Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I struggled | 'ana saariAtaacnaa SaariAt | أنا َ صا َر ِعت |
| We struggled | 'ihna saariAnaiicHnaa SaariAnaa | إحنا َ صا َر ِعنا |
| You(m) struggled | 'inta saariAtiicnta SaariAt | إنت َ صا َر ِعت |
| You(f) struggled | 'inti saariAtiiicnti SaariAty | إنت ِ صا َر ِعتي |
| You(pl) struggled | 'intu saariAtuiicntoo SaariAtoo | إنتوا صا َر ِعتوا |
| He/it(m) struggled | huwa saariAhuwa SaariA | هـُو َ صا َر ِع |
| She/it(f) struggled | hiya sarAithiya SaarAit | هـِي َ صا َرعـِت |
| They struggled | humma saariAuhumma SaariAoo | هـُمّ َ صا َر ِعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might struggle | 'ana yimkin 'asaariAaacnaa yimkin aacSaariA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصا َر ِع |
| We might struggle | 'ihna yimkin nisaariAiicHnaa yimkin niSaariA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصا َر ِع |
| You(m) might struggle | 'inta yimkin tisaariAiicnta yimkin tiSaariA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصا َر ِع |
| You(f) might struggle | 'inti yimkin tisarAiiicnti yimkin tiSaarAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصا َرعي |
| You(pl) might struggle | 'intu yimkin tisarAuiicntoo yimkin tiSaarAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصا َرعوا |
| He/it(m) might struggle | huwa yimkin yisaariAhuwa yimkin yiSaariA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصا َر ِع |
| She/it(f) might struggle | hiya yimkin tisaariAhiya yimkin tiSaariA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصا َر ِع |
| They might struggle | humma yimkin yisarAuhumma yimkin yiSaarAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصا َرعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will struggle | 'ana hasaariAaacnaa haSaariA | أنا َ هـَصا َر ِع |
| We will struggle | 'ihna hansaariAiicHnaa hanSaariA | إحنا َ هـَنصا َر ِع |
| You(m) will struggle | 'inta hatsaariAiicnta hatSaariA | إنت َ هـَتصا َر ِع |
| You(f) will struggle | 'inti hatsarAiiicnti hatSaarAy | إنت ِ هـَتصا َرعي |
| You(pl) will struggle | 'intu hatsarAuiicntoo hatSaarAoo | إنتوا هـَتصا َرعوا |
| He/it(m) will struggle | huwa hayisaariAhuwa hayiSaariA | هـُو َ هـَيـِصا َر ِع |
| She/it(f) will struggle | hiya hatsaariAhiya hatSaariA | هـِي َ هـَتصا َر ِع |
| They will struggle | humma hayisarAuhumma hayiSaarAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصا َرعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) struggle! | saariASaariA | صا َر ِع |
| You(f) struggle! | sarAiSaarAy | صا َرعي |
| You(pl) struggle! | sarAuSaarAoo | صا َرعوا |
