Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I photographed | 'ana sawwartaacnaa Sawwart | أنا َ صـَوّ َرت |
| We photographed | 'ihna sawwarnaiicHnaa Sawwarnaa | إحنا َ صـَوّ َرنا |
| You(m) photographed | 'inta sawwartiicnta Sawwart | إنت َ صـَوّ َرت |
| You(f) photographed | 'inti sawwartiiicnti Sawwarty | إنت ِ صـَوّ َرتي |
| You(pl) photographed | 'intu sawwartuiicntoo Sawwartoo | إنتوا صـَوّ َرتوا |
| He/it(m) photographed | huwa sawwarhuwa Sawwar | هـُو َ صـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) photographed | hiya sawwarithiya Sawwarit | هـِي َ صـَوّ َر ِت |
| They photographed | humma sawwaruhumma Sawwaroo | هـُمّ َ صـَوّ َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might photograph | 'ana yimkin 'asawwaraacnaa yimkin aacSawwar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـَوّ َر |
| We might photograph | 'ihna yimkin nisawwariicHnaa yimkin niSawwar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـَوّ َر |
| You(m) might photograph | 'inta yimkin tisawwariicnta yimkin tiSawwar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَوّ َر |
| You(f) might photograph | 'inti yimkin tisawwariiicnti yimkin tiSawwary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَوّ َري |
| You(pl) might photograph | 'intu yimkin tisawwaruiicntoo yimkin tiSawwaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـَوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) might photograph | huwa yimkin yisawwarhuwa yimkin yiSawwar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) might photograph | hiya yimkin tisawwarhiya yimkin tiSawwar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَوّ َر |
| They might photograph | humma yimkin yisawwaruhumma yimkin yiSawwaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَوّ َروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I photograph | 'ana basawwaraacnaa baSawwar | أنا َ بـَصـَوّ َر |
| We photograph | 'ihna binisawwariicHnaa biniSawwar | إحنا َ بـِنـِصـَوّ َر |
| You(m) photograph | 'inta bitisawwariicnta bitiSawwar | إنت َ بـِتـِصـَوّ َر |
| You(f) photograph | 'inti bitisawwariiicnti bitiSawwary | إنت ِ بـِتـِصـَوّ َري |
| You(pl) photograph | 'intu bitisawwaruiicntoo bitiSawwaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِصـَوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) photographs | huwa biyisawwarhuwa biyiSawwar | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) photographs | hiya bitisawwarhiya bitiSawwar | هـِي َ بـِتـِصـَوّ َر |
| They photograph | humma biyisawwaruhumma biyiSawwaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـَوّ َروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will photograph | 'ana hasawwaraacnaa haSawwar | أنا َ هـَصـَوّ َر |
| We will photograph | 'ihna hanisawwariicHnaa haniSawwar | إحنا َ هـَنـِصـَوّ َر |
| You(m) will photograph | 'inta hatisawwariicnta hatiSawwar | إنت َ هـَتـِصـَوّ َر |
| You(f) will photograph | 'inti hatisawwariiicnti hatiSawwary | إنت ِ هـَتـِصـَوّ َري |
| You(pl) will photograph | 'intu hatisawwaruiicntoo hatiSawwaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِصـَوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) will photograph | huwa hayisawwarhuwa hayiSawwar | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) will photograph | hiya hatisawwarhiya hatiSawwar | هـِي َ هـَتـِصـَوّ َر |
| They will photograph | humma hayisawwaruhumma hayiSawwaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـَوّ َروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) photograph! | 'iswariicSwar | إصو َر |
| You(f) photograph! | 'iswariiicSwary | إصو َري |
| You(pl) photograph! | iswaruiSwaroo | ِصو َروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is photographed | huwa musawwarhuwa muSawwar | هـُو َ مـُصـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) is photographed | hiya musawwarahiya muSawwaraö | هـِي َ مـُصـَوّ َر َة |
| They are photographed | humma musawwareenhumma muSawwaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُصـَوّ َرين |
