Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana sabartaacnaa Sabart | أنا َ صـَبـَرت |
| We was | 'ihna sabarnaiicHnaa Sabarnaa | إحنا َ صـَبـَرنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta sabartiicnta Sabart | إنت َ صـَبـَرت |
| You(f) was | 'inti sabartiiicnti Sabarty | إنت ِ صـَبـَرتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu sabartuiicntoo Sabartoo | إنتوا صـَبـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa sabarhuwa Sabar | هـُو َ صـَبـَر |
| She/it(f) was | hiya sabarithiya Sabarit | هـِي َ صـَبـَر ِت |
| They was | humma sabaruhumma Sabaroo | هـُمّ َ صـَبـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'asburaacnaa yimkin aacSbur | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصبـُر |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nusburiicHnaa yimkin nuSbur | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُصبـُر |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tusburiicnta yimkin tuSbur | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُصبـُر |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tusburiiicnti yimkin tuSbury | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُصبـُري |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tusburuiicntoo yimkin tuSburoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُصبـُروا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yusburhuwa yimkin yuSbur | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُصبـُر |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tusburhiya yimkin tuSbur | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُصبـُر |
| They might be | humma yimkin yusburuhumma yimkin yuSburoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُصبـُروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana basburaacnaa baSbur | أنا َ بـَصبـُر |
| We be | 'ihna binusburiicHnaa binuSbur | إحنا َ بـِنـُصبـُر |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitusburiicnta bituSbur | إنت َ بـِتـُصبـُر |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitusburiiicnti bituSbury | إنت ِ بـِتـُصبـُري |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitusburuiicntoo bituSburoo | إنتوا بـِتـُصبـُروا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyusburhuwa biyuSbur | هـُو َ بـِيـُصبـُر |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitusburhiya bituSbur | هـِي َ بـِتـُصبـُر |
| They be | humma biyusburuhumma biyuSburoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُصبـُروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hasburaacnaa haSbur | أنا َ هـَصبـُر |
| We will be | 'ihna hanusburiicHnaa hanuSbur | إحنا َ هـَنـُصبـُر |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatusburiicnta hatuSbur | إنت َ هـَتـُصبـُر |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatusburiiicnti hatuSbury | إنت ِ هـَتـُصبـُري |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatusburuiicntoo hatuSburoo | إنتوا هـَتـُصبـُروا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayusburhuwa hayuSbur | هـُو َ هـَيـُصبـُر |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatusburhiya hatuSbur | هـِي َ هـَتـُصبـُر |
| They will be | humma hayusburuhumma hayuSburoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُصبـُروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'usburuucSbur | أ ُصبـُر |
| You(f) be! | 'usburiuucSbury | أ ُصبـُري |
| You(pl) be! | 'usburuuucSburoo | أ ُصبـُروا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana saabiraacnaa Saabir | أنا َ صا َبـِر |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana saabiraaacnaa Saabiraö | أنا َ صا َبـِر َة |
| We are bing | 'ihna saabireeniicHnaa Saabiryn | إحنا َ صا َبـِرين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta saabiriicnta Saabir | إنت َ صا َبـِر |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti saabiraiicnti Saabiraö | إنت ِ صا َبـِر َة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu saabireeniicntoo Saabiryn | إنتوا صا َبـِرين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa saabirhuwa Saabir | هـُو َ صا َبـِر |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya saabirahiya Saabiraö | هـِي َ صا َبـِر َة |
| They are bing | humma saabireenhumma Saabiryn | هـُمّ َ صا َبـِرين |
