Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I imagined | 'ana 'itsawwartaacnaa iictSawwart | أنا َ إتصـَوّ َرت |
| We imagined | 'ihna 'itsawwarnaiicHnaa iictSawwarnaa | إحنا َ إتصـَوّ َرنا |
| You(m) imagined | 'inta 'itsawwartiicnta iictSawwart | إنت َ إتصـَوّ َرت |
| You(f) imagined | 'inti 'itsawwartiiicnti iictSawwarty | إنت ِ إتصـَوّ َرتي |
| You(pl) imagined | 'intu 'itsawwartuiicntoo iictSawwartoo | إنتوا إتصـَوّ َرتوا |
| He/it(m) imagined | huwa 'itsawwarhuwa iictSawwar | هـُو َ إتصـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) imagined | hiya 'itsawwarithiya iictSawwarit | هـِي َ إتصـَوّ َر ِت |
| They imagined | humma 'itsawwaruhumma iictSawwaroo | هـُمّ َ إتصـَوّ َروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might imagine | 'ana yimkin 'atsawwaraacnaa yimkin aactSawwar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتصـَوّ َر |
| We might imagine | 'ihna yimkin nitsawwariicHnaa yimkin nitSawwar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتصـَوّ َر |
| You(m) might imagine | 'inta yimkin titsawwariicnta yimkin titSawwar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـَوّ َر |
| You(f) might imagine | 'inti yimkin titsawwariiicnti yimkin titSawwary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـَوّ َري |
| You(pl) might imagine | 'intu yimkin titsawwaruiicntoo yimkin titSawwaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتصـَوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) might imagine | huwa yimkin yitsawwarhuwa yimkin yitSawwar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتصـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) might imagine | hiya yimkin titsawwarhiya yimkin titSawwar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـَوّ َر |
| They might imagine | humma yimkin yitsawwaruhumma yimkin yitSawwaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتصـَوّ َروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I imagine | 'ana batsawwaraacnaa batSawwar | أنا َ بـَتصـَوّ َر |
| We imagine | 'ihna binitsawwariicHnaa binitSawwar | إحنا َ بـِنـِتصـَوّ َر |
| You(m) imagine | 'inta bititsawwariicnta bititSawwar | إنت َ بـِتـِتصـَوّ َر |
| You(f) imagine | 'inti bititsawwariiicnti bititSawwary | إنت ِ بـِتـِتصـَوّ َري |
| You(pl) imagine | 'intu bititsawwaruiicntoo bititSawwaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِتصـَوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) imagines | huwa biyitsawwarhuwa biyitSawwar | هـُو َ بـِيـِتصـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) imagines | hiya bititsawwarhiya bititSawwar | هـِي َ بـِتـِتصـَوّ َر |
| They imagine | humma biyitsawwaruhumma biyitSawwaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتصـَوّ َروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will imagine | 'ana hatsawwaraacnaa hatSawwar | أنا َ هـَتصـَوّ َر |
| We will imagine | 'ihna hanitsawwariicHnaa hanitSawwar | إحنا َ هـَنـِتصـَوّ َر |
| You(m) will imagine | 'inta hatitsawwariicnta hatitSawwar | إنت َ هـَتـِتصـَوّ َر |
| You(f) will imagine | 'inti hatitsawwariiicnti hatitSawwary | إنت ِ هـَتـِتصـَوّ َري |
| You(pl) will imagine | 'intu hatitsawwaruiicntoo hatitSawwaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِتصـَوّ َروا |
| He/it(m) will imagine | huwa hayitsawwarhuwa hayitSawwar | هـُو َ هـَيـِتصـَوّ َر |
| She/it(f) will imagine | hiya hatitsawwarhiya hatitSawwar | هـِي َ هـَتـِتصـَوّ َر |
| They will imagine | humma hayitsawwaruhumma hayitSawwaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتصـَوّ َروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) imagine! | 'itsawwariictSawwar | إتصـَوّ َر |
| You(f) imagine! | 'itsawwariiictSawwary | إتصـَوّ َري |
| You(pl) imagine! | 'itsawwaruiictSawwaroo | إتصـَوّ َروا |
