Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I determined | 'ana fassaltaacnaa faSSalt | أنا َ فـَصّـَلت |
| We determined | 'ihna fassalnaiicHnaa faSSalnaa | إحنا َ فـَصّـَلنا |
| You(m) determined | 'inta fassaltiicnta faSSalt | إنت َ فـَصّـَلت |
| You(f) determined | 'inti fassaltiiicnti faSSalty | إنت ِ فـَصّـَلتي |
| You(pl) determined | 'intu fassaltuiicntoo faSSaltoo | إنتوا فـَصّـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) determined | huwa fassalhuwa faSSal | هـُو َ فـَصّـَل |
| She/it(f) determined | hiya fassalithiya faSSalit | هـِي َ فـَصّـَلـِت |
| They determined | humma fassaluhumma faSSaloo | هـُمّ َ فـَصّـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might determine | 'ana yimkin 'afassalaacnaa yimkin aacfaSSal | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـَصّـَل |
| We might determine | 'ihna yimkin nifassaliicHnaa yimkin nifaSSal | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـَصّـَل |
| You(m) might determine | 'inta yimkin tifassaliicnta yimkin tifaSSal | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَصّـَل |
| You(f) might determine | 'inti yimkin tifassaliiicnti yimkin tifaSSaly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَصّـَلي |
| You(pl) might determine | 'intu yimkin tifassaluiicntoo yimkin tifaSSaloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـَصّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) might determine | huwa yimkin yifassalhuwa yimkin yifaSSal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَصّـَل |
| She/it(f) might determine | hiya yimkin tifassalhiya yimkin tifaSSal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَصّـَل |
| They might determine | humma yimkin yifassaluhumma yimkin yifaSSaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَصّـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I determine | 'ana bafassalaacnaa bafaSSal | أنا َ بـَفـَصّـَل |
| We determine | 'ihna binifassaliicHnaa binifaSSal | إحنا َ بـِنـِفـَصّـَل |
| You(m) determine | 'inta bitifassaliicnta bitifaSSal | إنت َ بـِتـِفـَصّـَل |
| You(f) determine | 'inti bitifassaliiicnti bitifaSSaly | إنت ِ بـِتـِفـَصّـَلي |
| You(pl) determine | 'intu bitifassaluiicntoo bitifaSSaloo | إنتوا بـِتـِفـَصّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) determines | huwa biyifassalhuwa biyifaSSal | هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَصّـَل |
| She/it(f) determines | hiya bitifassalhiya bitifaSSal | هـِي َ بـِتـِفـَصّـَل |
| They determine | humma biyifassaluhumma biyifaSSaloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَصّـَلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will determine | 'ana hafassalaacnaa hafaSSal | أنا َ هـَفـَصّـَل |
| We will determine | 'ihna hanifassaliicHnaa hanifaSSal | إحنا َ هـَنـِفـَصّـَل |
| You(m) will determine | 'inta hatifassaliicnta hatifaSSal | إنت َ هـَتـِفـَصّـَل |
| You(f) will determine | 'inti hatifassaliiicnti hatifaSSaly | إنت ِ هـَتـِفـَصّـَلي |
| You(pl) will determine | 'intu hatifassaluiicntoo hatifaSSaloo | إنتوا هـَتـِفـَصّـَلوا |
| He/it(m) will determine | huwa hayifassalhuwa hayifaSSal | هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَصّـَل |
| She/it(f) will determine | hiya hatifassalhiya hatifaSSal | هـِي َ هـَتـِفـَصّـَل |
| They will determine | humma hayifassaluhumma hayifaSSaloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَصّـَلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) determine! | 'ifsaliicfSal | إفصـَل |
| You(f) determine! | 'ifsaliiicfSaly | إفصـَلي |
| You(pl) determine! | ifsaluifSaloo | ِفصـَلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is determined | huwa mufassalhuwa mufaSSal | هـُو َ مـُفـَصّـَل |
| She/it(f) is determined | hiya mufassalahiya mufaSSalaö | هـِي َ مـُفـَصّـَلـَة |
| They are determined | humma mufassaleenhumma mufaSSalyn | هـُمّ َ مـُفـَصّـَلين |
