Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana harrastaacnaa HarraSt | أنا َ حـَرّ َصت |
| We was | 'ihna harrasnaiicHnaa HarraSnaa | إحنا َ حـَرّ َصنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta harrastiicnta HarraSt | إنت َ حـَرّ َصت |
| You(f) was | 'inti harrastiiicnti HarraSty | إنت ِ حـَرّ َصتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu harrastuiicntoo HarraStoo | إنتوا حـَرّ َصتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa harrashuwa HarraS | هـُو َ حـَرّ َص |
| She/it(f) was | hiya harrasithiya HarraSit | هـِي َ حـَرّ َصـِت |
| They was | humma harrasuhumma HarraSoo | هـُمّ َ حـَرّ َصوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'aharrasaacnaa yimkin aacHarraS | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحـَرّ َص |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin niharrasiicHnaa yimkin niHarraS | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحـَرّ َص |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tiharrasiicnta yimkin tiHarraS | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَرّ َص |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tiharrasiiicnti yimkin tiHarraSy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَرّ َصي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tiharrasuiicntoo yimkin tiHarraSoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحـَرّ َصوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yiharrashuwa yimkin yiHarraS | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَرّ َص |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tiharrashiya yimkin tiHarraS | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحـَرّ َص |
| They might be | humma yimkin yiharrasuhumma yimkin yiHarraSoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحـَرّ َصوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana baharrasaacnaa baHarraS | أنا َ بـَحـَرّ َص |
| We be | 'ihna biniharrasiicHnaa biniHarraS | إحنا َ بـِنـِحـَرّ َص |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitiharrasiicnta bitiHarraS | إنت َ بـِتـِحـَرّ َص |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitiharrasiiicnti bitiHarraSy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحـَرّ َصي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitiharrasuiicntoo bitiHarraSoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحـَرّ َصوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyiharrashuwa biyiHarraS | هـُو َ بـِيـِحـَرّ َص |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitiharrashiya bitiHarraS | هـِي َ بـِتـِحـَرّ َص |
| They be | humma biyiharrasuhumma biyiHarraSoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحـَرّ َصوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana haharrasaacnaa haHarraS | أنا َ هـَحـَرّ َص |
| We will be | 'ihna haniharrasiicHnaa haniHarraS | إحنا َ هـَنـِحـَرّ َص |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatiharrasiicnta hatiHarraS | إنت َ هـَتـِحـَرّ َص |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatiharrasiiicnti hatiHarraSy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحـَرّ َصي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatiharrasuiicntoo hatiHarraSoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحـَرّ َصوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayiharrashuwa hayiHarraS | هـُو َ هـَيـِحـَرّ َص |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatiharrashiya hatiHarraS | هـِي َ هـَتـِحـَرّ َص |
| They will be | humma hayiharrasuhumma hayiHarraSoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحـَرّ َصوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ihrasiicHraS | إحر َص |
| You(f) be! | 'ihrasiiicHraSy | إحر َصي |
| You(pl) be! | ihrasuiHraSoo | ِحر َصوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is been | huwa muharrashuwa muHarraS | هـُو َ مـُحـَرّ َص |
| She/it(f) is been | hiya muharrasahiya muHarraSaö | هـِي َ مـُحـَرّ َصـَة |
| They are been | humma muharraseenhumma muHarraSyn | هـُمّ َ مـُحـَرّ َصين |
