Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I burnt | 'ana lasaAtaacnaa lasaAt | أنا َ لـَسـَعت |
| We burnt | 'ihna lasaAnaiicHnaa lasaAnaa | إحنا َ لـَسـَعنا |
| You(m) burnt | 'inta lasaAtiicnta lasaAt | إنت َ لـَسـَعت |
| You(f) burnt | 'inti lasaAtiiicnti lasaAty | إنت ِ لـَسـَعتي |
| You(pl) burnt | 'intu lasaAtuiicntoo lasaAtoo | إنتوا لـَسـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) burnt | huwa lasaAhuwa lasaA | هـُو َ لـَسـَع |
| She/it(f) burnt | hiya lasaAithiya lasaAit | هـِي َ لـَسـَعـِت |
| They burnt | humma lasaAuhumma lasaAoo | هـُمّ َ لـَسـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might burn | 'ana yimkin 'alsaAaacnaa yimkin aaclsaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألسـَع |
| We might burn | 'ihna yimkin nilsaAiicHnaa yimkin nilsaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلسـَع |
| You(m) might burn | 'inta yimkin tilsaAiicnta yimkin tilsaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلسـَع |
| You(f) might burn | 'inti yimkin tilsaAiiicnti yimkin tilsaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلسـَعي |
| You(pl) might burn | 'intu yimkin tilsaAuiicntoo yimkin tilsaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلسـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might burn | huwa yimkin yilsaAhuwa yimkin yilsaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلسـَع |
| She/it(f) might burn | hiya yimkin tilsaAhiya yimkin tilsaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلسـَع |
| They might burn | humma yimkin yilsaAuhumma yimkin yilsaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلسـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I burn | 'ana balsaAaacnaa balsaA | أنا َ بـَلسـَع |
| We burn | 'ihna binilsaAiicHnaa binilsaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِلسـَع |
| You(m) burn | 'inta bitilsaAiicnta bitilsaA | إنت َ بـِتـِلسـَع |
| You(f) burn | 'inti bitilsaAiiicnti bitilsaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلسـَعي |
| You(pl) burn | 'intu bitilsaAuiicntoo bitilsaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلسـَعوا |
| He/it(m) burns | huwa biyilsaAhuwa biyilsaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِلسـَع |
| She/it(f) burns | hiya bitilsaAhiya bitilsaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِلسـَع |
| They burn | humma biyilsaAuhumma biyilsaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلسـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will burn | 'ana halsaAaacnaa halsaA | أنا َ هـَلسـَع |
| We will burn | 'ihna hanilsaAiicHnaa hanilsaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِلسـَع |
| You(m) will burn | 'inta hatilsaAiicnta hatilsaA | إنت َ هـَتـِلسـَع |
| You(f) will burn | 'inti hatilsaAiiicnti hatilsaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلسـَعي |
| You(pl) will burn | 'intu hatilsaAuiicntoo hatilsaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلسـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will burn | huwa hayilsaAhuwa hayilsaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِلسـَع |
| She/it(f) will burn | hiya hatilsaAhiya hatilsaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِلسـَع |
| They will burn | humma hayilsaAuhumma hayilsaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلسـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) burn! | 'ilsaAiiclsaA | إلسـَع |
| You(f) burn! | 'ilsaAiiiclsaAy | إلسـَعي |
| You(pl) burn! | 'ilsaAuiiclsaAoo | إلسـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is burnt | huwa malsooAhuwa malswA | هـُو َ مـَلسوع |
| She/it(f) is burnt | hiya malsooAahiya malswAaö | هـِي َ مـَلسوعـَة |
| They are burnt | humma malsooAeenhumma malswAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَلسوعين |
