Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I celebrated | 'ana 'ihtafaltaacnaa iicHtafalt | أنا َ إحتـَفـَلت |
| We celebrated | 'ihna 'ihtafalnaiicHnaa iicHtafalnaa | إحنا َ إحتـَفـَلنا |
| You(m) celebrated | 'inta 'ihtafaltiicnta iicHtafalt | إنت َ إحتـَفـَلت |
| You(f) celebrated | 'inti 'ihtafaltiiicnti iicHtafalty | إنت ِ إحتـَفـَلتي |
| You(pl) celebrated | 'intu 'ihtafaltuiicntoo iicHtafaltoo | إنتوا إحتـَفـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) celebrated | huwa 'ihtafalhuwa iicHtafal | هـُو َ إحتـَفـَل |
| She/it(f) celebrated | hiya 'ihtafalithiya iicHtafalit | هـِي َ إحتـَفـَلـِت |
| They celebrated | humma 'ihtafaluhumma iicHtafaloo | هـُمّ َ إحتـَفـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might celebrate | 'ana yimkin 'ahtifilaacnaa yimkin aacHtifil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحتـِفـِل |
| We might celebrate | 'ihna yimkin nihtifiliicHnaa yimkin niHtifil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحتـِفـِل |
| You(m) might celebrate | 'inta yimkin tihtifiliicnta yimkin tiHtifil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـِفـِل |
| You(f) might celebrate | 'inti yimkin tihtifliiicnti yimkin tiHtifly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـِفلي |
| You(pl) might celebrate | 'intu yimkin tihtifluiicntoo yimkin tiHtifloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحتـِفلوا |
| He/it(m) might celebrate | huwa yimkin yihtifilhuwa yimkin yiHtifil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتـِفـِل |
| She/it(f) might celebrate | hiya yimkin tihtifilhiya yimkin tiHtifil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـِفـِل |
| They might celebrate | humma yimkin yihtifluhumma yimkin yiHtifloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتـِفلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I celebrate | 'ana bahtifilaacnaa baHtifil | أنا َ بـَحتـِفـِل |
| We celebrate | 'ihna binihtifiliicHnaa biniHtifil | إحنا َ بـِنـِحتـِفـِل |
| You(m) celebrate | 'inta bitihtifiliicnta bitiHtifil | إنت َ بـِتـِحتـِفـِل |
| You(f) celebrate | 'inti bitihtifliiicnti bitiHtifly | إنت ِ بـِتـِحتـِفلي |
| You(pl) celebrate | 'intu bitihtifluiicntoo bitiHtifloo | إنتوا بـِتـِحتـِفلوا |
| He/it(m) celebrates | huwa biyihtifilhuwa biyiHtifil | هـُو َ بـِيـِحتـِفـِل |
| She/it(f) celebrates | hiya bitihtifilhiya bitiHtifil | هـِي َ بـِتـِحتـِفـِل |
| They celebrate | humma biyihtifluhumma biyiHtifloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحتـِفلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will celebrate | 'ana hahtifilaacnaa haHtifil | أنا َ هـَحتـِفـِل |
| We will celebrate | 'ihna hanihtifiliicHnaa haniHtifil | إحنا َ هـَنـِحتـِفـِل |
| You(m) will celebrate | 'inta hatihtifiliicnta hatiHtifil | إنت َ هـَتـِحتـِفـِل |
| You(f) will celebrate | 'inti hatihtifliiicnti hatiHtifly | إنت ِ هـَتـِحتـِفلي |
| You(pl) will celebrate | 'intu hatihtifluiicntoo hatiHtifloo | إنتوا هـَتـِحتـِفلوا |
| He/it(m) will celebrate | huwa hayihtifilhuwa hayiHtifil | هـُو َ هـَيـِحتـِفـِل |
| She/it(f) will celebrate | hiya hatihtifilhiya hatiHtifil | هـِي َ هـَتـِحتـِفـِل |
| They will celebrate | humma hayihtifluhumma hayiHtifloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحتـِفلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) celebrate! | 'ihtifiliicHtifil | إحتـِفـِل |
| You(f) celebrate! | 'ihtifiliiicHtifily | إحتـِفـِلي |
| You(pl) celebrate! | 'ihtifiluiicHtifiloo | إحتـِفـِلوا |
