Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I thought | 'ana fakkartaacnaa fakkart | أنا َ فـَكّـَرت |
| We thought | 'ihna fakkarnaiicHnaa fakkarnaa | إحنا َ فـَكّـَرنا |
| You(m) thought | 'inta fakkartiicnta fakkart | إنت َ فـَكّـَرت |
| You(f) thought | 'inti fakkartiiicnti fakkarty | إنت ِ فـَكّـَرتي |
| You(pl) thought | 'intu fakkartuiicntoo fakkartoo | إنتوا فـَكّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) thought | huwa fakkarhuwa fakkar | هـُو َ فـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) thought | hiya fakkarithiya fakkarit | هـِي َ فـَكّـَر ِت |
| They thought | humma fakkaruhumma fakkaroo | هـُمّ َ فـَكّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might think | 'ana yimkin 'afakkaraacnaa yimkin aacfakkar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـَكّـَر |
| We might think | 'ihna yimkin nifakkariicHnaa yimkin nifakkar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(m) might think | 'inta yimkin tifakkariicnta yimkin tifakkar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(f) might think | 'inti yimkin tifakkariiicnti yimkin tifakkary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَكّـَري |
| You(pl) might think | 'intu yimkin tifakkaruiicntoo yimkin tifakkaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـَكّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might think | huwa yimkin yifakkarhuwa yimkin yifakkar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) might think | hiya yimkin tifakkarhiya yimkin tifakkar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَكّـَر |
| They might think | humma yimkin yifakkaruhumma yimkin yifakkaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَكّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I think | 'ana bafakkaraacnaa bafakkar | أنا َ بـَفـَكّـَر |
| We think | 'ihna binifakkariicHnaa binifakkar | إحنا َ بـِنـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(m) think | 'inta bitifakkariicnta bitifakkar | إنت َ بـِتـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(f) think | 'inti bitifakkariiicnti bitifakkary | إنت ِ بـِتـِفـَكّـَري |
| You(pl) think | 'intu bitifakkaruiicntoo bitifakkaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِفـَكّـَروا |
| He/it(m) thinks | huwa biyifakkarhuwa biyifakkar | هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) thinks | hiya bitifakkarhiya bitifakkar | هـِي َ بـِتـِفـَكّـَر |
| They think | humma biyifakkaruhumma biyifakkaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَكّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will think | 'ana hafakkaraacnaa hafakkar | أنا َ هـَفـَكّـَر |
| We will think | 'ihna hanifakkariicHnaa hanifakkar | إحنا َ هـَنـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(m) will think | 'inta hatifakkariicnta hatifakkar | إنت َ هـَتـِفـَكّـَر |
| You(f) will think | 'inti hatifakkariiicnti hatifakkary | إنت ِ هـَتـِفـَكّـَري |
| You(pl) will think | 'intu hatifakkaruiicntoo hatifakkaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِفـَكّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will think | huwa hayifakkarhuwa hayifakkar | هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) will think | hiya hatifakkarhiya hatifakkar | هـِي َ هـَتـِفـَكّـَر |
| They will think | humma hayifakkaruhumma hayifakkaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَكّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) think! | 'ifkariicfkar | إفكـَر |
| You(f) think! | 'ifkariiicfkary | إفكـَري |
| You(pl) think! | ifkaruifkaroo | ِفكـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is thought | huwa mufakkarhuwa mufakkar | هـُو َ مـُفـَكّـَر |
| She/it(f) is thought | hiya mufakkarahiya mufakkaraö | هـِي َ مـُفـَكّـَر َة |
| They are thought | humma mufakkareenhumma mufakkaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُفـَكّـَرين |
