Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I snuffled | 'ana naffeetaacnaa naffyt | أنا َ نـَفّيت |
| We snuffled | 'ihna naffeenaiicHnaa naffynaa | إحنا َ نـَفّينا |
| You(m) snuffled | 'inta naffeetiicnta naffyt | إنت َ نـَفّيت |
| You(f) snuffled | 'inti naffeetiiicnti naffyty | إنت ِ نـَفّيتي |
| You(pl) snuffled | 'intu naffeetuiicntoo naffytoo | إنتوا نـَفّيتوا |
| He/it(m) snuffled | huwa naffhuwa naff | هـُو َ نـَفّ |
| She/it(f) snuffled | hiya naffithiya naffit | هـِي َ نـَفّـِت |
| They snuffled | humma naffuhumma naffoo | هـُمّ َ نـَفّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might snuffle | 'ana yimkin 'aniffaacnaa yimkin aacniff | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـِفّ |
| We might snuffle | 'ihna yimkin niniffiicHnaa yimkin niniff | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـِفّ |
| You(m) might snuffle | 'inta yimkin tiniffiicnta yimkin tiniff | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـِفّ |
| You(f) might snuffle | 'inti yimkin tiniffiiicnti yimkin tiniffy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـِفّي |
| You(pl) might snuffle | 'intu yimkin tiniffuiicntoo yimkin tiniffoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) might snuffle | huwa yimkin yiniffhuwa yimkin yiniff | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـِفّ |
| She/it(f) might snuffle | hiya yimkin tiniffhiya yimkin tiniff | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـِفّ |
| They might snuffle | humma yimkin yiniffuhumma yimkin yiniffoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـِفّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I snuffle | 'ana baniffaacnaa baniff | أنا َ بـَنـِفّ |
| We snuffle | 'ihna binniffiicHnaa binniff | إحنا َ بـِنّـِفّ |
| You(m) snuffle | 'inta bitniffiicnta bitniff | إنت َ بـِتنـِفّ |
| You(f) snuffle | 'inti bitniffiiicnti bitniffy | إنت ِ بـِتنـِفّي |
| You(pl) snuffle | 'intu bitniffuiicntoo bitniffoo | إنتوا بـِتنـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) snuffles | huwa biyiniffhuwa biyiniff | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـِفّ |
| She/it(f) snuffles | hiya bitniffhiya bitniff | هـِي َ بـِتنـِفّ |
| They snuffle | humma biyiniffuhumma biyiniffoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـِفّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will snuffle | 'ana haniffaacnaa haniff | أنا َ هـَنـِفّ |
| We will snuffle | 'ihna hanniffiicHnaa hanniff | إحنا َ هـَنّـِفّ |
| You(m) will snuffle | 'inta hatniffiicnta hatniff | إنت َ هـَتنـِفّ |
| You(f) will snuffle | 'inti hatniffiiicnti hatniffy | إنت ِ هـَتنـِفّي |
| You(pl) will snuffle | 'intu hatniffuiicntoo hatniffoo | إنتوا هـَتنـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) will snuffle | huwa hayiniffhuwa hayiniff | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـِفّ |
| She/it(f) will snuffle | hiya hatniffhiya hatniff | هـِي َ هـَتنـِفّ |
| They will snuffle | humma hayiniffuhumma hayiniffoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـِفّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) snuffle! | niffniff | نـِفّ |
| You(f) snuffle! | niffiniffy | نـِفّي |
| You(pl) snuffle! | niffuniffoo | نـِفّوا |
