Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I flustered | 'ana sarbaAtaacnaa sarbaAt | أنا َ سـَربـَعت |
| We flustered | 'ihna sarbaAnaiicHnaa sarbaAnaa | إحنا َ سـَربـَعنا |
| You(m) flustered | 'inta sarbaAtiicnta sarbaAt | إنت َ سـَربـَعت |
| You(f) flustered | 'inti sarbaAtiiicnti sarbaAty | إنت ِ سـَربـَعتي |
| You(pl) flustered | 'intu sarbaAtuiicntoo sarbaAtoo | إنتوا سـَربـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) flustered | huwa sarbaAhuwa sarbaA | هـُو َ سـَربـَع |
| She/it(f) flustered | hiya sarbaAithiya sarbaAit | هـِي َ سـَربـَعـِت |
| They flustered | humma sarbaAuhumma sarbaAoo | هـُمّ َ سـَربـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might fluster | 'ana yimkin 'asarbaAaacnaa yimkin aacsarbaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَربـَع |
| We might fluster | 'ihna yimkin nisarbaAiicHnaa yimkin nisarbaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَربـَع |
| You(m) might fluster | 'inta yimkin tisarbaAiicnta yimkin tisarbaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَربـَع |
| You(f) might fluster | 'inti yimkin tisarbaAiiicnti yimkin tisarbaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَربـَعي |
| You(pl) might fluster | 'intu yimkin tisarbaAuiicntoo yimkin tisarbaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَربـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might fluster | huwa yimkin yisarbaAhuwa yimkin yisarbaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَربـَع |
| She/it(f) might fluster | hiya yimkin tisarbaAhiya yimkin tisarbaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَربـَع |
| They might fluster | humma yimkin yisarbaAuhumma yimkin yisarbaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَربـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I fluster | 'ana basarbaAaacnaa basarbaA | أنا َ بـَسـَربـَع |
| We fluster | 'ihna binsarbaAiicHnaa binsarbaA | إحنا َ بـِنسـَربـَع |
| You(m) fluster | 'inta bitsarbaAiicnta bitsarbaA | إنت َ بـِتسـَربـَع |
| You(f) fluster | 'inti bitsarbaAiiicnti bitsarbaAy | إنت ِ بـِتسـَربـَعي |
| You(pl) fluster | 'intu bitsarbaAuiicntoo bitsarbaAoo | إنتوا بـِتسـَربـَعوا |
| He/it(m) flusters | huwa biyisarbaAhuwa biyisarbaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَربـَع |
| She/it(f) flusters | hiya bitsarbaAhiya bitsarbaA | هـِي َ بـِتسـَربـَع |
| They fluster | humma biyisarbaAuhumma biyisarbaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَربـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will fluster | 'ana hasarbaAaacnaa hasarbaA | أنا َ هـَسـَربـَع |
| We will fluster | 'ihna hanisarbaAiicHnaa hanisarbaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِسـَربـَع |
| You(m) will fluster | 'inta hatisarbaAiicnta hatisarbaA | إنت َ هـَتـِسـَربـَع |
| You(f) will fluster | 'inti hatisarbaAiiicnti hatisarbaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسـَربـَعي |
| You(pl) will fluster | 'intu hatisarbaAuiicntoo hatisarbaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسـَربـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will fluster | huwa hayisarbaAhuwa hayisarbaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَربـَع |
| She/it(f) will fluster | hiya hatisarbaAhiya hatisarbaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِسـَربـَع |
| They will fluster | humma hayisarbaAuhumma hayisarbaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَربـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) fluster! | sarbaAsarbaA | سـَربـَع |
| You(f) fluster! | sarbaAisarbaAy | سـَربـَعي |
| You(pl) fluster! | sarbaAusarbaAoo | سـَربـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is flustered | huwa mitsarbaAhuwa mitsarbaA | هـُو َ مـِتسـَربـَع |
| She/it(f) is flustered | hiya mitsarbaAahiya mitsarbaAaö | هـِي َ مـِتسـَربـَعـَة |
| They are flustered | humma mitsarbaAeenhumma mitsarbaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتسـَربـَعين |
