Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I saw | 'ana nazartaacnaa naZart | أنا َ نـَظـَرت |
| We saw | 'ihna nazarnaiicHnaa naZarnaa | إحنا َ نـَظـَرنا |
| You(m) saw | 'inta nazartiicnta naZart | إنت َ نـَظـَرت |
| You(f) saw | 'inti nazartiiicnti naZarty | إنت ِ نـَظـَرتي |
| You(pl) saw | 'intu nazartuiicntoo naZartoo | إنتوا نـَظـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) saw | huwa nazarhuwa naZar | هـُو َ نـَظـَر |
| She/it(f) saw | hiya nazarithiya naZarit | هـِي َ نـَظـَر ِت |
| They saw | humma nazaruhumma naZaroo | هـُمّ َ نـَظـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might see | 'ana yimkin 'anzuraacnaa yimkin aacnZur | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنظـُر |
| We might see | 'ihna yimkin nunzuriicHnaa yimkin nunZur | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُنظـُر |
| You(m) might see | 'inta yimkin tunzuriicnta yimkin tunZur | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُنظـُر |
| You(f) might see | 'inti yimkin tunzuriiicnti yimkin tunZury | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُنظـُري |
| You(pl) might see | 'intu yimkin tunzuruiicntoo yimkin tunZuroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُنظـُروا |
| He/it(m) might see | huwa yimkin yunzurhuwa yimkin yunZur | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُنظـُر |
| She/it(f) might see | hiya yimkin tunzurhiya yimkin tunZur | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُنظـُر |
| They might see | humma yimkin yunzuruhumma yimkin yunZuroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُنظـُروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I see | 'ana banzuraacnaa banZur | أنا َ بـَنظـُر |
| We see | 'ihna binunzuriicHnaa binunZur | إحنا َ بـِنـُنظـُر |
| You(m) see | 'inta bitunzuriicnta bitunZur | إنت َ بـِتـُنظـُر |
| You(f) see | 'inti bitunzuriiicnti bitunZury | إنت ِ بـِتـُنظـُري |
| You(pl) see | 'intu bitunzuruiicntoo bitunZuroo | إنتوا بـِتـُنظـُروا |
| He/it(m) sees | huwa biyunzurhuwa biyunZur | هـُو َ بـِيـُنظـُر |
| She/it(f) sees | hiya bitunzurhiya bitunZur | هـِي َ بـِتـُنظـُر |
| They see | humma biyunzuruhumma biyunZuroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُنظـُروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will see | 'ana hanzuraacnaa hanZur | أنا َ هـَنظـُر |
| We will see | 'ihna hanunzuriicHnaa hanunZur | إحنا َ هـَنـُنظـُر |
| You(m) will see | 'inta hatunzuriicnta hatunZur | إنت َ هـَتـُنظـُر |
| You(f) will see | 'inti hatunzuriiicnti hatunZury | إنت ِ هـَتـُنظـُري |
| You(pl) will see | 'intu hatunzuruiicntoo hatunZuroo | إنتوا هـَتـُنظـُروا |
| He/it(m) will see | huwa hayunzurhuwa hayunZur | هـُو َ هـَيـُنظـُر |
| She/it(f) will see | hiya hatunzurhiya hatunZur | هـِي َ هـَتـُنظـُر |
| They will see | humma hayunzuruhumma hayunZuroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُنظـُروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) see! | 'unzuruucnZur | أ ُنظـُر |
| You(f) see! | 'unzuriuucnZury | أ ُنظـُري |
| You(pl) see! | 'unzuruuucnZuroo | أ ُنظـُروا |
