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Verb conjugations for standard and Egyptian Arabic
This page contains information about the different kinds of verbs in Arabic and conjugation tables for each kind in both standard and Egyptian Arabic.
First of all, there are two moods/tenses in Arabic.- the perfect/past (الماضي al-maaDi) - used to indicate actions that have been completed. This conjugation involves adding suffixes to the "base" form of the verb.
- the imperfect/present (المضارع al-muDaari3) - used to indicate actions that have not been completed yet. This conjugation requires the addition of prefixes and, in some cases, suffixes as well.
Note: There are no infinitive forms of verbs in Arabic. Instead, typically the masculine third-person perfect form is used (ex. درس, to study, actually means "he studied").
There are two main classes of verbs in Arabic: sound (صحيح SaHiiH) and weak (معتل mu3tall). Here's an outline of the types of verbs:
- الفعل الصحيح (al-fi3l aS-SaHiiH) Sound verbs - don't have a و or ي as one of the three root letters
- الفعل الصحيح السالم (al-fi3l aS-SaHiiH as-saalim) Regular sound verbs
- Irregular sound verbs:
- الفعل المضعف (al-fi3l al-muDa33af) Geminate/doubled verbs - where the second and third radicals of the root are the same
- دقّ daqqa - يدقّ yadiqqu (to knock)
- ردّ radda - يردّ yaruddu (to reply)
- الفعل المهموز (al-fi3l al-mahmuuz) Hamzated verbs - where ء is one of the consonants
- أكل akala - يأكل ya'kulu (to eat)
- سأل sa'ala - يسأل yas'alu (to ask)
- بدأ bada'a - يبدأ yabda'u (to begin)
- الفعل المضعف (al-fi3l al-muDa33af) Geminate/doubled verbs - where the second and third radicals of the root are the same
- الفعل المعتل (al-fi3l al-mu3tall) Weak verbs - have a و or ي as one or more of the root radicals
- الفعل المثال (al-fi3l al-mitaal) Assimilated verbs - begin with و or ي (usually و); in the imperfect and in other situations the و often disappears
- وضع waDa3a - يضع yaDa3u (to put)
- وصل waSala - يصل yaSilu (to arrive)
- الفعل الأجوف (al-fi3l al-ajwaf) Hollow verbs - the second radical is either a و or ي; in the perfect, the و or ي is replaced by an alif
- باع baa3a - يبيع yabii3u (to sell)
- عاد 3aada - يعود ya3uudu (to return)
- الفعل الناقص (al-fi3l al-naaqiS) Defective verbs - where the final root radical is either و or ي a
- نسى nasiya - ينسى yansa (to forget)
- بدا bada - يبدو yabdu (to appear, seem)
- الفعل المثال (al-fi3l al-mitaal) Assimilated verbs - begin with و or ي (usually و); in the imperfect and in other situations the و often disappears
Sound verbs
الفعل الصحيح (al-fi3l aS-SaHiiH)
Regular sound verbs
الفعل الصحيح السالم (al-fi3l aS-SaHiiH as-saalim)
This is the first type of sound verb.
Regular sound verbs - perfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I wrote | كتبتُ (katabtu) | كتبت (katabt) |
| you (masc.) wrote | كتبتَ (katabta) | كتبت (katabt) | |
| you (fem.) wrote | كتبتِ (katabti) | كتبتي (katabti) | |
| he wrote | كتبَ (kataba) | كتب (katab) | |
| she wrote | كتبت (katabat) | كتبت (katabit) | |
| Dual | we wrote | كتبنا (katabna) | |
| you wrote | كتبتما (katabtuma) | ||
| they (masc.) wrote | كتبا (katabaa) | ||
| they (fem.) wrote | كتبتا (katabataa) | ||
| Plural | we wrote | كتبنا (katabna) | كتبنا (katabna) |
| you (masc.) wrote | كتبتم (katabtum) | كتبتوا (katabtuu) | |
| you (fem.) wrote | كتبتن (katabtunna) | ||
| they (masc.) wrote | كتبوا (katabuu) | كتبوا (katabuu) | |
| they (fem.) wrote | كبتن (katabna) | ||
Regular sound verbs - imperfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I write | أكتب (aktubu) | أكتب (aktib) |
| you (masc.) write | تكتب (taktubu) | تكتب (tiktib) | |
| you (fem.) write | تكتبين (taktubiina) | تكتبي (tiktibi) | |
| he writes | يكتب (yaktubu) | يكتب (yiktib) | |
| she writes | تكتب (taktubu) | تكتب (tiktib) | |
| Dual | we write | نكتب (naktubu) | |
| you write | تكتبان (taktubaani) | ||
| they (masc.) write | يكتبان (yaktubaani) | ||
| they (fem.) write | تكتبان (taktubaani) | ||
| Plural | we write | نكتب (naktubu) | نكتب (niktib) |
| you (masc.) write | تكتبون (taktubuuna) | تكتبوا (tiktibuu) | |
| you (fem.) write | تكتبن (taktubna) | ||
| they (masc.) write | يكتبون (yaktubuuna) | يكتبوا (yiktibuu) | |
| they (fem.) write | يكتبن (yaktubna) | ||
Sound verbs
الفعل الصحيح (al-fi3l aS-SaHiiH)
There are two types of irregular sound verbs. The first is:
Geminate/doubled verbs
الفعل المضعف (al-fi3l al-muDa33af)
Verbs where the second and third radicals of the root are the same.
Geminate verbs - perfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I replied | رددتُ (radadtu) | ردّيت (raddeit) |
| you (masc.) replied | رددتَ (radadta) | ردّيت (raddeit) | |
| you (fem.) replied | رددتِ (radadti) | ردّيتي (raddeiti) | |
| he replied | ردّ (radda) | ردّ (radd) | |
| she replied | ردّت (raddat) | ردّت (raddit) | |
| Dual | we replied | رددنا (radadna) | |
| you replied | رددتما (radadtuma) | ||
| they (masc.) replied | ردّا (raddaa) | ||
| they (fem.) replied | ردّتا (raddataa) | ||
| Plural | we replied | رددنا (radadna) | ردّينا (raddeina) |
| you (masc.) replied | رددتم (radadtum) | ردّيتوا (raddeituu) | |
| you (fem.) replied | رددتن (radadtunna) | ||
| they (masc.) replied | ردّوا (radduu) | ردّوا (radduu) | |
| they (fem.) replied | رددن (radadna) | ||
Note that in fuSHa, the doubled consonant is separated into two consonants for all the conjugations except the highlighted ones. In 3ammiyya, though, the doubled consonant stays doubled.
Geminate verbs - imperfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I reply | أردّ (aruddu) | أردّ (arodd) |
| you (masc.) reply | تردّ (taruddu) | تردّ (tirodd) | |
| you (fem.) reply | تردّين (taruddiina) | تردّي (tiroddi) | |
| he replies | يردّ (yaruddu) | يردّ (yirodd) | |
| she replies | تردّ (taruddu) | تردّ (tirodd) | |
| Dual | we reply | نردّ (naruddu) | |
| you reply | تردّان (taruddani) | ||
| they (masc.) reply | يردّان (yaruddaani) | ||
| they (fem.) reply | تردّان (taruddaani) | ||
| Plural | we reply | نردّ (naruddu) | نردّ (nirodd) |
| you (masc.) reply | تردّون (tarudduuna) | تردّوا (tirodduu) | |
| you (fem.) reply | ترددن (tardudna) | ||
| they (masc.) reply | يردّون (yarudduuna) | يردّوا (yirodduu) | |
| they (fem.) reply | يرددن (yardudna) | ||
In fuSHa, the doubled consonant remains doubled for the imperfect conjugations, with the exception of the second- and third-person feminine plural conjugations. In 3ammiyya, the doubled consonant again remains doubled for everything.
Sound verbs
الفعل الصحيح (al-fi3l aS-SaHiiH)
The second type of irregular sound verb is:
Hamzated verbs
الفعل المهموز (al-fi3l al-mahmuuz)
Verbs where ء is one of the root consonants.
Hamzated verbs - perfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I ate | أكلتُ (akaltu) | اكلت (akalt) |
| you (masc.) ate | أكلتَ (akalta) | اكلت (akalt) | |
| you (fem.) ate | أكلتِ (akalti) | اكلتي (akalti) | |
| he ate | أكل (akala) | اكل (akal) | |
| she ate | أكلت (akalat) | اكلت (aklit) | |
| Dual | we ate | أكلنا (akalna) | |
| you ate | أكلتما (akaltuma) | ||
| they (masc.) ate | أكلا (akalaa) | ||
| they (fem.) ate | أكلتا (akalataa) | ||
| Plural | we ate | أكلنا (akalna) | اكلنا (akalna) |
| you (masc.) ate | أكلتم (akaltum) | اكلتوا (akaltuu) | |
| you (fem.) ate | أكلتن (akaltunna) | ||
| they (masc.) ate | أكلوا (akaluu) | اكلوا (akaluu) | |
| they (fem.) ate | أكلن (akalna) | ||
Note that in 3ammiyya, people usually say كل (kal) rather than اكل (akal). However, for the sake of direct comparison with fuSHa, I went with the latter variation for this table.
Hamzated verbs - imperfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I eat | أكل (akulu) | اكل (aakul) |
| you (masc.) eat | تأكل (ta'kulu) | تاكل (taakul) | |
| you (fem.) eat | تأكلين (ta'kuliina) | تاكلي (takli) | |
| he eats | يأكل (ya'kulu) | ياكل (yaakul) | |
| she eats | تأكل (ta'kulu) | تاكل (taakul) | |
| Dual | we eat | نأكل (na'kulu) | |
| you eat | تأكلان (ta'kulaani) | ||
| they (masc.) eat | يأكلان (ya'kulaani) | ||
| they (fem.) eat | تأكلان (ta'kulaani) | ||
| Plural | we eat | نأكل (na'kulu) | ناكل (naakul) |
| you (masc.) eat | تأكلون (ta'kuluuna) | تاكلوا (taklu) | |
| you (fem.) eat | تأكلن (ta'kulna) | ||
| they (masc.) eat | يأكلون (ya'kuluuna) | ياكلوا (yaklu) | |
| they (fem.) eat | يأكلن (ya'kulna) | ||
Note that while in fuSHa the hamza is kept in the imperfect conjugations, in 3ammiyya it is elided into a long alif.
Hamzated verbs 2 - perfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I asked | سألتُ (sa'altu) | سألت (sa'alt) |
| you (masc.) asked | سألتَ (sa'alta) | سألت (sa'alt) | |
| you (fem.) asked | سألتِ (sa'alti) | سألتي (sa'alti) | |
| he asked | سأل (sa'ala) | سأل (sa'al) | |
| she asked | سألت (sa'alat) | سألت (sa'alit) | |
| Dual | we asked | سألنا (sa'alna) | |
| you asked | سألتما (sa'altuma) | ||
| they (masc.) asked | سألا (sa'alaa) | ||
| they (fem.) asked | سألتا (sa'alataa) | ||
| Plural | we asked | سألنا (sa'alna) | سألنا (sa'alna) |
| you (masc.) asked | سألتم (sa'altum) | سألتوا (sa'altuu) | |
| you (fem.) asked | سألتن (sa'altunna) | ||
| they (masc.) asked | سألوا (sa'aluu) | سألوا (sa'aluu) | |
| they (fem.) asked | سألن (sa'alna) | ||
Hamzated verbs 2 - imperfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I ask | أسأل (as'alu) | أسأل (as'al) |
| you (masc.) ask | تسأل (tas'alu) | تسأل (tis'al) | |
| you (fem.) ask | تسألين (tas'aliina) | تسألي (tis'ali) | |
| he asks | يسأل (yas'alu) | يسأل (yis'al) | |
| she asks | تسأل (tas'alu) | تسأل (tis'al) | |
| Dual | we ask | نسأل (nas'alu) | |
| you ask | تسألان (tas'alaani) | ||
| they (masc.) ask | يسألان (yas'alaani) | ||
| they (fem.) ask | تسألان (tas'alaani) | ||
| Plural | we ask | نسأل (nas'alu) | نسأل (nis'al) |
| you (masc.) ask | تسألون (tas'aluuna) | تسألوا (tis'aluu) | |
| you (fem.) ask | تسألن (tas'alna) | ||
| they (masc.) ask | يسألون (yas'aluuna) | يسألوا (yis'aluu) | |
| they (fem.) ask | يسألن (yas'alna) | ||
Hamzated verbs 3 - perfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I read | قرأتُ (qara'tu) | قريت ('areit) |
| you (masc.) read | قرأتَ (qara'ta) | قريت ('areit) | |
| you (fem.) read | قرأتِ (qara'ti) | قريتي ('areiti) | |
| he read | قرأ (qara'a) | قرا ('ara) | |
| she read | قرأت (qara'at) | قرت ('arit) | |
| Dual | we read | قرأنا (qara'na) | |
| you read | قرأتما (qara'tuma) | ||
| they (masc.) read | قرآ (qar'aa) | ||
| they (fem.) read | قرأتا (qara'taa) | ||
| Plural | we read | قرأنا (qara'na) | قرينا ('areina) |
| you (masc.) read | قرأتم (qara'tum) | قريتوا ('areituu) | |
| you (fem.) read | قرأتن (qara'tunna) | ||
| they (masc.) read | قرأوا (qara'uu) | قروا ('aruu) | |
| they (fem.) read | قرأن (qara'na) | ||
Again, note that while the hamza is kept in the fuSHa conjugations, it is elided in 3ammiyya.
Hamzated verbs 3 - imperfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I read | أقرأ (aqra'u) | أقرا (a'ra) |
| you (masc.) read | تقرأ (taqra'u) | تقرا (ti'ra) | |
| you (fem.) read | تقرئين (taqra'iina) | تقري (ti'ri) | |
| he reads | يقرأ (yaqra'u) | يقرا (yi'ra) | |
| she reads | تقرأ (taqra'u) | تقرا (ti'ra) | |
| Dual | we read | نقرأ (naqra'u) | |
| you read | تقرآن (taqra'aani) | ||
| they (masc.) read | يقرآن (yaqra'aani) | ||
| they (fem.) read | تقرآن (taqra'aani) | ||
| Plural | we read | نقرأ (naqra'u) | نقرا (ni'ra) |
| you (masc.) read | تقرأون (taqra'uuna) | تقروا (ti'ru) | |
| you (fem.) read | تقرأن (taqra'na) | ||
| they (masc.) read | يقرأون (yaqra'uuna) | يقروا (yi'ru) | |
| they (fem.) read | يقرأن (yaqra'na) | ||
Weak verbs
الفعل المعتلّ (al-fi3l al-mu3tall)
A verb is "weak" if one of the letters from the verb's three root letters is ا, و, or ي. There are three different classes of weak verbs; let's begin with:
Assimilated verbs
الفعل المثال (al-fi3l al-mitaal)
Verbs where the first radical is a long vowel (usually و).
Assimilated verbs - perfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I arrived | وصلتُ (waSaltu) | وصلت (wiSilt) |
| you (masc.) arrived | وصلتَ (waSalta) | وصلت (wiSilt) | |
| you (fem.) arrived | وصلتِ (waSalti) | وصلتي (wiSilti) | |
| he arrived | وصل (waSala) | وصل (wiSil) | |
| she arrived | وصلت (waSalat) | وصلت (wiSlit) | |
| Dual | we arrived | وصلنا (waSalna) | |
| you arrived | وصلتما (waSaltuma) | ||
| they (masc.) arrived | وصلا (waSalaa) | ||
| they (fem.) arrived | وصلتا (waSalataa) | ||
| Plural | we arrived | وصلنا (waSalna) | وصلنا (wiSilna) |
| you (masc.) arrived | وصلتم (waSaltum) | وصلتوا (wiSiltuu) | |
| you (fem.) arrived | وصلتن (waSaltunna) | ||
| they (masc.) arrived | وصلوا (waSaluu) | وصلوا (wiSiluu) | |
| they (fem.) arrived | وصلن (waSalna) | ||
Note that weak verbs beginning with a و are just like regular verbs regarding perfect conjugations.
