Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I smuggled | 'ana harrabtaacnaa harrabt | أنا َ هـَرّ َبت |
| We smuggled | 'ihna harrabnaiicHnaa harrabnaa | إحنا َ هـَرّ َبنا |
| You(m) smuggled | 'inta harrabtiicnta harrabt | إنت َ هـَرّ َبت |
| You(f) smuggled | 'inti harrabtiiicnti harrabty | إنت ِ هـَرّ َبتي |
| You(pl) smuggled | 'intu harrabtuiicntoo harrabtoo | إنتوا هـَرّ َبتوا |
| He/it(m) smuggled | huwa harrabhuwa harrab | هـُو َ هـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) smuggled | hiya harrabithiya harrabit | هـِي َ هـَرّ َبـِت |
| They smuggled | humma harrabuhumma harraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَرّ َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might smuggle | 'ana yimkin 'aharrabaacnaa yimkin aacharrab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهـَرّ َب |
| We might smuggle | 'ihna yimkin niharrabiicHnaa yimkin niharrab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهـَرّ َب |
| You(m) might smuggle | 'inta yimkin tiharrabiicnta yimkin tiharrab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَرّ َب |
| You(f) might smuggle | 'inti yimkin tiharrabiiicnti yimkin tiharraby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) might smuggle | 'intu yimkin tiharrabuiicntoo yimkin tiharraboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) might smuggle | huwa yimkin yiharrabhuwa yimkin yiharrab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) might smuggle | hiya yimkin tiharrabhiya yimkin tiharrab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـَرّ َب |
| They might smuggle | humma yimkin yiharrabuhumma yimkin yiharraboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـَرّ َبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I smuggle | 'ana baharrabaacnaa baharrab | أنا َ بـَهـَرّ َب |
| We smuggle | 'ihna biniharrabiicHnaa biniharrab | إحنا َ بـِنـِهـَرّ َب |
| You(m) smuggle | 'inta bitiharrabiicnta bitiharrab | إنت َ بـِتـِهـَرّ َب |
| You(f) smuggle | 'inti bitiharrabiiicnti bitiharraby | إنت ِ بـِتـِهـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) smuggle | 'intu bitiharrabuiicntoo bitiharraboo | إنتوا بـِتـِهـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) smuggles | huwa biyiharrabhuwa biyiharrab | هـُو َ بـِيـِهـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) smuggles | hiya bitiharrabhiya bitiharrab | هـِي َ بـِتـِهـَرّ َب |
| They smuggle | humma biyiharrabuhumma biyiharraboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهـَرّ َبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will smuggle | 'ana haharrabaacnaa haharrab | أنا َ هـَهـَرّ َب |
| We will smuggle | 'ihna haniharrabiicHnaa haniharrab | إحنا َ هـَنـِهـَرّ َب |
| You(m) will smuggle | 'inta hatiharrabiicnta hatiharrab | إنت َ هـَتـِهـَرّ َب |
| You(f) will smuggle | 'inti hatiharrabiiicnti hatiharraby | إنت ِ هـَتـِهـَرّ َبي |
| You(pl) will smuggle | 'intu hatiharrabuiicntoo hatiharraboo | إنتوا هـَتـِهـَرّ َبوا |
| He/it(m) will smuggle | huwa hayiharrabhuwa hayiharrab | هـُو َ هـَيـِهـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) will smuggle | hiya hatiharrabhiya hatiharrab | هـِي َ هـَتـِهـَرّ َب |
| They will smuggle | humma hayiharrabuhumma hayiharraboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهـَرّ َبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) smuggle! | 'ihrabiichrab | إهر َب |
| You(f) smuggle! | 'ihrabiiichraby | إهر َبي |
| You(pl) smuggle! | ihrabuihraboo | ِهر َبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is smuggled | huwa muharrabhuwa muharrab | هـُو َ مـُهـَرّ َب |
| She/it(f) is smuggled | hiya muharrabahiya muharrabaö | هـِي َ مـُهـَرّ َبـَة |
| They are smuggled | humma muharrabeenhumma muharrabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُهـَرّ َبين |
