Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I clapped | 'ana saffaqtaacnaa SaffaQt | أنا َ صـَفّـَقت |
| We clapped | 'ihna saffaqnaiicHnaa SaffaQnaa | إحنا َ صـَفّـَقنا |
| You(m) clapped | 'inta saffaqtiicnta SaffaQt | إنت َ صـَفّـَقت |
| You(f) clapped | 'inti saffaqtiiicnti SaffaQty | إنت ِ صـَفّـَقتي |
| You(pl) clapped | 'intu saffaqtuiicntoo SaffaQtoo | إنتوا صـَفّـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) clapped | huwa saffaqhuwa SaffaQ | هـُو َ صـَفّـَق |
| She/it(f) clapped | hiya saffaqithiya SaffaQit | هـِي َ صـَفّـَقـِت |
| They clapped | humma saffaquhumma SaffaQoo | هـُمّ َ صـَفّـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might clap | 'ana yimkin 'asaffaqaacnaa yimkin aacSaffaQ | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـَفّـَق |
| We might clap | 'ihna yimkin nisaffaqiicHnaa yimkin niSaffaQ | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـَفّـَق |
| You(m) might clap | 'inta yimkin tisaffaqiicnta yimkin tiSaffaQ | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَفّـَق |
| You(f) might clap | 'inti yimkin tisaffaqiiicnti yimkin tiSaffaQy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَفّـَقي |
| You(pl) might clap | 'intu yimkin tisaffaquiicntoo yimkin tiSaffaQoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـَفّـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might clap | huwa yimkin yisaffaqhuwa yimkin yiSaffaQ | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَفّـَق |
| She/it(f) might clap | hiya yimkin tisaffaqhiya yimkin tiSaffaQ | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَفّـَق |
| They might clap | humma yimkin yisaffaquhumma yimkin yiSaffaQoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَفّـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I clap | 'ana basaffaqaacnaa baSaffaQ | أنا َ بـَصـَفّـَق |
| We clap | 'ihna binisaffaqiicHnaa biniSaffaQ | إحنا َ بـِنـِصـَفّـَق |
| You(m) clap | 'inta bitisaffaqiicnta bitiSaffaQ | إنت َ بـِتـِصـَفّـَق |
| You(f) clap | 'inti bitisaffaqiiicnti bitiSaffaQy | إنت ِ بـِتـِصـَفّـَقي |
| You(pl) clap | 'intu bitisaffaquiicntoo bitiSaffaQoo | إنتوا بـِتـِصـَفّـَقوا |
| He/it(m) claps | huwa biyisaffaqhuwa biyiSaffaQ | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـَفّـَق |
| She/it(f) claps | hiya bitisaffaqhiya bitiSaffaQ | هـِي َ بـِتـِصـَفّـَق |
| They clap | humma biyisaffaquhumma biyiSaffaQoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـَفّـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will clap | 'ana hasaffaqaacnaa haSaffaQ | أنا َ هـَصـَفّـَق |
| We will clap | 'ihna hanisaffaqiicHnaa haniSaffaQ | إحنا َ هـَنـِصـَفّـَق |
| You(m) will clap | 'inta hatisaffaqiicnta hatiSaffaQ | إنت َ هـَتـِصـَفّـَق |
| You(f) will clap | 'inti hatisaffaqiiicnti hatiSaffaQy | إنت ِ هـَتـِصـَفّـَقي |
| You(pl) will clap | 'intu hatisaffaquiicntoo hatiSaffaQoo | إنتوا هـَتـِصـَفّـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will clap | huwa hayisaffaqhuwa hayiSaffaQ | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـَفّـَق |
| She/it(f) will clap | hiya hatisaffaqhiya hatiSaffaQ | هـِي َ هـَتـِصـَفّـَق |
| They will clap | humma hayisaffaquhumma hayiSaffaQoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـَفّـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) clap! | 'isfaqiicSfaQ | إصفـَق |
| You(f) clap! | 'isfaqiiicSfaQy | إصفـَقي |
| You(pl) clap! | isfaquiSfaQoo | ِصفـَقوا |
