Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana firihtaacnaa firiHt | أنا َ فـِر ِحت |
| We was | 'ihna firihnaiicHnaa firiHnaa | إحنا َ فـِر ِحنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta firihtiicnta firiHt | إنت َ فـِر ِحت |
| You(f) was | 'inti firihtiiicnti firiHty | إنت ِ فـِر ِحتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu firihtuiicntoo firiHtoo | إنتوا فـِر ِحتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa firihhuwa firiH | هـُو َ فـِر ِح |
| She/it(f) was | hiya firhithiya firHit | هـِي َ فـِرحـِت |
| They was | humma firhuhumma firHoo | هـُمّ َ فـِرحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'afrahaacnaa yimkin aacfraH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفر َح |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nifrahiicHnaa yimkin nifraH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفر َح |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tifrahiicnta yimkin tifraH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفر َح |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tifrahiiicnti yimkin tifraHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفر َحي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tifrahuiicntoo yimkin tifraHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفر َحوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yifrahhuwa yimkin yifraH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفر َح |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tifrahhiya yimkin tifraH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفر َح |
| They might be | humma yimkin yifrahuhumma yimkin yifraHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفر َحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bafrahaacnaa bafraH | أنا َ بـَفر َح |
| We be | 'ihna binifrahiicHnaa binifraH | إحنا َ بـِنـِفر َح |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitifrahiicnta bitifraH | إنت َ بـِتـِفر َح |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitifrahiiicnti bitifraHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِفر َحي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitifrahuiicntoo bitifraHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفر َحوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyifrahhuwa biyifraH | هـُو َ بـِيـِفر َح |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitifrahhiya bitifraH | هـِي َ بـِتـِفر َح |
| They be | humma biyifrahuhumma biyifraHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفر َحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hafrahaacnaa hafraH | أنا َ هـَفر َح |
| We will be | 'ihna hanifrahiicHnaa hanifraH | إحنا َ هـَنـِفر َح |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatifrahiicnta hatifraH | إنت َ هـَتـِفر َح |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatifrahiiicnti hatifraHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِفر َحي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatifrahuiicntoo hatifraHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفر َحوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayifrahhuwa hayifraH | هـُو َ هـَيـِفر َح |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatifrahhiya hatifraH | هـِي َ هـَتـِفر َح |
| They will be | humma hayifrahuhumma hayifraHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفر َحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ifrihiicfriH | إفر ِح |
| You(f) be! | 'ifrihiiicfriHy | إفر ِحي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ifrihuiicfriHoo | إفر ِحوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana farhaanaacnaa farHaan | أنا َ فـَرحا َن |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana farhaanaaacnaa farHaanaö | أنا َ فـَرحا َنـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna farhaneeniicHnaa farHaanyn | إحنا َ فـَرحا َنين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta farhaaniicnta farHaan | إنت َ فـَرحا َن |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti farhaanaiicnti farHaanaö | إنت ِ فـَرحا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu farhaneeniicntoo farHaanyn | إنتوا فـَرحا َنين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa farhaanhuwa farHaan | هـُو َ فـَرحا َن |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya farhaanahiya farHaanaö | هـِي َ فـَرحا َنـَة |
| They are bing | humma farhaneenhumma farHaanyn | هـُمّ َ فـَرحا َنين |
