Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I breathed | 'ana 'itnaffistaacnaa iictnaffist | أنا َ إتنـَفّـِست |
| We breathed | 'ihna 'itnaffisnaiicHnaa iictnaffisnaa | إحنا َ إتنـَفّـِسنا |
| You(m) breathed | 'inta 'itnaffistiicnta iictnaffist | إنت َ إتنـَفّـِست |
| You(f) breathed | 'inti 'itnaffistiiicnti iictnaffisty | إنت ِ إتنـَفّـِستي |
| You(pl) breathed | 'intu 'itnaffistuiicntoo iictnaffistoo | إنتوا إتنـَفّـِستوا |
| He/it(m) breathed | huwa 'itnaffishuwa iictnaffis | هـُو َ إتنـَفّـِس |
| She/it(f) breathed | hiya 'itnaffisithiya iictnaffisit | هـِي َ إتنـَفّـِسـِت |
| They breathed | humma 'itnaffisuhumma iictnaffisoo | هـُمّ َ إتنـَفّـِسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might breathe | 'ana yimkin 'atnaffisaacnaa yimkin aactnaffis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتنـَفّـِس |
| We might breathe | 'ihna yimkin nitnaffisiicHnaa yimkin nitnaffis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتنـَفّـِس |
| You(m) might breathe | 'inta yimkin titnaffisiicnta yimkin titnaffis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتنـَفّـِس |
| You(f) might breathe | 'inti yimkin titnaffisiiicnti yimkin titnaffisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتنـَفّـِسي |
| You(pl) might breathe | 'intu yimkin titnaffisuiicntoo yimkin titnaffisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتنـَفّـِسوا |
| He/it(m) might breathe | huwa yimkin yitnaffishuwa yimkin yitnaffis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتنـَفّـِس |
| She/it(f) might breathe | hiya yimkin titnaffishiya yimkin titnaffis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتنـَفّـِس |
| They might breathe | humma yimkin yitnaffisuhumma yimkin yitnaffisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتنـَفّـِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I breathe | 'ana batnaffisaacnaa batnaffis | أنا َ بـَتنـَفّـِس |
| We breathe | 'ihna binitnaffisiicHnaa binitnaffis | إحنا َ بـِنـِتنـَفّـِس |
| You(m) breathe | 'inta bititnaffisiicnta bititnaffis | إنت َ بـِتـِتنـَفّـِس |
| You(f) breathe | 'inti bititnaffisiiicnti bititnaffisy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتنـَفّـِسي |
| You(pl) breathe | 'intu bititnaffisuiicntoo bititnaffisoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتنـَفّـِسوا |
| He/it(m) breathes | huwa biyitnaffishuwa biyitnaffis | هـُو َ بـِيـِتنـَفّـِس |
| She/it(f) breathes | hiya bititnaffishiya bititnaffis | هـِي َ بـِتـِتنـَفّـِس |
| They breathe | humma biyitnaffisuhumma biyitnaffisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتنـَفّـِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will breathe | 'ana hatnaffisaacnaa hatnaffis | أنا َ هـَتنـَفّـِس |
| We will breathe | 'ihna hanitnaffisiicHnaa hanitnaffis | إحنا َ هـَنـِتنـَفّـِس |
| You(m) will breathe | 'inta hatitnaffisiicnta hatitnaffis | إنت َ هـَتـِتنـَفّـِس |
| You(f) will breathe | 'inti hatitnaffisiiicnti hatitnaffisy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتنـَفّـِسي |
| You(pl) will breathe | 'intu hatitnaffisuiicntoo hatitnaffisoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتنـَفّـِسوا |
| He/it(m) will breathe | huwa hayitnaffishuwa hayitnaffis | هـُو َ هـَيـِتنـَفّـِس |
| She/it(f) will breathe | hiya hatitnaffishiya hatitnaffis | هـِي َ هـَتـِتنـَفّـِس |
| They will breathe | humma hayitnaffisuhumma hayitnaffisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتنـَفّـِسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) breathe! | 'itnaffisiictnaffis | إتنـَفّـِس |
| You(f) breathe! | 'itnaffisiiictnaffisy | إتنـَفّـِسي |
| You(pl) breathe! | 'itnaffisuiictnaffisoo | إتنـَفّـِسوا |
