Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I thought | 'ana 'iftakartaacnaa iicftakart | أنا َ إفتـَكـَرت |
| We thought | 'ihna 'iftakarnaiicHnaa iicftakarnaa | إحنا َ إفتـَكـَرنا |
| You(m) thought | 'inta 'iftakartiicnta iicftakart | إنت َ إفتـَكـَرت |
| You(f) thought | 'inti 'iftakartiiicnti iicftakarty | إنت ِ إفتـَكـَرتي |
| You(pl) thought | 'intu 'iftakartuiicntoo iicftakartoo | إنتوا إفتـَكـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) thought | huwa 'iftakarhuwa iicftakar | هـُو َ إفتـَكـَر |
| She/it(f) thought | hiya 'iftakarithiya iicftakarit | هـِي َ إفتـَكـَر ِت |
| They thought | humma 'iftakaruhumma iicftakaroo | هـُمّ َ إفتـَكـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might think | 'ana yimkin 'aftikiraacnaa yimkin aacftikir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفتـِكـِر |
| We might think | 'ihna yimkin niftikiriicHnaa yimkin niftikir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفتـِكـِر |
| You(m) might think | 'inta yimkin tiftikiriicnta yimkin tiftikir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفتـِكـِر |
| You(f) might think | 'inti yimkin tiftikriiicnti yimkin tiftikry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفتـِكري |
| You(pl) might think | 'intu yimkin tiftikruiicntoo yimkin tiftikroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفتـِكروا |
| He/it(m) might think | huwa yimkin yiftikirhuwa yimkin yiftikir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفتـِكـِر |
| She/it(f) might think | hiya yimkin tiftikirhiya yimkin tiftikir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفتـِكـِر |
| They might think | humma yimkin yiftikruhumma yimkin yiftikroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفتـِكروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I think | 'ana baftikiraacnaa baftikir | أنا َ بـَفتـِكـِر |
| We think | 'ihna biniftikiriicHnaa biniftikir | إحنا َ بـِنـِفتـِكـِر |
| You(m) think | 'inta bitiftikiriicnta bitiftikir | إنت َ بـِتـِفتـِكـِر |
| You(f) think | 'inti bitiftikriiicnti bitiftikry | إنت ِ بـِتـِفتـِكري |
| You(pl) think | 'intu bitiftikruiicntoo bitiftikroo | إنتوا بـِتـِفتـِكروا |
| He/it(m) thinks | huwa biyiftikirhuwa biyiftikir | هـُو َ بـِيـِفتـِكـِر |
| She/it(f) thinks | hiya bitiftikirhiya bitiftikir | هـِي َ بـِتـِفتـِكـِر |
| They think | humma biyiftikruhumma biyiftikroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفتـِكروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will think | 'ana haftikiraacnaa haftikir | أنا َ هـَفتـِكـِر |
| We will think | 'ihna haniftikiriicHnaa haniftikir | إحنا َ هـَنـِفتـِكـِر |
| You(m) will think | 'inta hatiftikiriicnta hatiftikir | إنت َ هـَتـِفتـِكـِر |
| You(f) will think | 'inti hatiftikriiicnti hatiftikry | إنت ِ هـَتـِفتـِكري |
| You(pl) will think | 'intu hatiftikruiicntoo hatiftikroo | إنتوا هـَتـِفتـِكروا |
| He/it(m) will think | huwa hayiftikirhuwa hayiftikir | هـُو َ هـَيـِفتـِكـِر |
| She/it(f) will think | hiya hatiftikirhiya hatiftikir | هـِي َ هـَتـِفتـِكـِر |
| They will think | humma hayiftikruhumma hayiftikroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفتـِكروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) think! | 'iftikiriicftikir | إفتـِكـِر |
| You(f) think! | 'iftikiriiicftikiry | إفتـِكـِري |
| You(pl) think! | 'iftikiruiicftikiroo | إفتـِكـِروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is thought | huwa muftakirhuwa muftakir | هـُو َ مـُفتـَكـِر |
| She/it(f) is thought | hiya muftakirahiya muftakiraö | هـِي َ مـُفتـَكـِر َة |
| They are thought | humma muftakireenhumma muftakiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُفتـَكـِرين |
