Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sailed | 'ana 'abhartaacnaa aacbHart | أنا َ أبحـَرت |
| We sailed | 'ihna 'abharnaiicHnaa aacbHarnaa | إحنا َ أبحـَرنا |
| You(m) sailed | 'inta 'abhartiicnta aacbHart | إنت َ أبحـَرت |
| You(f) sailed | 'inti 'abhartiiicnti aacbHarty | إنت ِ أبحـَرتي |
| You(pl) sailed | 'intu 'abhartuiicntoo aacbHartoo | إنتوا أبحـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) sailed | huwa 'abharhuwa aacbHar | هـُو َ أبحـَر |
| She/it(f) sailed | hiya 'abharithiya aacbHarit | هـِي َ أبحـَر ِت |
| They sailed | humma 'abharuhumma aacbHaroo | هـُمّ َ أبحـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sail | 'ana yimkin 'ebhiraacnaa yimkin eebHir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن آبحـِر |
| We might sail | 'ihna yimkin nubhiriicHnaa yimkin nubHir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُبحـِر |
| You(m) might sail | 'inta yimkin tubhiriicnta yimkin tubHir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُبحـِر |
| You(f) might sail | 'inti yimkin tubhiriiicnti yimkin tubHiry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُبحـِري |
| You(pl) might sail | 'intu yimkin tubhiruiicntoo yimkin tubHiroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُبحـِروا |
| He/it(m) might sail | huwa yimkin yubhirhuwa yimkin yubHir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُبحـِر |
| She/it(f) might sail | hiya yimkin tubhirhiya yimkin tubHir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُبحـِر |
| They might sail | humma yimkin yubhiruhumma yimkin yubHiroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُبحـِروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sail | 'ana babhiraacnaa babHir | أنا َ بـَبحـِر |
| We sail | 'ihna binubhiriicHnaa binubHir | إحنا َ بـِنـُبحـِر |
| You(m) sail | 'inta bitubhiriicnta bitubHir | إنت َ بـِتـُبحـِر |
| You(f) sail | 'inti bitubhiriiicnti bitubHiry | إنت ِ بـِتـُبحـِري |
| You(pl) sail | 'intu bitubhiruiicntoo bitubHiroo | إنتوا بـِتـُبحـِروا |
| He/it(m) sails | huwa biyubhirhuwa biyubHir | هـُو َ بـِيـُبحـِر |
| She/it(f) sails | hiya bitubhirhiya bitubHir | هـِي َ بـِتـُبحـِر |
| They sail | humma biyubhiruhumma biyubHiroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُبحـِروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sail | 'ana habhiraacnaa habHir | أنا َ هـَبحـِر |
| We will sail | 'ihna hanubhiriicHnaa hanubHir | إحنا َ هـَنـُبحـِر |
| You(m) will sail | 'inta hatubhiriicnta hatubHir | إنت َ هـَتـُبحـِر |
| You(f) will sail | 'inti hatubhiriiicnti hatubHiry | إنت ِ هـَتـُبحـِري |
| You(pl) will sail | 'intu hatubhiruiicntoo hatubHiroo | إنتوا هـَتـُبحـِروا |
| He/it(m) will sail | huwa hayubhirhuwa hayubHir | هـُو َ هـَيـُبحـِر |
| She/it(f) will sail | hiya hatubhirhiya hatubHir | هـِي َ هـَتـُبحـِر |
| They will sail | humma hayubhiruhumma hayubHiroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُبحـِروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sail! | 'ibhiriicbHir | إبحـِر |
| You(f) sail! | 'ibhiriiicbHiry | إبحـِري |
| You(pl) sail! | 'ibhiruiicbHiroo | إبحـِروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is sailed | huwa mubhirhuwa mubHir | هـُو َ مـُبحـِر |
| She/it(f) is sailed | hiya mubhirahiya mubHiraö | هـِي َ مـُبحـِر َة |
| They are sailed | humma mubhireenhumma mubHiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُبحـِرين |
