Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I broke | 'ana kassartaacnaa kassart | أنا َ كـَسّـَرت |
| We broke | 'ihna kassarnaiicHnaa kassarnaa | إحنا َ كـَسّـَرنا |
| You(m) broke | 'inta kassartiicnta kassart | إنت َ كـَسّـَرت |
| You(f) broke | 'inti kassartiiicnti kassarty | إنت ِ كـَسّـَرتي |
| You(pl) broke | 'intu kassartuiicntoo kassartoo | إنتوا كـَسّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) broke | huwa kassarhuwa kassar | هـُو َ كـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) broke | hiya kassarithiya kassarit | هـِي َ كـَسّـَر ِت |
| They broke | humma kassaruhumma kassaroo | هـُمّ َ كـَسّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might break | 'ana yimkin 'akassaraacnaa yimkin aackassar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـَسّـَر |
| We might break | 'ihna yimkin nikassariicHnaa yimkin nikassar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـَسّـَر |
| You(m) might break | 'inta yimkin tikassariicnta yimkin tikassar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَسّـَر |
| You(f) might break | 'inti yimkin tikassariiicnti yimkin tikassary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَسّـَري |
| You(pl) might break | 'intu yimkin tikassaruiicntoo yimkin tikassaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـَسّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might break | huwa yimkin yikassarhuwa yimkin yikassar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) might break | hiya yimkin tikassarhiya yimkin tikassar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـَسّـَر |
| They might break | humma yimkin yikassaruhumma yimkin yikassaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـَسّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I break | 'ana bakassaraacnaa bakassar | أنا َ بـَكـَسّـَر |
| We break | 'ihna binikassariicHnaa binikassar | إحنا َ بـِنـِكـَسّـَر |
| You(m) break | 'inta bitikassariicnta bitikassar | إنت َ بـِتـِكـَسّـَر |
| You(f) break | 'inti bitikassariiicnti bitikassary | إنت ِ بـِتـِكـَسّـَري |
| You(pl) break | 'intu bitikassaruiicntoo bitikassaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِكـَسّـَروا |
| He/it(m) breaks | huwa biyikassarhuwa biyikassar | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) breaks | hiya bitikassarhiya bitikassar | هـِي َ بـِتـِكـَسّـَر |
| They break | humma biyikassaruhumma biyikassaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـَسّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will break | 'ana hakassaraacnaa hakassar | أنا َ هـَكـَسّـَر |
| We will break | 'ihna hanikassariicHnaa hanikassar | إحنا َ هـَنـِكـَسّـَر |
| You(m) will break | 'inta hatikassariicnta hatikassar | إنت َ هـَتـِكـَسّـَر |
| You(f) will break | 'inti hatikassariiicnti hatikassary | إنت ِ هـَتـِكـَسّـَري |
| You(pl) will break | 'intu hatikassaruiicntoo hatikassaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِكـَسّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will break | huwa hayikassarhuwa hayikassar | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) will break | hiya hatikassarhiya hatikassar | هـِي َ هـَتـِكـَسّـَر |
| They will break | humma hayikassaruhumma hayikassaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـَسّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) break! | 'iksariicksar | إكسـَر |
| You(f) break! | 'iksariiicksary | إكسـَري |
| You(pl) break! | iksaruiksaroo | ِكسـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is broken | huwa mukassarhuwa mukassar | هـُو َ مـُكـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) is broken | hiya mukassarahiya mukassaraö | هـِي َ مـُكـَسّـَر َة |
| They are broken | humma mukassareenhumma mukassaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُكـَسّـَرين |
