Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I triggered | 'ana sabbibtaacnaa sabbibt | أنا َ سـَبّـِبت |
| We triggered | 'ihna sabbibnaiicHnaa sabbibnaa | إحنا َ سـَبّـِبنا |
| You(m) triggered | 'inta sabbibtiicnta sabbibt | إنت َ سـَبّـِبت |
| You(f) triggered | 'inti sabbibtiiicnti sabbibty | إنت ِ سـَبّـِبتي |
| You(pl) triggered | 'intu sabbibtuiicntoo sabbibtoo | إنتوا سـَبّـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) triggered | huwa sabbibhuwa sabbib | هـُو َ سـَبّـِب |
| She/it(f) triggered | hiya sabbibithiya sabbibit | هـِي َ سـَبّـِبـِت |
| They triggered | humma sabbibuhumma sabbiboo | هـُمّ َ سـَبّـِبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might trigger | 'ana yimkin 'asabbibaacnaa yimkin aacsabbib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَبّـِب |
| We might trigger | 'ihna yimkin nisabbibiicHnaa yimkin nisabbib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَبّـِب |
| You(m) might trigger | 'inta yimkin tisabbibiicnta yimkin tisabbib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِب |
| You(f) might trigger | 'inti yimkin tisabbibiiicnti yimkin tisabbiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِبي |
| You(pl) might trigger | 'intu yimkin tisabbibuiicntoo yimkin tisabbiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might trigger | huwa yimkin yisabbibhuwa yimkin yisabbib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَبّـِب |
| She/it(f) might trigger | hiya yimkin tisabbibhiya yimkin tisabbib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِب |
| They might trigger | humma yimkin yisabbibuhumma yimkin yisabbiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَبّـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I trigger | 'ana basabbibaacnaa basabbib | أنا َ بـَسـَبّـِب |
| We trigger | 'ihna binsabbibiicHnaa binsabbib | إحنا َ بـِنسـَبّـِب |
| You(m) trigger | 'inta bitsabbibiicnta bitsabbib | إنت َ بـِتسـَبّـِب |
| You(f) trigger | 'inti bitsabbibiiicnti bitsabbiby | إنت ِ بـِتسـَبّـِبي |
| You(pl) trigger | 'intu bitsabbibuiicntoo bitsabbiboo | إنتوا بـِتسـَبّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) triggers | huwa biyisabbibhuwa biyisabbib | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَبّـِب |
| She/it(f) triggers | hiya bitsabbibhiya bitsabbib | هـِي َ بـِتسـَبّـِب |
| They trigger | humma biyisabbibuhumma biyisabbiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَبّـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will trigger | 'ana hasabbibaacnaa hasabbib | أنا َ هـَسـَبّـِب |
| We will trigger | 'ihna hansabbibiicHnaa hansabbib | إحنا َ هـَنسـَبّـِب |
| You(m) will trigger | 'inta hatsabbibiicnta hatsabbib | إنت َ هـَتسـَبّـِب |
| You(f) will trigger | 'inti hatsabbibiiicnti hatsabbiby | إنت ِ هـَتسـَبّـِبي |
| You(pl) will trigger | 'intu hatsabbibuiicntoo hatsabbiboo | إنتوا هـَتسـَبّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will trigger | huwa hayisabbibhuwa hayisabbib | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَبّـِب |
| She/it(f) will trigger | hiya hatsabbibhiya hatsabbib | هـِي َ هـَتسـَبّـِب |
| They will trigger | humma hayisabbibuhumma hayisabbiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَبّـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) trigger! | sabbibsabbib | سـَبّـِب |
| You(f) trigger! | sabbibisabbiby | سـَبّـِبي |
| You(pl) trigger! | sabbibusabbiboo | سـَبّـِبوا |
