Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I nailed | 'ana sammartaacnaa sammart | أنا َ سـَمّـَرت |
| We nailed | 'ihna sammarnaiicHnaa sammarnaa | إحنا َ سـَمّـَرنا |
| You(m) nailed | 'inta sammartiicnta sammart | إنت َ سـَمّـَرت |
| You(f) nailed | 'inti sammartiiicnti sammarty | إنت ِ سـَمّـَرتي |
| You(pl) nailed | 'intu sammartuiicntoo sammartoo | إنتوا سـَمّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) nailed | huwa sammarhuwa sammar | هـُو َ سـَمّـَر |
| She/it(f) nailed | hiya sammarithiya sammarit | هـِي َ سـَمّـَر ِت |
| They nailed | humma sammaruhumma sammaroo | هـُمّ َ سـَمّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might nail | 'ana yimkin 'asammaraacnaa yimkin aacsammar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَمّـَر |
| We might nail | 'ihna yimkin nisammariicHnaa yimkin nisammar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَمّـَر |
| You(m) might nail | 'inta yimkin tisammariicnta yimkin tisammar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّـَر |
| You(f) might nail | 'inti yimkin tisammariiicnti yimkin tisammary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّـَري |
| You(pl) might nail | 'intu yimkin tisammaruiicntoo yimkin tisammaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might nail | huwa yimkin yisammarhuwa yimkin yisammar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَمّـَر |
| She/it(f) might nail | hiya yimkin tisammarhiya yimkin tisammar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّـَر |
| They might nail | humma yimkin yisammaruhumma yimkin yisammaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَمّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I nail | 'ana basammaraacnaa basammar | أنا َ بـَسـَمّـَر |
| We nail | 'ihna binisammariicHnaa binisammar | إحنا َ بـِنـِسـَمّـَر |
| You(m) nail | 'inta bitisammariicnta bitisammar | إنت َ بـِتـِسـَمّـَر |
| You(f) nail | 'inti bitisammariiicnti bitisammary | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـَمّـَري |
| You(pl) nail | 'intu bitisammaruiicntoo bitisammaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِسـَمّـَروا |
| He/it(m) nails | huwa biyisammarhuwa biyisammar | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَمّـَر |
| She/it(f) nails | hiya bitisammarhiya bitisammar | هـِي َ بـِتـِسـَمّـَر |
| They nail | humma biyisammaruhumma biyisammaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَمّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will nail | 'ana hasammaraacnaa hasammar | أنا َ هـَسـَمّـَر |
| We will nail | 'ihna hanisammariicHnaa hanisammar | إحنا َ هـَنـِسـَمّـَر |
| You(m) will nail | 'inta hatisammariicnta hatisammar | إنت َ هـَتـِسـَمّـَر |
| You(f) will nail | 'inti hatisammariiicnti hatisammary | إنت ِ هـَتـِسـَمّـَري |
| You(pl) will nail | 'intu hatisammaruiicntoo hatisammaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِسـَمّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will nail | huwa hayisammarhuwa hayisammar | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَمّـَر |
| She/it(f) will nail | hiya hatisammarhiya hatisammar | هـِي َ هـَتـِسـَمّـَر |
| They will nail | humma hayisammaruhumma hayisammaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَمّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) nail! | 'ismariicsmar | إسمـَر |
| You(f) nail! | 'ismariiicsmary | إسمـَري |
| You(pl) nail! | ismaruismaroo | ِسمـَروا |
