdwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَعدودين |
