Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I envied | 'ana nabartaacnaa nabart | أنا َ نـَبـَرت |
| We envied | 'ihna nabarnaiicHnaa nabarnaa | إحنا َ نـَبـَرنا |
| You(m) envied | 'inta nabartiicnta nabart | إنت َ نـَبـَرت |
| You(f) envied | 'inti nabartiiicnti nabarty | إنت ِ نـَبـَرتي |
| You(pl) envied | 'intu nabartuiicntoo nabartoo | إنتوا نـَبـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) envied | huwa nabarhuwa nabar | هـُو َ نـَبـَر |
| She/it(f) envied | hiya nabarithiya nabarit | هـِي َ نـَبـَر ِت |
| They envied | humma nabaruhumma nabaroo | هـُمّ َ نـَبـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might envy | 'ana yimkin 'anburaacnaa yimkin aacnbur | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنبـُر |
| We might envy | 'ihna yimkin nunburiicHnaa yimkin nunbur | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُنبـُر |
| You(m) might envy | 'inta yimkin tunburiicnta yimkin tunbur | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُنبـُر |
| You(f) might envy | 'inti yimkin tunburiiicnti yimkin tunbury | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُنبـُري |
| You(pl) might envy | 'intu yimkin tunburuiicntoo yimkin tunburoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُنبـُروا |
| He/it(m) might envy | huwa yimkin yunburhuwa yimkin yunbur | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُنبـُر |
| She/it(f) might envy | hiya yimkin tunburhiya yimkin tunbur | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُنبـُر |
| They might envy | humma yimkin yunburuhumma yimkin yunburoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُنبـُروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I envy | 'ana banburaacnaa banbur | أنا َ بـَنبـُر |
| We envy | 'ihna binunburiicHnaa binunbur | إحنا َ بـِنـُنبـُر |
| You(m) envy | 'inta bitunburiicnta bitunbur | إنت َ بـِتـُنبـُر |
| You(f) envy | 'inti bitunburiiicnti bitunbury | إنت ِ بـِتـُنبـُري |
| You(pl) envy | 'intu bitunburuiicntoo bitunburoo | إنتوا بـِتـُنبـُروا |
| He/it(m) envys | huwa biyunburhuwa biyunbur | هـُو َ بـِيـُنبـُر |
| She/it(f) envys | hiya bitunburhiya bitunbur | هـِي َ بـِتـُنبـُر |
| They envy | humma biyunburuhumma biyunburoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُنبـُروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will envy | 'ana hanburaacnaa hanbur | أنا َ هـَنبـُر |
| We will envy | 'ihna hanunburiicHnaa hanunbur | إحنا َ هـَنـُنبـُر |
| You(m) will envy | 'inta hatunburiicnta hatunbur | إنت َ هـَتـُنبـُر |
| You(f) will envy | 'inti hatunburiiicnti hatunbury | إنت ِ هـَتـُنبـُري |
| You(pl) will envy | 'intu hatunburuiicntoo hatunburoo | إنتوا هـَتـُنبـُروا |
| He/it(m) will envy | huwa hayunburhuwa hayunbur | هـُو َ هـَيـُنبـُر |
| She/it(f) will envy | hiya hatunburhiya hatunbur | هـِي َ هـَتـُنبـُر |
| They will envy | humma hayunburuhumma hayunburoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُنبـُروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) envy! | 'unburuucnbur | أ ُنبـُر |
| You(f) envy! | 'unburiuucnbury | أ ُنبـُري |
| You(pl) envy! | 'unburuuucnburoo | أ ُنبـُروا |
