Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I brushed | 'ana sarrahtaacnaa sarraHt | أنا َ سـَرّ َحت |
| We brushed | 'ihna sarrahnaiicHnaa sarraHnaa | إحنا َ سـَرّ َحنا |
| You(m) brushed | 'inta sarrahtiicnta sarraHt | إنت َ سـَرّ َحت |
| You(f) brushed | 'inti sarrahtiiicnti sarraHty | إنت ِ سـَرّ َحتي |
| You(pl) brushed | 'intu sarrahtuiicntoo sarraHtoo | إنتوا سـَرّ َحتوا |
| He/it(m) brushed | huwa sarrahhuwa sarraH | هـُو َ سـَرّ َح |
| She/it(f) brushed | hiya sarrahithiya sarraHit | هـِي َ سـَرّ َحـِت |
| They brushed | humma sarrahuhumma sarraHoo | هـُمّ َ سـَرّ َحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might brush | 'ana yimkin 'asarrahaacnaa yimkin aacsarraH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَرّ َح |
| We might brush | 'ihna yimkin nisarrahiicHnaa yimkin nisarraH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَرّ َح |
| You(m) might brush | 'inta yimkin tisarrahiicnta yimkin tisarraH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َح |
| You(f) might brush | 'inti yimkin tisarrahiiicnti yimkin tisarraHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َحي |
| You(pl) might brush | 'intu yimkin tisarrahuiicntoo yimkin tisarraHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َحوا |
| He/it(m) might brush | huwa yimkin yisarrahhuwa yimkin yisarraH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَرّ َح |
| She/it(f) might brush | hiya yimkin tisarrahhiya yimkin tisarraH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َح |
| They might brush | humma yimkin yisarrahuhumma yimkin yisarraHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَرّ َحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I brush | 'ana basarrahaacnaa basarraH | أنا َ بـَسـَرّ َح |
| We brush | 'ihna binisarrahiicHnaa binisarraH | إحنا َ بـِنـِسـَرّ َح |
| You(m) brush | 'inta bitisarrahiicnta bitisarraH | إنت َ بـِتـِسـَرّ َح |
| You(f) brush | 'inti bitisarrahiiicnti bitisarraHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـَرّ َحي |
| You(pl) brush | 'intu bitisarrahuiicntoo bitisarraHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسـَرّ َحوا |
| He/it(m) brushes | huwa biyisarrahhuwa biyisarraH | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَرّ َح |
| She/it(f) brushes | hiya bitisarrahhiya bitisarraH | هـِي َ بـِتـِسـَرّ َح |
| They brush | humma biyisarrahuhumma biyisarraHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَرّ َحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will brush | 'ana hasarrahaacnaa hasarraH | أنا َ هـَسـَرّ َح |
| We will brush | 'ihna hanisarrahiicHnaa hanisarraH | إحنا َ هـَنـِسـَرّ َح |
| You(m) will brush | 'inta hatisarrahiicnta hatisarraH | إنت َ هـَتـِسـَرّ َح |
| You(f) will brush | 'inti hatisarrahiiicnti hatisarraHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسـَرّ َحي |
| You(pl) will brush | 'intu hatisarrahuiicntoo hatisarraHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسـَرّ َحوا |
| He/it(m) will brush | huwa hayisarrahhuwa hayisarraH | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَرّ َح |
| She/it(f) will brush | hiya hatisarrahhiya hatisarraH | هـِي َ هـَتـِسـَرّ َح |
| They will brush | humma hayisarrahuhumma hayisarraHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَرّ َحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) brush! | 'israhiicsraH | إسر َح |
| You(f) brush! | 'israhiiicsraHy | إسر َحي |
| You(pl) brush! | israhuisraHoo | ِسر َحوا |
