Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I leant | 'ana sanadtaacnaa sanadt | أنا َ سـَنـَدت |
| We leant | 'ihna sanadnaiicHnaa sanadnaa | إحنا َ سـَنـَدنا |
| You(m) leant | 'inta sanadtiicnta sanadt | إنت َ سـَنـَدت |
| You(f) leant | 'inti sanadtiiicnti sanadty | إنت ِ سـَنـَدتي |
| You(pl) leant | 'intu sanadtuiicntoo sanadtoo | إنتوا سـَنـَدتوا |
| He/it(m) leant | huwa sanadhuwa sanad | هـُو َ سـَنـَد |
| She/it(f) leant | hiya sanadithiya sanadit | هـِي َ سـَنـَد ِت |
| They leant | humma sanaduhumma sanadoo | هـُمّ َ سـَنـَدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lean | 'ana yimkin 'asnidaacnaa yimkin aacsnid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسنـِد |
| We might lean | 'ihna yimkin nisnidiicHnaa yimkin nisnid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسنـِد |
| You(m) might lean | 'inta yimkin tisnidiicnta yimkin tisnid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسنـِد |
| You(f) might lean | 'inti yimkin tisnidiiicnti yimkin tisnidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسنـِدي |
| You(pl) might lean | 'intu yimkin tisniduiicntoo yimkin tisnidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسنـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might lean | huwa yimkin yisnidhuwa yimkin yisnid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسنـِد |
| She/it(f) might lean | hiya yimkin tisnidhiya yimkin tisnid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسنـِد |
| They might lean | humma yimkin yisniduhumma yimkin yisnidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسنـِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lean | 'ana basnidaacnaa basnid | أنا َ بـَسنـِد |
| We lean | 'ihna binisnidiicHnaa binisnid | إحنا َ بـِنـِسنـِد |
| You(m) lean | 'inta bitisnidiicnta bitisnid | إنت َ بـِتـِسنـِد |
| You(f) lean | 'inti bitisnidiiicnti bitisnidy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسنـِدي |
| You(pl) lean | 'intu bitisniduiicntoo bitisnidoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسنـِدوا |
| He/it(m) leans | huwa biyisnidhuwa biyisnid | هـُو َ بـِيـِسنـِد |
| She/it(f) leans | hiya bitisnidhiya bitisnid | هـِي َ بـِتـِسنـِد |
| They lean | humma biyisniduhumma biyisnidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسنـِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lean | 'ana hasnidaacnaa hasnid | أنا َ هـَسنـِد |
| We will lean | 'ihna hanisnidiicHnaa hanisnid | إحنا َ هـَنـِسنـِد |
| You(m) will lean | 'inta hatisnidiicnta hatisnid | إنت َ هـَتـِسنـِد |
| You(f) will lean | 'inti hatisnidiiicnti hatisnidy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسنـِدي |
| You(pl) will lean | 'intu hatisniduiicntoo hatisnidoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسنـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will lean | huwa hayisnidhuwa hayisnid | هـُو َ هـَيـِسنـِد |
| She/it(f) will lean | hiya hatisnidhiya hatisnid | هـِي َ هـَتـِسنـِد |
| They will lean | humma hayisniduhumma hayisnidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسنـِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lean! | 'isnidiicsnid | إسنـِد |
| You(f) lean! | 'isnidiiicsnidy | إسنـِدي |
| You(pl) lean! | 'isniduiicsnidoo | إسنـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is leant | huwa masnoodhuwa masnwd | هـُو َ مـَسنود |
| She/it(f) is leant | hiya masnoodahiya masnwdaö | هـِي َ مـَسنود َة |
| They are leant | humma masnoodeenhumma masnwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسنودين |
