Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I observed | 'ana 'itfarragtaacnaa iictfarragt | أنا َ إتفـَرّ َجت |
| We observed | 'ihna 'itfarragnaiicHnaa iictfarragnaa | إحنا َ إتفـَرّ َجنا |
| You(m) observed | 'inta 'itfarragtiicnta iictfarragt | إنت َ إتفـَرّ َجت |
| You(f) observed | 'inti 'itfarragtiiicnti iictfarragty | إنت ِ إتفـَرّ َجتي |
| You(pl) observed | 'intu 'itfarragtuiicntoo iictfarragtoo | إنتوا إتفـَرّ َجتوا |
| He/it(m) observed | huwa 'itfarraghuwa iictfarrag | هـُو َ إتفـَرّ َج |
| She/it(f) observed | hiya 'itfarragithiya iictfarragit | هـِي َ إتفـَرّ َجـِت |
| They observed | humma 'itfarraguhumma iictfarragoo | هـُمّ َ إتفـَرّ َجوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might observe | 'ana yimkin 'atfarragaacnaa yimkin aactfarrag | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتفـَرّ َج |
| We might observe | 'ihna yimkin nitfarragiicHnaa yimkin nitfarrag | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتفـَرّ َج |
| You(m) might observe | 'inta yimkin titfarragiicnta yimkin titfarrag | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَرّ َج |
| You(f) might observe | 'inti yimkin titfarragiiicnti yimkin titfarragy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَرّ َجي |
| You(pl) might observe | 'intu yimkin titfarraguiicntoo yimkin titfarragoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَرّ َجوا |
| He/it(m) might observe | huwa yimkin yitfarraghuwa yimkin yitfarrag | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتفـَرّ َج |
| She/it(f) might observe | hiya yimkin titfarraghiya yimkin titfarrag | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتفـَرّ َج |
| They might observe | humma yimkin yitfarraguhumma yimkin yitfarragoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتفـَرّ َجوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I observe | 'ana batfarragaacnaa batfarrag | أنا َ بـَتفـَرّ َج |
| We observe | 'ihna binitfarragiicHnaa binitfarrag | إحنا َ بـِنـِتفـَرّ َج |
| You(m) observe | 'inta bititfarragiicnta bititfarrag | إنت َ بـِتـِتفـَرّ َج |
| You(f) observe | 'inti bititfarragiiicnti bititfarragy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتفـَرّ َجي |
| You(pl) observe | 'intu bititfarraguiicntoo bititfarragoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتفـَرّ َجوا |
| He/it(m) observes | huwa biyitfarraghuwa biyitfarrag | هـُو َ بـِيـِتفـَرّ َج |
| She/it(f) observes | hiya bititfarraghiya bititfarrag | هـِي َ بـِتـِتفـَرّ َج |
| They observe | humma biyitfarraguhumma biyitfarragoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتفـَرّ َجوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will observe | 'ana hatfarragaacnaa hatfarrag | أنا َ هـَتفـَرّ َج |
| We will observe | 'ihna hanitfarragiicHnaa hanitfarrag | إحنا َ هـَنـِتفـَرّ َج |
| You(m) will observe | 'inta hatitfarragiicnta hatitfarrag | إنت َ هـَتـِتفـَرّ َج |
| You(f) will observe | 'inti hatitfarragiiicnti hatitfarragy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتفـَرّ َجي |
| You(pl) will observe | 'intu hatitfarraguiicntoo hatitfarragoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتفـَرّ َجوا |
| He/it(m) will observe | huwa hayitfarraghuwa hayitfarrag | هـُو َ هـَيـِتفـَرّ َج |
| She/it(f) will observe | hiya hatitfarraghiya hatitfarrag | هـِي َ هـَتـِتفـَرّ َج |
| They will observe | humma hayitfarraguhumma hayitfarragoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتفـَرّ َجوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) observe! | 'itfarragiictfarrag | إتفـَرّ َج |
| You(f) observe! | 'itfarragiiictfarragy | إتفـَرّ َجي |
| You(pl) observe! | 'itfarraguiictfarragoo | إتفـَرّ َجوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is observed | huwa mutafarraghuwa mutafarrag | هـُو َ مـُتـَفـَرّ َج |
| She/it(f) is observed | hiya mutafarragahiya mutafarragaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَفـَرّ َجـَة |
| They are observed | humma mutafarrageenhumma mutafarragyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَفـَرّ َجين |
