Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I honoured | 'ana sharraftaacnaa sharraft | أنا َ شـَرّ َفت |
| We honoured | 'ihna sharrafnaiicHnaa sharrafnaa | إحنا َ شـَرّ َفنا |
| You(m) honoured | 'inta sharraftiicnta sharraft | إنت َ شـَرّ َفت |
| You(f) honoured | 'inti sharraftiiicnti sharrafty | إنت ِ شـَرّ َفتي |
| You(pl) honoured | 'intu sharraftuiicntoo sharraftoo | إنتوا شـَرّ َفتوا |
| He/it(m) honoured | huwa sharrafhuwa sharraf | هـُو َ شـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) honoured | hiya sharrafithiya sharrafit | هـِي َ شـَرّ َفـِت |
| They honoured | humma sharrafuhumma sharrafoo | هـُمّ َ شـَرّ َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might honour | 'ana yimkin 'asharrafaacnaa yimkin aacsharraf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَرّ َف |
| We might honour | 'ihna yimkin nisharrafiicHnaa yimkin nisharraf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَرّ َف |
| You(m) might honour | 'inta yimkin tisharrafiicnta yimkin tisharraf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَرّ َف |
| You(f) might honour | 'inti yimkin tisharrafiiicnti yimkin tisharrafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) might honour | 'intu yimkin tisharrafuiicntoo yimkin tisharrafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) might honour | huwa yimkin yisharrafhuwa yimkin yisharraf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) might honour | hiya yimkin tisharrafhiya yimkin tisharraf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَرّ َف |
| They might honour | humma yimkin yisharrafuhumma yimkin yisharrafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَرّ َفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I honour | 'ana basharrafaacnaa basharraf | أنا َ بـَشـَرّ َف |
| We honour | 'ihna binisharrafiicHnaa binisharraf | إحنا َ بـِنـِشـَرّ َف |
| You(m) honour | 'inta bitisharrafiicnta bitisharraf | إنت َ بـِتـِشـَرّ َف |
| You(f) honour | 'inti bitisharrafiiicnti bitisharrafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) honour | 'intu bitisharrafuiicntoo bitisharrafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) honours | huwa biyisharrafhuwa biyisharraf | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) honours | hiya bitisharrafhiya bitisharraf | هـِي َ بـِتـِشـَرّ َف |
| They honour | humma biyisharrafuhumma biyisharrafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَرّ َفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will honour | 'ana hasharrafaacnaa hasharraf | أنا َ هـَشـَرّ َف |
| We will honour | 'ihna hanisharrafiicHnaa hanisharraf | إحنا َ هـَنـِشـَرّ َف |
| You(m) will honour | 'inta hatisharrafiicnta hatisharraf | إنت َ هـَتـِشـَرّ َف |
| You(f) will honour | 'inti hatisharrafiiicnti hatisharrafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) will honour | 'intu hatisharrafuiicntoo hatisharrafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) will honour | huwa hayisharrafhuwa hayisharraf | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) will honour | hiya hatisharrafhiya hatisharraf | هـِي َ هـَتـِشـَرّ َف |
| They will honour | humma hayisharrafuhumma hayisharrafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَرّ َفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) honour! | 'ishrafiicshraf | إشر َف |
| You(f) honour! | 'ishrafiiicshrafy | إشر َفي |
| You(pl) honour! | ishrafuishrafoo | ِشر َفوا |
