Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I mopped | 'ana masahtaacnaa masaHt | أنا َ مـَسـَحت |
| We mopped | 'ihna masahnaiicHnaa masaHnaa | إحنا َ مـَسـَحنا |
| You(m) mopped | 'inta masahtiicnta masaHt | إنت َ مـَسـَحت |
| You(f) mopped | 'inti masahtiiicnti masaHty | إنت ِ مـَسـَحتي |
| You(pl) mopped | 'intu masahtuiicntoo masaHtoo | إنتوا مـَسـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) mopped | huwa masahhuwa masaH | هـُو َ مـَسـَح |
| She/it(f) mopped | hiya masahithiya masaHit | هـِي َ مـَسـَحـِت |
| They mopped | humma masahuhumma masaHoo | هـُمّ َ مـَسـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might mop | 'ana yimkin 'amsahaacnaa yimkin aacmsaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمسـَح |
| We might mop | 'ihna yimkin nimsahiicHnaa yimkin nimsaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِمسـَح |
| You(m) might mop | 'inta yimkin timsahiicnta yimkin timsaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِمسـَح |
| You(f) might mop | 'inti yimkin timsahiiicnti yimkin timsaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِمسـَحي |
| You(pl) might mop | 'intu yimkin timsahuiicntoo yimkin timsaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِمسـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might mop | huwa yimkin yimsahhuwa yimkin yimsaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِمسـَح |
| She/it(f) might mop | hiya yimkin timsahhiya yimkin timsaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِمسـَح |
| They might mop | humma yimkin yimsahuhumma yimkin yimsaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِمسـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I mop | 'ana bamsahaacnaa bamsaH | أنا َ بـَمسـَح |
| We mop | 'ihna binimsahiicHnaa binimsaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِمسـَح |
| You(m) mop | 'inta bitimsahiicnta bitimsaH | إنت َ بـِتـِمسـَح |
| You(f) mop | 'inti bitimsahiiicnti bitimsaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِمسـَحي |
| You(pl) mop | 'intu bitimsahuiicntoo bitimsaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِمسـَحوا |
| He/it(m) mops | huwa biyimsahhuwa biyimsaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِمسـَح |
| She/it(f) mops | hiya bitimsahhiya bitimsaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِمسـَح |
| They mop | humma biyimsahuhumma biyimsaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِمسـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will mop | 'ana hamsahaacnaa hamsaH | أنا َ هـَمسـَح |
| We will mop | 'ihna hanimsahiicHnaa hanimsaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِمسـَح |
| You(m) will mop | 'inta hatimsahiicnta hatimsaH | إنت َ هـَتـِمسـَح |
| You(f) will mop | 'inti hatimsahiiicnti hatimsaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِمسـَحي |
| You(pl) will mop | 'intu hatimsahuiicntoo hatimsaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِمسـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will mop | huwa hayimsahhuwa hayimsaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِمسـَح |
| She/it(f) will mop | hiya hatimsahhiya hatimsaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِمسـَح |
| They will mop | humma hayimsahuhumma hayimsaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِمسـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) mop! | 'imsahiicmsaH | إمسـَح |
| You(f) mop! | 'imsahiiicmsaHy | إمسـَحي |
| You(pl) mop! | 'imsahuiicmsaHoo | إمسـَحوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am mopping | 'ana maesahaacnaa maesaH | أنا َ ما َسـَح |
| I(f) am mopping | 'ana maesahaaacnaa maesaHaö | أنا َ ما َسـَحـَة |
| We are mopping | 'ihna maesaheeniicHnaa maesaHyn | إحنا َ ما َسـَحين |
| You(m) are mopping | 'inta maesahiicnta maesaH | إنت َ ما َسـَح |
| You(f) are mopping | 'inti maesahaiicnti maesaHaö | إنت ِ ما َسـَحـَة |
| You(pl) are mopping | 'intu maesaheeniicntoo maesaHyn | إنتوا ما َسـَحين |
| He/it(m) is mopping | huwa maesahhuwa maesaH | هـُو َ ما َسـَح |
| She/it(f) is mopping | hiya maesahahiya maesaHaö | هـِي َ ما َسـَحـَة |
| They are mopping | humma maesaheenhumma maesaHyn | هـُمّ َ ما َسـَحين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is mopped | huwa mamsoohhuwa mamswH | هـُو َ مـَمسوح |
| She/it(f) is mopped | hiya mamsoohahiya mamswHaö | هـِي َ مـَمسوحـَة |
| They are mopped | humma mamsooheenhumma mamswHyn | هـُمّ َ مـَمسوحين |
