Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I housed | 'ana sakantaacnaa sakant | أنا َ سـَكـَنت |
| We housed | 'ihna sakannaiicHnaa sakannaa | إحنا َ سـَكـَنّا |
| You(m) housed | 'inta sakantiicnta sakant | إنت َ سـَكـَنت |
| You(f) housed | 'inti sakantiiicnti sakanty | إنت ِ سـَكـَنتي |
| You(pl) housed | 'intu sakantuiicntoo sakantoo | إنتوا سـَكـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) housed | huwa sakanhuwa sakan | هـُو َ سـَكـَن |
| She/it(f) housed | hiya sakanithiya sakanit | هـِي َ سـَكـَنـِت |
| They housed | humma sakanuhumma sakanoo | هـُمّ َ سـَكـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might house | 'ana yimkin 'askunaacnaa yimkin aacskun | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسكـُن |
| We might house | 'ihna yimkin nuskuniicHnaa yimkin nuskun | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُسكـُن |
| You(m) might house | 'inta yimkin tuskuniicnta yimkin tuskun | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُن |
| You(f) might house | 'inti yimkin tuskuniiicnti yimkin tuskuny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُني |
| You(pl) might house | 'intu yimkin tuskunuiicntoo yimkin tuskunoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُنوا |
| He/it(m) might house | huwa yimkin yuskunhuwa yimkin yuskun | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُن |
| She/it(f) might house | hiya yimkin tuskunhiya yimkin tuskun | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُن |
| They might house | humma yimkin yuskunuhumma yimkin yuskunoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I house | 'ana baskunaacnaa baskun | أنا َ بـَسكـُن |
| We house | 'ihna binuskuniicHnaa binuskun | إحنا َ بـِنـُسكـُن |
| You(m) house | 'inta bituskuniicnta bituskun | إنت َ بـِتـُسكـُن |
| You(f) house | 'inti bituskuniiicnti bituskuny | إنت ِ بـِتـُسكـُني |
| You(pl) house | 'intu bituskunuiicntoo bituskunoo | إنتوا بـِتـُسكـُنوا |
| He/it(m) houses | huwa biyuskunhuwa biyuskun | هـُو َ بـِيـُسكـُن |
| She/it(f) houses | hiya bituskunhiya bituskun | هـِي َ بـِتـُسكـُن |
| They house | humma biyuskunuhumma biyuskunoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُسكـُنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will house | 'ana haskunaacnaa haskun | أنا َ هـَسكـُن |
| We will house | 'ihna hanuskuniicHnaa hanuskun | إحنا َ هـَنـُسكـُن |
| You(m) will house | 'inta hatuskuniicnta hatuskun | إنت َ هـَتـُسكـُن |
| You(f) will house | 'inti hatuskuniiicnti hatuskuny | إنت ِ هـَتـُسكـُني |
| You(pl) will house | 'intu hatuskunuiicntoo hatuskunoo | إنتوا هـَتـُسكـُنوا |
| He/it(m) will house | huwa hayuskunhuwa hayuskun | هـُو َ هـَيـُسكـُن |
| She/it(f) will house | hiya hatuskunhiya hatuskun | هـِي َ هـَتـُسكـُن |
| They will house | humma hayuskunuhumma hayuskunoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُسكـُنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) house! | 'uskunuucskun | أ ُسكـُن |
| You(f) house! | 'uskuniuucskuny | أ ُسكـُني |
| You(pl) house! | 'uskunuuucskunoo | أ ُسكـُنوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am housing | 'ana saekinaacnaa saekin | أنا َ سا َكـِن |
| I(f) am housing | 'ana saekinaaacnaa saekinaö | أنا َ سا َكـِنـَة |
| We are housing | 'ihna saekineeniicHnaa saekinyn | إحنا َ سا َكـِنين |
| You(m) are housing | 'inta saekiniicnta saekin | إنت َ سا َكـِن |
| You(f) are housing | 'inti saekinaiicnti saekinaö | إنت ِ سا َكـِنـَة |
| You(pl) are housing | 'intu saekineeniicntoo saekinyn | إنتوا سا َكـِنين |
| He/it(m) is housing | huwa saekinhuwa saekin | هـُو َ سا َكـِن |
| She/it(f) is housing | hiya saekinahiya saekinaö | هـِي َ سا َكـِنـَة |
| They are housing | humma saekineenhumma saekinyn | هـُمّ َ سا َكـِنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is housed | huwa maskoonhuwa maskwn | هـُو َ مـَسكون |
| She/it(f) is housed | hiya maskoonahiya maskwnaö | هـِي َ مـَسكونـَة |
| They are housed | humma maskooneenhumma maskwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسكونين |
