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