Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I classified | 'ana sannaftaacnaa Sannaft | أنا َ صـَنّـَفت |
| We classified | 'ihna sannafnaiicHnaa Sannafnaa | إحنا َ صـَنّـَفنا |
| You(m) classified | 'inta sannaftiicnta Sannaft | إنت َ صـَنّـَفت |
| You(f) classified | 'inti sannaftiiicnti Sannafty | إنت ِ صـَنّـَفتي |
| You(pl) classified | 'intu sannaftuiicntoo Sannaftoo | إنتوا صـَنّـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) classified | huwa sannafhuwa Sannaf | هـُو َ صـَنّـَف |
| She/it(f) classified | hiya sannafithiya Sannafit | هـِي َ صـَنّـَفـِت |
| They classified | humma sannafuhumma Sannafoo | هـُمّ َ صـَنّـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might classify | 'ana yimkin 'asannafaacnaa yimkin aacSannaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـَنّـَف |
| We might classify | 'ihna yimkin nisannafiicHnaa yimkin niSannaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(m) might classify | 'inta yimkin tisannafiicnta yimkin tiSannaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(f) might classify | 'inti yimkin tisannafiiicnti yimkin tiSannafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَنّـَفي |
| You(pl) might classify | 'intu yimkin tisannafuiicntoo yimkin tiSannafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـَنّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) might classify | huwa yimkin yisannafhuwa yimkin yiSannaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَنّـَف |
| She/it(f) might classify | hiya yimkin tisannafhiya yimkin tiSannaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَنّـَف |
| They might classify | humma yimkin yisannafuhumma yimkin yiSannafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَنّـَفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I classify | 'ana basannafaacnaa baSannaf | أنا َ بـَصـَنّـَف |
| We classify | 'ihna binisannafiicHnaa biniSannaf | إحنا َ بـِنـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(m) classify | 'inta bitisannafiicnta bitiSannaf | إنت َ بـِتـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(f) classify | 'inti bitisannafiiicnti bitiSannafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِصـَنّـَفي |
| You(pl) classify | 'intu bitisannafuiicntoo bitiSannafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِصـَنّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) classifys | huwa biyisannafhuwa biyiSannaf | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـَنّـَف |
| She/it(f) classifys | hiya bitisannafhiya bitiSannaf | هـِي َ بـِتـِصـَنّـَف |
| They classify | humma biyisannafuhumma biyiSannafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـَنّـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will classify | 'ana hasannafaacnaa haSannaf | أنا َ هـَصـَنّـَف |
| We will classify | 'ihna hanisannafiicHnaa haniSannaf | إحنا َ هـَنـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(m) will classify | 'inta hatisannafiicnta hatiSannaf | إنت َ هـَتـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(f) will classify | 'inti hatisannafiiicnti hatiSannafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِصـَنّـَفي |
| You(pl) will classify | 'intu hatisannafuiicntoo hatiSannafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِصـَنّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will classify | huwa hayisannafhuwa hayiSannaf | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـَنّـَف |
| She/it(f) will classify | hiya hatisannafhiya hatiSannaf | هـِي َ هـَتـِصـَنّـَف |
| They will classify | humma hayisannafuhumma hayiSannafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـَنّـَفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) classify! | 'isnafiicSnaf | إصنـَف |
| You(f) classify! | 'isnafiiicSnafy | إصنـَفي |
| You(pl) classify! | isnafuiSnafoo | ِصنـَفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is classified | huwa musannafhuwa muSannaf | هـُو َ مـُصـَنّـَف |
| She/it(f) is classified | hiya musannafahiya muSannafaö | هـِي َ مـُصـَنّـَفـَة |
| They are classified | humma musannafeenhumma muSannafyn | هـُمّ َ مـُصـَنّـَفين |
