Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I gave | 'ana satartaacnaa satart | أنا َ سـَتـَرت |
| We gave | 'ihna satarnaiicHnaa satarnaa | إحنا َ سـَتـَرنا |
| You(m) gave | 'inta satartiicnta satart | إنت َ سـَتـَرت |
| You(f) gave | 'inti satartiiicnti satarty | إنت ِ سـَتـَرتي |
| You(pl) gave | 'intu satartuiicntoo satartoo | إنتوا سـَتـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) gave | huwa satarhuwa satar | هـُو َ سـَتـَر |
| She/it(f) gave | hiya satarithiya satarit | هـِي َ سـَتـَر ِت |
| They gave | humma sataruhumma sataroo | هـُمّ َ سـَتـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might give | 'ana yimkin 'astiraacnaa yimkin aacstir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـِر |
| We might give | 'ihna yimkin nistiriicHnaa yimkin nistir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـِر |
| You(m) might give | 'inta yimkin tistiriicnta yimkin tistir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـِر |
| You(f) might give | 'inti yimkin tistiriiicnti yimkin tistiry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِستـِري |
| You(pl) might give | 'intu yimkin tistiruiicntoo yimkin tistiroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِستـِروا |
| He/it(m) might give | huwa yimkin yistirhuwa yimkin yistir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـِر |
| She/it(f) might give | hiya yimkin tistirhiya yimkin tistir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـِر |
| They might give | humma yimkin yistiruhumma yimkin yistiroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـِروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I give | 'ana bastiraacnaa bastir | أنا َ بـَستـِر |
| We give | 'ihna binistiriicHnaa binistir | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـِر |
| You(m) give | 'inta bitistiriicnta bitistir | إنت َ بـِتـِستـِر |
| You(f) give | 'inti bitistiriiicnti bitistiry | إنت ِ بـِتـِستـِري |
| You(pl) give | 'intu bitistiruiicntoo bitistiroo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـِروا |
| He/it(m) gives | huwa biyistirhuwa biyistir | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـِر |
| She/it(f) gives | hiya bitistirhiya bitistir | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـِر |
| They give | humma biyistiruhumma biyistiroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـِروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will give | 'ana hastiraacnaa hastir | أنا َ هـَستـِر |
| We will give | 'ihna hanistiriicHnaa hanistir | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـِر |
| You(m) will give | 'inta hatistiriicnta hatistir | إنت َ هـَتـِستـِر |
| You(f) will give | 'inti hatistiriiicnti hatistiry | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـِري |
| You(pl) will give | 'intu hatistiruiicntoo hatistiroo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـِروا |
| He/it(m) will give | huwa hayistirhuwa hayistir | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـِر |
| She/it(f) will give | hiya hatistirhiya hatistir | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـِر |
| They will give | humma hayistiruhumma hayistiroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـِروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) give! | 'istiriicstir | إستـِر |
| You(f) give! | 'istiriiicstiry | إستـِري |
| You(pl) give! | 'istiruiicstiroo | إستـِروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is given | huwa mustoorhuwa mustwr | هـُو َ مـُستور |
| She/it(f) is given | hiya mustoorahiya mustwraö | هـِي َ مـُستور َة |
| They are given | humma mustooreenhumma mustwryn | هـُمّ َ مـُستورين |
