Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I lifted | 'ana rafaAtaacnaa rafaAt | أنا َ ر َفـَعت |
| We lifted | 'ihna rafaAnaiicHnaa rafaAnaa | إحنا َ ر َفـَعنا |
| You(m) lifted | 'inta rafaAtiicnta rafaAt | إنت َ ر َفـَعت |
| You(f) lifted | 'inti rafaAtiiicnti rafaAty | إنت ِ ر َفـَعتي |
| You(pl) lifted | 'intu rafaAtuiicntoo rafaAtoo | إنتوا ر َفـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) lifted | huwa rafaAhuwa rafaA | هـُو َ ر َفـَع |
| She/it(f) lifted | hiya rafaAithiya rafaAit | هـِي َ ر َفـَعـِت |
| They lifted | humma rafaAuhumma rafaAoo | هـُمّ َ ر َفـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lift | 'ana yimkin 'arfaAaacnaa yimkin aacrfaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرفـَع |
| We might lift | 'ihna yimkin nirfaAiicHnaa yimkin nirfaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرفـَع |
| You(m) might lift | 'inta yimkin tirfaAiicnta yimkin tirfaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرفـَع |
| You(f) might lift | 'inti yimkin tirfaAiiicnti yimkin tirfaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرفـَعي |
| You(pl) might lift | 'intu yimkin tirfaAuiicntoo yimkin tirfaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might lift | huwa yimkin yirfaAhuwa yimkin yirfaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرفـَع |
| She/it(f) might lift | hiya yimkin tirfaAhiya yimkin tirfaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرفـَع |
| They might lift | humma yimkin yirfaAuhumma yimkin yirfaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرفـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lift | 'ana barfaAaacnaa barfaA | أنا َ بـَرفـَع |
| We lift | 'ihna binirfaAiicHnaa binirfaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِرفـَع |
| You(m) lift | 'inta bitirfaAiicnta bitirfaA | إنت َ بـِتـِرفـَع |
| You(f) lift | 'inti bitirfaAiiicnti bitirfaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِرفـَعي |
| You(pl) lift | 'intu bitirfaAuiicntoo bitirfaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِرفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) lifts | huwa biyirfaAhuwa biyirfaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِرفـَع |
| She/it(f) lifts | hiya bitirfaAhiya bitirfaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِرفـَع |
| They lift | humma biyirfaAuhumma biyirfaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرفـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lift | 'ana harfaAaacnaa harfaA | أنا َ هـَرفـَع |
| We will lift | 'ihna hanirfaAiicHnaa hanirfaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِرفـَع |
| You(m) will lift | 'inta hatirfaAiicnta hatirfaA | إنت َ هـَتـِرفـَع |
| You(f) will lift | 'inti hatirfaAiiicnti hatirfaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِرفـَعي |
| You(pl) will lift | 'intu hatirfaAuiicntoo hatirfaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِرفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will lift | huwa hayirfaAhuwa hayirfaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِرفـَع |
| She/it(f) will lift | hiya hatirfaAhiya hatirfaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِرفـَع |
| They will lift | humma hayirfaAuhumma hayirfaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرفـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lift! | 'irfaAiicrfaA | إرفـَع |
| You(f) lift! | 'irfaAiiicrfaAy | إرفـَعي |
| You(pl) lift! | 'irfaAuiicrfaAoo | إرفـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am lifting | 'ana raafiAaacnaa raafiA | أنا َ را َفـِع |
| I(f) am lifting | 'ana raafiAaaacnaa raafiAaö | أنا َ را َفـِعـَة |
| We are lifting | 'ihna raafiAeeniicHnaa raafiAyn | إحنا َ را َفـِعين |
| You(m) are lifting | 'inta raafiAiicnta raafiA | إنت َ را َفـِع |
| You(f) are lifting | 'inti raafiAaiicnti raafiAaö | إنت ِ را َفـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are lifting | 'intu raafiAeeniicntoo raafiAyn | إنتوا را َفـِعين |
| He/it(m) is lifting | huwa raafiAhuwa raafiA | هـُو َ را َفـِع |
| She/it(f) is lifting | hiya raafiAahiya raafiAaö | هـِي َ را َفـِعـَة |
| They are lifting | humma raafiAeenhumma raafiAyn | هـُمّ َ را َفـِعين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa marfooAhuwa marfwA | هـُو َ مـَرفوع |
| She/it(f) is | hiya marfooAahiya marfwAaö | هـِي َ مـَرفوعـَة |
| They are | humma marfooAeenhumma marfwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَرفوعين |
