Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I jerked | 'ana sartintaacnaa sartint | أنا َ سـَرتـِنت |
| We jerked | 'ihna sartinnaiicHnaa sartinnaa | إحنا َ سـَرتـِنّا |
| You(m) jerked | 'inta sartintiicnta sartint | إنت َ سـَرتـِنت |
| You(f) jerked | 'inti sartintiiicnti sartinty | إنت ِ سـَرتـِنتي |
| You(pl) jerked | 'intu sartintuiicntoo sartintoo | إنتوا سـَرتـِنتوا |
| He/it(m) jerked | huwa sartinhuwa sartin | هـُو َ سـَرتـِن |
| She/it(f) jerked | hiya sartinithiya sartinit | هـِي َ سـَرتـِنـِت |
| They jerked | humma sartinuhumma sartinoo | هـُمّ َ سـَرتـِنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might jerk | 'ana yimkin 'asartinaacnaa yimkin aacsartin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَرتـِن |
| We might jerk | 'ihna yimkin nisartiniicHnaa yimkin nisartin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَرتـِن |
| You(m) might jerk | 'inta yimkin tisartiniicnta yimkin tisartin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرتـِن |
| You(f) might jerk | 'inti yimkin tisartiniiicnti yimkin tisartiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرتـِني |
| You(pl) might jerk | 'intu yimkin tisartinuiicntoo yimkin tisartinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرتـِنوا |
| He/it(m) might jerk | huwa yimkin yisartinhuwa yimkin yisartin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَرتـِن |
| She/it(f) might jerk | hiya yimkin tisartinhiya yimkin tisartin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَرتـِن |
| They might jerk | humma yimkin yisartinuhumma yimkin yisartinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَرتـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I jerk | 'ana basartinaacnaa basartin | أنا َ بـَسـَرتـِن |
| We jerk | 'ihna binsartiniicHnaa binsartin | إحنا َ بـِنسـَرتـِن |
| You(m) jerk | 'inta bitsartiniicnta bitsartin | إنت َ بـِتسـَرتـِن |
| You(f) jerk | 'inti bitsartiniiicnti bitsartiny | إنت ِ بـِتسـَرتـِني |
| You(pl) jerk | 'intu bitsartinuiicntoo bitsartinoo | إنتوا بـِتسـَرتـِنوا |
| He/it(m) jerks | huwa biyisartinhuwa biyisartin | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَرتـِن |
| She/it(f) jerks | hiya bitsartinhiya bitsartin | هـِي َ بـِتسـَرتـِن |
| They jerk | humma biyisartinuhumma biyisartinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَرتـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will jerk | 'ana hasartinaacnaa hasartin | أنا َ هـَسـَرتـِن |
| We will jerk | 'ihna hansartiniicHnaa hansartin | إحنا َ هـَنسـَرتـِن |
| You(m) will jerk | 'inta hatsartiniicnta hatsartin | إنت َ هـَتسـَرتـِن |
| You(f) will jerk | 'inti hatsartiniiicnti hatsartiny | إنت ِ هـَتسـَرتـِني |
| You(pl) will jerk | 'intu hatsartinuiicntoo hatsartinoo | إنتوا هـَتسـَرتـِنوا |
| He/it(m) will jerk | huwa hayisartinhuwa hayisartin | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَرتـِن |
| She/it(f) will jerk | hiya hatsartinhiya hatsartin | هـِي َ هـَتسـَرتـِن |
| They will jerk | humma hayisartinuhumma hayisartinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَرتـِنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is jerked | huwa misartinhuwa misartin | هـُو َ مـِسـَرتـِن |
| She/it(f) is jerked | hiya misartinahiya misartinaö | هـِي َ مـِسـَرتـِنـَة |
| They are jerked | humma misartineenhumma misartinyn | هـُمّ َ مـِسـَرتـِنين |