Assimilated verbs - imperfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I arrive | أصل (aSilu) | أوصل (awSil) |
| you (masc.) arrive | تصل (taSilu) | توصل (tiwSil) | |
| you (fem.) arrive | تصلين (taSiliina) | توصلي (tiwSili) | |
| he arrives | يصل (yaSilu) | يوصل (yiwSil) | |
| she arrives | تصل (taSilu) | توصل (tiwSil) | |
| Dual | we arrive | نصل (naSilu) | |
| you arrive | تصلان (taSilaani) | ||
| they (masc.) arrive | يصلان (yaSilaani) | ||
| they (fem.) arrive | تصلان (taSilaani) | ||
| Plural | we arrive | نصل (naSilu) | نوصل (niwSil) |
| you (masc.) arrive | تصلون (taSiluuna) | توصلوا (tiwSilu) | |
| you (fem.) arrive | تصلن (taSilna) | ||
| they (masc.) arrive | يصلون (yaSiluuna) | يوصلوا (yiwSilu) | |
| they (fem.) arrive | يصلن (yaSilna) | ||
Note that in the imperfect mood, an assimilated verb drops its first letter in fuSHa. In 3ammiyya, however, the initial letter remains.
Weak verbs
الفعل المعتلّ (al-fi3l al-mu3tall)
The second kind of weak verb is:
Hollow verbs
الفعل الأجوف (al-fi3l al-ajwaf)
Verbs where the second radical is either a و (as with قال - يقول) or ي (as with باع - يبيع); in the perfect, the و or ي is replaced by an alif.
Hollow verbs - perfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I visited | زرتُ (zurtu) | زرت (zurt) |
| you (masc.) visited | زرتَ (zurta) | زرت (zurt) | |
| you (fem.) visited | زرتِ (zurti) | زرتي (zurti) | |
| he visited | زار (zaara) | زار (zaar) | |
| she visited | زارت (zaarat) | زارت (zaarit) | |
| Dual | we visited | زرنا (zurna) | |
| you visited | زرتما (zurtuma) | ||
| they (masc.) visited | زارا (zaaraa) | ||
| they (fem.) visited | زارتا (zaarataa) | ||
| Plural | we visited | زرنا (zurna) | زرنا (zurna) |
| you (masc.) visited | زرتم (zurtum) | زرتوا (zurtuu) | |
| you (fem.) visited | زرتن (zurtunna) | ||
| they (masc.) visited | زاروا (zaaruu) | زاروا (zaaru) | |
| they (fem.) visited | زرن (zurna) | ||
Note that the long vowel is dropped in all conjugations but those for the third-person singular, dual, and plural masculine. When the long vowel is dropped, it is replaced by a short version of the long consonant used in the imperfect conjugation. For example, the imperfect conjugation of زار zaara is يزور yazuuru, so a short "u" is used. Other examples: the imperfect conjugation of كان kaana is يكون yakuunu, so a short "u" is used for the perfect conjugations where the long vowel is dropped. But the imperfect conjugation of سار saara is يسير yasiiru, so a short "i" would be used in those instances.
Hollow verbs - imperfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I visit | أزور (azuuru) | أزور (azuur) |
| you (masc.) visit | تزور (tazuuru) | تزور (tizuur) | |
| you (fem.) visit | تزورين (tazuuriina) | تزوري (tizuuri) | |
| he visits | يزور (yazuuru) | يزور (yizuur) | |
| she visits | تزور (tazuuru) | تزور (tizuur) | |
| Dual | we visit | نزور (nazuuru) | |
| you visit | تزوران (tazuuraani) | ||
| they (masc.) visit | يزوران (yazuuraani) | ||
| they (fem.) visit | تزوران (tazuuraani) | ||
| Plural | we visit | نزور (nazuuru) | نزور (nizuur) |
| you (masc.) visit | تزورون (tazuuruuna) | تزوروا (tizuuru) | |
| you (fem.) visit | تزرن (tazurna) | ||
| they (masc.) visit | يزورون (yazuuruuna) | يزوروا (yizuuru) | |
| they (fem.) visit | يزرن (yazurna) | ||
Note that here the long vowel is dropped only for the feminine second and third-person plurals.
Weak verbs
الفعل المعتلّ (al-fi3l al-mu3tall)
The third kind of weak verb is:
Defective verbs
الفعل الناقص (al-fi3l an-naaqiS)
Verbs where the final root radical is either a و or ي. There are three types of defective verbs:
- Verbs with a و as the last root letter (ex. بدا - يبدو bada - yabdu, "to seem, appear")
- Verbs with a ي as the last root letter and a kasra (short "i") as the middle vowel in the past/perfect tense, of the form "fa3iya - yaf3a" (ex. نسى - ينسى nasiya - yansa, "to forget")
- Verbs with a ي as the last root letter and a fatHa (short "a") as the middle vowel in the past/perfect tense, of the form "fa3a - yaf3i" (ex. جرى - يجري jara - yajri, "to run")
Note that in Cairene Arabic, verbs of the type "fa3al" are often pronounced differently from standard Arabic in the past tense. While standard pronunciation would be "fa3al," Cairene pronunciation would be "fi3il." So "jara" becomes "giri."
Defective verbs 1 (third letter و) - perfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I implored | رجوتُ (rajawtu) | رجيت (rageit) |
| you (masc.) implored | رجوتَ (rajawta) | رجيت (rageit) | |
| you (fem.) implored | رجوتِ (rajawti) | رجيتي (rageiti) | |
| he implored | رجا (raja) | رجا (raga) | |
| she implored | رجت (rajat) | رجيت (ragyit) | |
| Dual | we implored | رجونا (rajawna) | |
| you implored | رجوتما (rajawtuma) | ||
| they (masc.) implored | رجوا (rajawaa) | ||
| they (fem.) implored | رجتا (rajataa) | ||
| Plural | we implored | رجونا (rajawna) | رجينا (rageina) |
| you (masc.) implored | رجوتم (rajawtum) | رجيتوا (rageitu) | |
| you (fem.) implored | رجوتن (rajawtunna) | ||
| they (masc.) implored | رجوا (rajaw) | رجيوا (ragyu) | |
| they (fem.) implored | رجون (rajawna) | ||
Defective verbs 1 (third letter و) - imperfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I implore | أرجو (arju) | أرجو (argu) |
| you (masc.) implore | ترجو (tarju) | ترجو (tirgu) | |
| you (fem.) implore | ترجين (tarjiina) | ترجي (tirgi) | |
| he implores | يرجو (yarju) | يرجو (yirgu) | |
| she implores | ترجو (tarju) | ترجو (tirgu) | |
| Dual | we implore | نرجو (narju) | |
| you implore | ترجوان (tarjuaani) | ||
| they (masc.) implore | يرجوان (yarjuaani) | ||
| they (fem.) implore | ترجوان (tarjuaani) | ||
| Plural | we implore | نرجو (narju) | نرجو (nirgu) |
| you (masc.) implore | ترجون (tarjuuna) | ترجوا (tirgu) | |
| you (fem.) implore | ترجون (tarjuuna) | ||
| they (masc.) implore | يرجون (yarjuuna) | يرجوا (yirgu) | |
| they (fem.) implore | يرجون (yarjuuna) | ||
Note that the verb رجا - يرجو is not used in colloquial Egyptian Arabic, except for أرجوك (arguuk), "Please; I beg you." However, I went ahead and used this verb for comparison's sake, since defective verbs with a و as their third letter in standard Arabic tend to change to a ي in dialect. For instance:
- "to complain," شكا - يشكو (šaka - yašku) in standard Arabic, becomes شكى - يشكي (šaka - yiški) in dialect.
- "to invade," غزا - يغزو (ġaza - yaġzu) in standard Arabic, becomes غزى - يغزي (ġaza - yiġzi) in dialect.
- "to invite/pray," دعا - يدعو (da3a - yad3u) in standard Arabic, becomes دعى - يدعي (da3a - yid3i) in dialect.
- "to survive, escape safely," نجا - ينجو (naja - yanju) in standard Arabic, becomes نجي - ينجي (nigi - yingi) in dialect.
