Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I made | 'ana sarreetaacnaa sarryt | أنا َ سـَرّيت |
| We made | 'ihna sarreenaiicHnaa sarrynaa | إحنا َ سـَرّينا |
| You(m) made | 'inta sarreetiicnta sarryt | إنت َ سـَرّيت |
| You(f) made | 'inti sarreetiiicnti sarryty | إنت ِ سـَرّيتي |
| You(pl) made | 'intu sarreetuiicntoo sarrytoo | إنتوا سـَرّيتوا |
| He/it(m) made | huwa sarrhuwa sarr | هـُو َ سـَرّ |
| She/it(f) made | hiya sarrithiya sarrit | هـِي َ سـَرّ ِت |
| They made | humma sarruhumma sarroo | هـُمّ َ سـَرّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might make | 'ana yimkin 'asurraacnaa yimkin aacsurr | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـُرّ |
| We might make | 'ihna yimkin nisurriicHnaa yimkin nisurr | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـُرّ |
| You(m) might make | 'inta yimkin tisurriicnta yimkin tisurr | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـُرّ |
| You(f) might make | 'inti yimkin tisurriiicnti yimkin tisurry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـُرّي |
| You(pl) might make | 'intu yimkin tisurruiicntoo yimkin tisurroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـُرّوا |
| He/it(m) might make | huwa yimkin yisurrhuwa yimkin yisurr | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـُرّ |
| She/it(f) might make | hiya yimkin tisurrhiya yimkin tisurr | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـُرّ |
| They might make | humma yimkin yisurruhumma yimkin yisurroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـُرّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I make | 'ana basurraacnaa basurr | أنا َ بـَسـُرّ |
| We make | 'ihna binsurriicHnaa binsurr | إحنا َ بـِنسـُرّ |
| You(m) make | 'inta bitsurriicnta bitsurr | إنت َ بـِتسـُرّ |
| You(f) make | 'inti bitsurriiicnti bitsurry | إنت ِ بـِتسـُرّي |
| You(pl) make | 'intu bitsurruiicntoo bitsurroo | إنتوا بـِتسـُرّوا |
| He/it(m) makes | huwa biyisurrhuwa biyisurr | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـُرّ |
| She/it(f) makes | hiya bitsurrhiya bitsurr | هـِي َ بـِتسـُرّ |
| They make | humma biyisurruhumma biyisurroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـُرّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will make | 'ana hasurraacnaa hasurr | أنا َ هـَسـُرّ |
| We will make | 'ihna hansurriicHnaa hansurr | إحنا َ هـَنسـُرّ |
| You(m) will make | 'inta hatsurriicnta hatsurr | إنت َ هـَتسـُرّ |
| You(f) will make | 'inti hatsurriiicnti hatsurry | إنت ِ هـَتسـُرّي |
| You(pl) will make | 'intu hatsurruiicntoo hatsurroo | إنتوا هـَتسـُرّوا |
| He/it(m) will make | huwa hayisurrhuwa hayisurr | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـُرّ |
| She/it(f) will make | hiya hatsurrhiya hatsurr | هـِي َ هـَتسـُرّ |
| They will make | humma hayisurruhumma hayisurroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـُرّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) make! | 'isurriicsurr | إسـُرّ |
| You(f) make! | 'isurriiicsurry | إسـُرّي |
| You(pl) make! | 'isurruiicsurroo | إسـُرّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa masroorhuwa masrwr | هـُو َ مـَسرور |
| She/it(f) is | hiya masroorahiya masrwraö | هـِي َ مـَسرور َة |
| They are | humma masrooreenhumma masrwryn | هـُمّ َ مـَسرورين |
