Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I knew | 'ana Airiftaacnaa Airift | أنا َ عـِر ِفت |
| We knew | 'ihna AirifnaiicHnaa Airifnaa | إحنا َ عـِر ِفنا |
| You(m) knew | 'inta Airiftiicnta Airift | إنت َ عـِر ِفت |
| You(f) knew | 'inti Airiftiiicnti Airifty | إنت ِ عـِر ِفتي |
| You(pl) knew | 'intu Airiftuiicntoo Airiftoo | إنتوا عـِر ِفتوا |
| He/it(m) knew | huwa Airifhuwa Airif | هـُو َ عـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) knew | hiya Airfithiya Airfit | هـِي َ عـِرفـِت |
| They knew | humma Airfuhumma Airfoo | هـُمّ َ عـِرفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might know | 'ana yimkin 'aArafaacnaa yimkin aacAraf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعر َف |
| We might know | 'ihna yimkin niArafiicHnaa yimkin niAraf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعر َف |
| You(m) might know | 'inta yimkin tiArafiicnta yimkin tiAraf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعر َف |
| You(f) might know | 'inti yimkin tiArafiiicnti yimkin tiArafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعر َفي |
| You(pl) might know | 'intu yimkin tiArafuiicntoo yimkin tiArafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعر َفوا |
| He/it(m) might know | huwa yimkin yiArafhuwa yimkin yiAraf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعر َف |
| She/it(f) might know | hiya yimkin tiArafhiya yimkin tiAraf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعر َف |
| They might know | humma yimkin yiArafuhumma yimkin yiArafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعر َفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I know | 'ana baArafaacnaa baAraf | أنا َ بـَعر َف |
| We know | 'ihna biniArafiicHnaa biniAraf | إحنا َ بـِنـِعر َف |
| You(m) know | 'inta bitiArafiicnta bitiAraf | إنت َ بـِتـِعر َف |
| You(f) know | 'inti bitiArafiiicnti bitiArafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِعر َفي |
| You(pl) know | 'intu bitiArafuiicntoo bitiArafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِعر َفوا |
| He/it(m) knows | huwa biyiArafhuwa biyiAraf | هـُو َ بـِيـِعر َف |
| She/it(f) knows | hiya bitiArafhiya bitiAraf | هـِي َ بـِتـِعر َف |
| They know | humma biyiArafuhumma biyiArafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعر َفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will know | 'ana haArafaacnaa haAraf | أنا َ هـَعر َف |
| We will know | 'ihna haniArafiicHnaa haniAraf | إحنا َ هـَنـِعر َف |
| You(m) will know | 'inta hatiArafiicnta hatiAraf | إنت َ هـَتـِعر َف |
| You(f) will know | 'inti hatiArafiiicnti hatiArafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِعر َفي |
| You(pl) will know | 'intu hatiArafuiicntoo hatiArafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِعر َفوا |
| He/it(m) will know | huwa hayiArafhuwa hayiAraf | هـُو َ هـَيـِعر َف |
| She/it(f) will know | hiya hatiArafhiya hatiAraf | هـِي َ هـَتـِعر َف |
| They will know | humma hayiArafuhumma hayiArafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعر َفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) know! | 'iArifiicArif | إعر ِف |
| You(f) know! | 'iArifiiicArify | إعر ِفي |
| You(pl) know! | 'iArifuiicArifoo | إعر ِفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am knowing | 'ana Aaerifaacnaa Aaerif | أنا َ عا َر ِف |
| I(f) am knowing | 'ana Aaerifaaacnaa Aaerifaö | أنا َ عا َر ِفـَة |
| We are knowing | 'ihna AaerifeeniicHnaa Aaerifyn | إحنا َ عا َر ِفين |
| You(m) are knowing | 'inta Aaerifiicnta Aaerif | إنت َ عا َر ِف |
| You(f) are knowing | 'inti Aaerifaiicnti Aaerifaö | إنت ِ عا َر ِفـَة |
| You(pl) are knowing | 'intu Aaerifeeniicntoo Aaerifyn | إنتوا عا َر ِفين |
| He/it(m) is knowing | huwa Aaerifhuwa Aaerif | هـُو َ عا َر ِف |
| She/it(f) is knowing | hiya Aaerifahiya Aaerifaö | هـِي َ عا َر ِفـَة |
| They are knowing | humma Aaerifeenhumma Aaerifyn | هـُمّ َ عا َر ِفين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is known | huwa maAroofhuwa maArwf | هـُو َ مـَعروف |
| She/it(f) is known | hiya maAroofahiya maArwfaö | هـِي َ مـَعروفـَة |
| They are known | humma maAroofeenhumma maArwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَعروفين |
