Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I buttoned | 'ana zarrartaacnaa zarrart | أنا َ ز َرّ َرت |
| We buttoned | 'ihna zarrarnaiicHnaa zarrarnaa | إحنا َ ز َرّ َرنا |
| You(m) buttoned | 'inta zarrartiicnta zarrart | إنت َ ز َرّ َرت |
| You(f) buttoned | 'inti zarrartiiicnti zarrarty | إنت ِ ز َرّ َرتي |
| You(pl) buttoned | 'intu zarrartuiicntoo zarrartoo | إنتوا ز َرّ َرتوا |
| He/it(m) buttoned | huwa zarrarhuwa zarrar | هـُو َ ز َرّ َر |
| She/it(f) buttoned | hiya zarrarithiya zarrarit | هـِي َ ز َرّ َر ِت |
| They buttoned | humma zarraruhumma zarraroo | هـُمّ َ ز َرّ َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might button | 'ana yimkin 'azarraraacnaa yimkin aaczarrar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أز َرّ َر |
| We might button | 'ihna yimkin nizarrariicHnaa yimkin nizarrar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِز َرّ َر |
| You(m) might button | 'inta yimkin tizarrariicnta yimkin tizarrar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َرّ َر |
| You(f) might button | 'inti yimkin tizarrariiicnti yimkin tizarrary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِز َرّ َري |
| You(pl) might button | 'intu yimkin tizarraruiicntoo yimkin tizarraroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِز َرّ َروا |
| He/it(m) might button | huwa yimkin yizarrarhuwa yimkin yizarrar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َرّ َر |
| She/it(f) might button | hiya yimkin tizarrarhiya yimkin tizarrar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َرّ َر |
| They might button | humma yimkin yizarraruhumma yimkin yizarraroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َرّ َروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I button | 'ana bazarraraacnaa bazarrar | أنا َ بـَز َرّ َر |
| We button | 'ihna binizarrariicHnaa binizarrar | إحنا َ بـِنـِز َرّ َر |
| You(m) button | 'inta bitizarrariicnta bitizarrar | إنت َ بـِتـِز َرّ َر |
| You(f) button | 'inti bitizarrariiicnti bitizarrary | إنت ِ بـِتـِز َرّ َري |
| You(pl) button | 'intu bitizarraruiicntoo bitizarraroo | إنتوا بـِتـِز َرّ َروا |
| He/it(m) buttons | huwa biyizarrarhuwa biyizarrar | هـُو َ بـِيـِز َرّ َر |
| She/it(f) buttons | hiya bitizarrarhiya bitizarrar | هـِي َ بـِتـِز َرّ َر |
| They button | humma biyizarraruhumma biyizarraroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِز َرّ َروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will button | 'ana hazarraraacnaa hazarrar | أنا َ هـَز َرّ َر |
| We will button | 'ihna hanizarrariicHnaa hanizarrar | إحنا َ هـَنـِز َرّ َر |
| You(m) will button | 'inta hatizarrariicnta hatizarrar | إنت َ هـَتـِز َرّ َر |
| You(f) will button | 'inti hatizarrariiicnti hatizarrary | إنت ِ هـَتـِز َرّ َري |
| You(pl) will button | 'intu hatizarraruiicntoo hatizarraroo | إنتوا هـَتـِز َرّ َروا |
| He/it(m) will button | huwa hayizarrarhuwa hayizarrar | هـُو َ هـَيـِز َرّ َر |
| She/it(f) will button | hiya hatizarrarhiya hatizarrar | هـِي َ هـَتـِز َرّ َر |
| They will button | humma hayizarraruhumma hayizarraroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِز َرّ َروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) button! | 'izrariiczrar | إزر َر |
| You(f) button! | 'izrariiiczrary | إزر َري |
| You(pl) button! | izraruizraroo | ِزر َروا |