Defective verbs 2 ("fa3iya - yaf3a") - perfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I forgot | نسيتُ (nasiitu) | نسيت (niseit) |
| you (masc.) forgot | نسيتَ (nasiita) | نسيت (niseit) | |
| you (fem.) forgot | نسيتِ (nasiiti) | نسيتي (niseiti) | |
| he forgot | نسي (nasiya) | نسي (nisi) | |
| she forgot | نسيت (nasiyat) | نسيت (nisyit) | |
| Dual | we forgot | نسينا (nasiina) | |
| you forgot | نسيتما (nasiituma) | ||
| they (masc.) forgot | نسيا (nasiyaa) | ||
| they (fem.) forgot | نسيتا (nasiyataa) | ||
| Plural | we forgot | نسينا (nasiina) | نسينا (niseina) |
| you (masc.) forgot | نسيتم (nasiitum) | نسيتوا (niseitu) | |
| you (fem.) forgot | نسيتن (nasiitunna) | ||
| they (masc.) forgot | نسوا (nasuu) | نسيوا (nisyu) | |
| they (fem.) forgot | نسين (nasiina) | ||
Defective verbs 2 ("fa3iya - yaf3a") - imperfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I forget | أنسى (ansa) | انسى (ansa) |
| you (masc.) forget | تنسى (tansa) | تنسى (tinsa) | |
| you (fem.) forget | تنسين (tansayna) | تنسي (tinsi) | |
| he forgets | ينسى (yansa) | ينسى (yinsa) | |
| she forgets | تنسى (tansa) | تنسى (tinsa) | |
| Dual | we forget | ننسى (nansa) | |
| you forget | تنسان (tansaani) | ||
| they (masc.) forget | ينسيان (yansayaani) | ||
| they (fem.) forget | تنسيان (tansayaani) | ||
| Plural | we forget | ننسى (nansa) | ننسى (ninsa) |
| you (masc.) forget | تنسون (tansawna) | تنسوا (tinsu) | |
| you (fem.) forget | تنسين (tansayna) | ||
| they (masc.) forget | ينسون (yansawna) | ينسوا (yinsu) | |
| they (fem.) forget | ينسين (yansayna) | ||
Defective verbs 3 ("fa3a - yaf3i") - perfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I ran | جريتُ (jaraytu) | جريت (gireit) |
| you (masc.) ran | جريتَ (jarayta) | جريت (gireit) | |
| you (fem.) ran | جريتِ (jarayti) | جريتي (gireiti) | |
| he ran | جرى (jara) | جري (giri) | |
| she ran | جرت (jarat) | جريت (giryit) | |
| Dual | we ran | جرينا (jarayna) | |
| you ran | جريتما (jaraytuma) | ||
| they (masc.) ran | جريا (jarayaa) | ||
| they (fem.) ran | جرتا (jarataa) | ||
| Plural | we ran | جرينا (jarayna) | جرينا (gireina) |
| you (masc.) ran | جريتم (jaraytum) | جريتوا (gireitu) | |
| you (fem.) ran | جريتن (jaraytunna) | ||
| they (masc.) ran | جروا (jaraw) | جريوا (giryu) | |
| they (fem.) ran | جرين (jarayna) | ||
Defective verbs 3 ("fa3a - yaf3i") - imperfect mood
| English | Standard Arabic | Egyptian Arabic | |
| Singular | I run | أجري (ajri) | أجري (agri) |
| you (masc.) run | تجري (tajri) | تجري (tigri) | |
| you (fem.) run | تجرين (tajriina) | تجري (tigri) | |
| he runs | يجري (yajri) | يجري (yigri) | |
| she runs | تجري (tajri) | تجري (tigri) | |
| Dual | we run | نجري (najri) | |
| you run | تجريان (tajriyaani) | ||
| they (masc.) run | يجريان (yajriyaani) | ||
| they (fem.) run | تجريان (tajriyaani) | ||
| Plural | we run | نجري (najri) | نجري (nigri) |
| you (masc.) run | تجرون (tajruuna) | تجروا (tigru) | |
| you (fem.) run | تجرين (tajriina) | ||
| they (masc.) run | يجرون (yajruuna) | يجروا (yigru) | |
| they (fem.) run | يجرين (yajriina) | ||
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