Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I reflected | 'ana fakkartaacnaa fakkart | أنا َ فـَكّـَرت |
| We reflected | 'ihna fakkarnaiicHnaa fakkarnaa | إحنا َ فـَكّـَرنا |
| You(m) reflected | 'inta fakkartiicnta fakkart | إنت َ فـَكّـَرت |
| You(f) reflected | 'inti fakkartiiicnti fakkarty | إنت ِ فـَكّـَرتي |
| You(pl) reflected | 'intu fakkartuiicntoo fakkartoo | إنتوا فـَكّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) reflected | huwa fakkarhuwa fakkar | هـُو َ فـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) reflected | hiya fakkarithiya fakkarit | هـِي َ فـَكّـَر ِت |
| They reflected | humma fakkaruhumma fakkaroo | هـُمّ َ فـَكّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might reflect | 'ana yimkin 'afakkaraacnaa yimkin aacfakkar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـَكّـَر |
| We might reflect | 'ihna yimkin nifakkariicHnaa yimkin nifakkar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(m) might reflect | 'inta yimkin tifakkariicnta yimkin tifakkar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(f) might reflect | 'inti yimkin tifakkariiicnti yimkin tifakkary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَكّـَري |
| You(pl) might reflect | 'intu yimkin tifakkaruiicntoo yimkin tifakkaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـَكّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might reflect | huwa yimkin yifakkarhuwa yimkin yifakkar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) might reflect | hiya yimkin tifakkarhiya yimkin tifakkar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَكّـَر |
| They might reflect | humma yimkin yifakkaruhumma yimkin yifakkaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَكّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I reflect | 'ana bafakkaraacnaa bafakkar | أنا َ بـَفـَكّـَر |
| We reflect | 'ihna binifakkariicHnaa binifakkar | إحنا َ بـِنـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(m) reflect | 'inta bitifakkariicnta bitifakkar | إنت َ بـِتـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(f) reflect | 'inti bitifakkariiicnti bitifakkary | إنت ِ بـِتـِفـَكّـَري |
| You(pl) reflect | 'intu bitifakkaruiicntoo bitifakkaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِفـَكّـَروا |
| He/it(m) reflects | huwa biyifakkarhuwa biyifakkar | هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) reflects | hiya bitifakkarhiya bitifakkar | هـِي َ بـِتـِفـَكّـَر |
| They reflect | humma biyifakkaruhumma biyifakkaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَكّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will reflect | 'ana hafakkaraacnaa hafakkar | أنا َ هـَفـَكّـَر |
| We will reflect | 'ihna hanifakkariicHnaa hanifakkar | إحنا َ هـَنـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(m) will reflect | 'inta hatifakkariicnta hatifakkar | إنت َ هـَتـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(f) will reflect | 'inti hatifakkariiicnti hatifakkary | إنت ِ هـَتـِفـَكّـَري |
| You(pl) will reflect | 'intu hatifakkaruiicntoo hatifakkaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِفـَكّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will reflect | huwa hayifakkarhuwa hayifakkar | هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) will reflect | hiya hatifakkarhiya hatifakkar | هـِي َ هـَتـِفـَكّـَر |
| They will reflect | humma hayifakkaruhumma hayifakkaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَكّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) reflect! | 'ifkariicfkar | إفكـَر |
| You(f) reflect! | 'ifkariiicfkary | إفكـَري |
| You(pl) reflect! | ifkaruifkaroo | ِفكـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mufakkarhuwa mufakkar | هـُو َ مـُفـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mufakkarahiya mufakkaraö | هـِي َ مـُفـَكّـَر َة |
| They are | humma mufakkareenhumma mufakkaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُفـَكّـَرين |
