Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I served | 'ana nafaAtaacnaa nafaAt | أنا َ نـَفـَعت |
| We served | 'ihna nafaAnaiicHnaa nafaAnaa | إحنا َ نـَفـَعنا |
| You(m) served | 'inta nafaAtiicnta nafaAt | إنت َ نـَفـَعت |
| You(f) served | 'inti nafaAtiiicnti nafaAty | إنت ِ نـَفـَعتي |
| You(pl) served | 'intu nafaAtuiicntoo nafaAtoo | إنتوا نـَفـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) served | huwa nafaAhuwa nafaA | هـُو َ نـَفـَع |
| She/it(f) served | hiya nafaAithiya nafaAit | هـِي َ نـَفـَعـِت |
| They served | humma nafaAuhumma nafaAoo | هـُمّ َ نـَفـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might serve | 'ana yimkin 'anfaAaacnaa yimkin aacnfaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنفـَع |
| We might serve | 'ihna yimkin ninfaAiicHnaa yimkin ninfaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنفـَع |
| You(m) might serve | 'inta yimkin tinfaAiicnta yimkin tinfaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَع |
| You(f) might serve | 'inti yimkin tinfaAiiicnti yimkin tinfaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَعي |
| You(pl) might serve | 'intu yimkin tinfaAuiicntoo yimkin tinfaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might serve | huwa yimkin yinfaAhuwa yimkin yinfaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنفـَع |
| She/it(f) might serve | hiya yimkin tinfaAhiya yimkin tinfaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَع |
| They might serve | humma yimkin yinfaAuhumma yimkin yinfaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنفـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I serve | 'ana banfaAaacnaa banfaA | أنا َ بـَنفـَع |
| We serve | 'ihna bininfaAiicHnaa bininfaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِنفـَع |
| You(m) serve | 'inta bitinfaAiicnta bitinfaA | إنت َ بـِتـِنفـَع |
| You(f) serve | 'inti bitinfaAiiicnti bitinfaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنفـَعي |
| You(pl) serve | 'intu bitinfaAuiicntoo bitinfaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) serves | huwa biyinfaAhuwa biyinfaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِنفـَع |
| She/it(f) serves | hiya bitinfaAhiya bitinfaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِنفـَع |
| They serve | humma biyinfaAuhumma biyinfaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنفـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will serve | 'ana hanfaAaacnaa hanfaA | أنا َ هـَنفـَع |
| We will serve | 'ihna haninfaAiicHnaa haninfaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِنفـَع |
| You(m) will serve | 'inta hatinfaAiicnta hatinfaA | إنت َ هـَتـِنفـَع |
| You(f) will serve | 'inti hatinfaAiiicnti hatinfaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنفـَعي |
| You(pl) will serve | 'intu hatinfaAuiicntoo hatinfaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنفـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will serve | huwa hayinfaAhuwa hayinfaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِنفـَع |
| She/it(f) will serve | hiya hatinfaAhiya hatinfaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِنفـَع |
| They will serve | humma hayinfaAuhumma hayinfaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنفـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) serve! | 'infaAiicnfaA | إنفـَع |
| You(f) serve! | 'infaAiiicnfaAy | إنفـَعي |
| You(pl) serve! | 'infaAuiicnfaAoo | إنفـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am serving | 'ana naefiAaacnaa naefiA | أنا َ نا َفـِع |
| I(f) am serving | 'ana naefiAaaacnaa naefiAaö | أنا َ نا َفـِعـَة |
| We are serving | 'ihna naefiAeeniicHnaa naefiAyn | إحنا َ نا َفـِعين |
| You(m) are serving | 'inta naefiAiicnta naefiA | إنت َ نا َفـِع |
| You(f) are serving | 'inti naefiAaiicnti naefiAaö | إنت ِ نا َفـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are serving | 'intu naefiAeeniicntoo naefiAyn | إنتوا نا َفـِعين |
| He/it(m) is serving | huwa naefiAhuwa naefiA | هـُو َ نا َفـِع |
| She/it(f) is serving | hiya naefiAahiya naefiAaö | هـِي َ نا َفـِعـَة |
| They are serving | humma naefiAeenhumma naefiAyn | هـُمّ َ نا َفـِعين |
