Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I smuggled | 'ana sarrabtaacnaa sarrabt | أنا َ سـَرّ َبت |
| We smuggled | 'ihna sarrabnaiicHnaa sarrabnaa | إحنا َ سـَرّ َبنا |
| You(m) smuggled | 'inta sarrabtiicnta sarrabt | إنت َ سـَرّ َبت |
| You(f) smuggled | 'inti sarrabtiiicnti sarrabty | إنت ِ سـَرّ َبتي |
| You(pl) smuggled | 'intu sarrabtuiicntoo sarrabtoo | إنتوا سـَرّ َبتوا |
| He/it(m) smuggled | huwa sarrabhuwa sarrab | هـُو َ سـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) smuggled | hiya sarrabithiya sarrabit | هـِي َ سـَرّ َبـِت |
| They smuggled | humma sarrabuhumma sarraboo | هـُمّ َ سـَرّ َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might smuggle | 'ana yimkin 'asarrabaacnaa yimkin aacsarrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَرّ َب |
| We might smuggle | 'ihna yimkin nisarrabiicHnaa yimkin nisarrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَرّ َب |
| You(m) might smuggle | 'inta yimkin tisarrabiicnta yimkin tisarrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َب |
| You(f) might smuggle | 'inti yimkin tisarrabiiicnti yimkin tisarraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) might smuggle | 'intu yimkin tisarrabuiicntoo yimkin tisarraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) might smuggle | huwa yimkin yisarrabhuwa yimkin yisarrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) might smuggle | hiya yimkin tisarrabhiya yimkin tisarrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرّ َب |
| They might smuggle | humma yimkin yisarrabuhumma yimkin yisarraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَرّ َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I smuggle | 'ana basarrabaacnaa basarrab | أنا َ بـَسـَرّ َب |
| We smuggle | 'ihna binisarrabiicHnaa binisarrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِسـَرّ َب |
| You(m) smuggle | 'inta bitisarrabiicnta bitisarrab | إنت َ بـِتـِسـَرّ َب |
| You(f) smuggle | 'inti bitisarrabiiicnti bitisarraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) smuggle | 'intu bitisarrabuiicntoo bitisarraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِسـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) smuggles | huwa biyisarrabhuwa biyisarrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) smuggles | hiya bitisarrabhiya bitisarrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِسـَرّ َب |
| They smuggle | humma biyisarrabuhumma biyisarraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَرّ َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will smuggle | 'ana hasarrabaacnaa hasarrab | أنا َ هـَسـَرّ َب |
| We will smuggle | 'ihna hanisarrabiicHnaa hanisarrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِسـَرّ َب |
| You(m) will smuggle | 'inta hatisarrabiicnta hatisarrab | إنت َ هـَتـِسـَرّ َب |
| You(f) will smuggle | 'inti hatisarrabiiicnti hatisarraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِسـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) will smuggle | 'intu hatisarrabuiicntoo hatisarraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِسـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) will smuggle | huwa hayisarrabhuwa hayisarrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) will smuggle | hiya hatisarrabhiya hatisarrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِسـَرّ َب |
| They will smuggle | humma hayisarrabuhumma hayisarraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَرّ َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) smuggle! | 'israbiicsrab | إسر َب |
| You(f) smuggle! | 'israbiiicsraby | إسر َبي |
| You(pl) smuggle! | israbuisraboo | ِسر َبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is smuggled | huwa musarrabhuwa musarrab | هـُو َ مـُسـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) is smuggled | hiya musarrabahiya musarrabaö | هـِي َ مـُسـَرّ َبـَة |
| They are smuggled | humma musarrabeenhumma musarrabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُسـَرّ َبين |
