Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spread | 'ana sattahtaacnaa saTTaHt | أنا َ سـَطّـَحت |
| We spread | 'ihna sattahnaiicHnaa saTTaHnaa | إحنا َ سـَطّـَحنا |
| You(m) spread | 'inta sattahtiicnta saTTaHt | إنت َ سـَطّـَحت |
| You(f) spread | 'inti sattahtiiicnti saTTaHty | إنت ِ سـَطّـَحتي |
| You(pl) spread | 'intu sattahtuiicntoo saTTaHtoo | إنتوا سـَطّـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) spread | huwa sattahhuwa saTTaH | هـُو َ سـَطّـَح |
| She/it(f) spread | hiya sattahithiya saTTaHit | هـِي َ سـَطّـَحـِت |
| They spread | humma sattahuhumma saTTaHoo | هـُمّ َ سـَطّـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spread | 'ana yimkin 'asattahaacnaa yimkin aacsaTTaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَطّـَح |
| We might spread | 'ihna yimkin nisattahiicHnaa yimkin nisaTTaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَطّـَح |
| You(m) might spread | 'inta yimkin tisattahiicnta yimkin tisaTTaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَطّـَح |
| You(f) might spread | 'inti yimkin tisattahiiicnti yimkin tisaTTaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَطّـَحي |
| You(pl) might spread | 'intu yimkin tisattahuiicntoo yimkin tisaTTaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَطّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might spread | huwa yimkin yisattahhuwa yimkin yisaTTaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَطّـَح |
| She/it(f) might spread | hiya yimkin tisattahhiya yimkin tisaTTaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَطّـَح |
| They might spread | humma yimkin yisattahuhumma yimkin yisaTTaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَطّـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spread | 'ana basattahaacnaa basaTTaH | أنا َ بـَسـَطّـَح |
| We spread | 'ihna binisattahiicHnaa binisaTTaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِسـَطّـَح |
| You(m) spread | 'inta bitisattahiicnta bitisaTTaH | إنت َ بـِتـِسـَطّـَح |
| You(f) spread | 'inti bitisattahiiicnti bitisaTTaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـَطّـَحي |
| You(pl) spread | 'intu bitisattahuiicntoo bitisaTTaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسـَطّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) spreads | huwa biyisattahhuwa biyisaTTaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَطّـَح |
| She/it(f) spreads | hiya bitisattahhiya bitisaTTaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِسـَطّـَح |
| They spread | humma biyisattahuhumma biyisaTTaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَطّـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spread | 'ana hasattahaacnaa hasaTTaH | أنا َ هـَسـَطّـَح |
| We will spread | 'ihna hanisattahiicHnaa hanisaTTaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِسـَطّـَح |
| You(m) will spread | 'inta hatisattahiicnta hatisaTTaH | إنت َ هـَتـِسـَطّـَح |
| You(f) will spread | 'inti hatisattahiiicnti hatisaTTaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسـَطّـَحي |
| You(pl) will spread | 'intu hatisattahuiicntoo hatisaTTaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسـَطّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will spread | huwa hayisattahhuwa hayisaTTaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَطّـَح |
| She/it(f) will spread | hiya hatisattahhiya hatisaTTaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِسـَطّـَح |
| They will spread | humma hayisattahuhumma hayisaTTaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَطّـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spread! | 'istahiicsTaH | إسطـَح |
| You(f) spread! | 'istahiiicsTaHy | إسطـَحي |
| You(pl) spread! | istahuisTaHoo | ِسطـَحوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is spread | huwa mastoohhuwa masTwH | هـُو َ مـَسطوح |
| She/it(f) is spread | hiya mastoohahiya masTwHaö | هـِي َ مـَسطوحـَة |
| They are spread | humma mastooheenhumma masTwHyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسطوحين |
