Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I thought | 'ana hasabtaacnaa Hasabt | أنا َ حـَسـَبت |
| We thought | 'ihna hasabnaiicHnaa Hasabnaa | إحنا َ حـَسـَبنا |
| You(m) thought | 'inta hasabtiicnta Hasabt | إنت َ حـَسـَبت |
| You(f) thought | 'inti hasabtiiicnti Hasabty | إنت ِ حـَسـَبتي |
| You(pl) thought | 'intu hasabtuiicntoo Hasabtoo | إنتوا حـَسـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) thought | huwa hasabhuwa Hasab | هـُو َ حـَسـَب |
| She/it(f) thought | hiya hasabithiya Hasabit | هـِي َ حـَسـَبـِت |
| They thought | humma hasabuhumma Hasaboo | هـُمّ َ حـَسـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might think | 'ana yimkin 'ahsibaacnaa yimkin aacHsib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحسـِب |
| We might think | 'ihna yimkin nihsibiicHnaa yimkin niHsib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحسـِب |
| You(m) might think | 'inta yimkin tihsibiicnta yimkin tiHsib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحسـِب |
| You(f) might think | 'inti yimkin tihsibiiicnti yimkin tiHsiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحسـِبي |
| You(pl) might think | 'intu yimkin tihsibuiicntoo yimkin tiHsiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحسـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might think | huwa yimkin yihsibhuwa yimkin yiHsib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحسـِب |
| She/it(f) might think | hiya yimkin tihsibhiya yimkin tiHsib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحسـِب |
| They might think | humma yimkin yihsibuhumma yimkin yiHsiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحسـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I think | 'ana bahsibaacnaa baHsib | أنا َ بـَحسـِب |
| We think | 'ihna binihsibiicHnaa biniHsib | إحنا َ بـِنـِحسـِب |
| You(m) think | 'inta bitihsibiicnta bitiHsib | إنت َ بـِتـِحسـِب |
| You(f) think | 'inti bitihsibiiicnti bitiHsiby | إنت ِ بـِتـِحسـِبي |
| You(pl) think | 'intu bitihsibuiicntoo bitiHsiboo | إنتوا بـِتـِحسـِبوا |
| He/it(m) thinks | huwa biyihsibhuwa biyiHsib | هـُو َ بـِيـِحسـِب |
| She/it(f) thinks | hiya bitihsibhiya bitiHsib | هـِي َ بـِتـِحسـِب |
| They think | humma biyihsibuhumma biyiHsiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحسـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will think | 'ana hahsibaacnaa haHsib | أنا َ هـَحسـِب |
| We will think | 'ihna hanihsibiicHnaa haniHsib | إحنا َ هـَنـِحسـِب |
| You(m) will think | 'inta hatihsibiicnta hatiHsib | إنت َ هـَتـِحسـِب |
| You(f) will think | 'inti hatihsibiiicnti hatiHsiby | إنت ِ هـَتـِحسـِبي |
| You(pl) will think | 'intu hatihsibuiicntoo hatiHsiboo | إنتوا هـَتـِحسـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will think | huwa hayihsibhuwa hayiHsib | هـُو َ هـَيـِحسـِب |
| She/it(f) will think | hiya hatihsibhiya hatiHsib | هـِي َ هـَتـِحسـِب |
| They will think | humma hayihsibuhumma hayiHsiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحسـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) think! | 'ihsibiicHsib | إحسـِب |
| You(f) think! | 'ihsibiiicHsiby | إحسـِبي |
| You(pl) think! | 'ihsibuiicHsiboo | إحسـِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am thinking | 'ana haesibaacnaa Haesib | أنا َ حا َسـِب |
| I(f) am thinking | 'ana haesibaaacnaa Haesibaö | أنا َ حا َسـِبـَة |
| We are thinking | 'ihna haesibeeniicHnaa Haesibyn | إحنا َ حا َسـِبين |
| You(m) are thinking | 'inta haesibiicnta Haesib | إنت َ حا َسـِب |
| You(f) are thinking | 'inti haesibaiicnti Haesibaö | إنت ِ حا َسـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are thinking | 'intu haesibeeniicntoo Haesibyn | إنتوا حا َسـِبين |
| He/it(m) is thinking | huwa haesibhuwa Haesib | هـُو َ حا َسـِب |
| She/it(f) is thinking | hiya haesibahiya Haesibaö | هـِي َ حا َسـِبـَة |
| They are thinking | humma haesibeenhumma Haesibyn | هـُمّ َ حا َسـِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is thought | huwa mahsoobhuwa maHswb | هـُو َ مـَحسوب |
| She/it(f) is thought | hiya mahsoobahiya maHswbaö | هـِي َ مـَحسوبـَة |
| They are thought | humma mahsoobeenhumma maHswbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحسوبين |
