Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I insisted | 'ana sammimtaacnaa Sammimt | أنا َ صـَمّـِمت |
| We insisted | 'ihna sammimnaiicHnaa Sammimnaa | إحنا َ صـَمّـِمنا |
| You(m) insisted | 'inta sammimtiicnta Sammimt | إنت َ صـَمّـِمت |
| You(f) insisted | 'inti sammimtiiicnti Sammimty | إنت ِ صـَمّـِمتي |
| You(pl) insisted | 'intu sammimtuiicntoo Sammimtoo | إنتوا صـَمّـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) insisted | huwa sammimhuwa Sammim | هـُو َ صـَمّـِم |
| She/it(f) insisted | hiya sammimithiya Sammimit | هـِي َ صـَمّـِمـِت |
| They insisted | humma sammimuhumma Sammimoo | هـُمّ َ صـَمّـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might insist | 'ana yimkin 'asammimaacnaa yimkin aacSammim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـَمّـِم |
| We might insist | 'ihna yimkin nisammimiicHnaa yimkin niSammim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـَمّـِم |
| You(m) might insist | 'inta yimkin tisammimiicnta yimkin tiSammim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَمّـِم |
| You(f) might insist | 'inti yimkin tisammimiiicnti yimkin tiSammimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَمّـِمي |
| You(pl) might insist | 'intu yimkin tisammimuiicntoo yimkin tiSammimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـَمّـِموا |
| He/it(m) might insist | huwa yimkin yisammimhuwa yimkin yiSammim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَمّـِم |
| She/it(f) might insist | hiya yimkin tisammimhiya yimkin tiSammim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَمّـِم |
| They might insist | humma yimkin yisammimuhumma yimkin yiSammimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَمّـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I insist | 'ana basammimaacnaa baSammim | أنا َ بـَصـَمّـِم |
| We insist | 'ihna binsammimiicHnaa binSammim | إحنا َ بـِنصـَمّـِم |
| You(m) insist | 'inta bitsammimiicnta bitSammim | إنت َ بـِتصـَمّـِم |
| You(f) insist | 'inti bitsammimiiicnti bitSammimy | إنت ِ بـِتصـَمّـِمي |
| You(pl) insist | 'intu bitsammimuiicntoo bitSammimoo | إنتوا بـِتصـَمّـِموا |
| He/it(m) insists | huwa biyisammimhuwa biyiSammim | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـَمّـِم |
| She/it(f) insists | hiya bitsammimhiya bitSammim | هـِي َ بـِتصـَمّـِم |
| They insist | humma biyisammimuhumma biyiSammimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـَمّـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will insist | 'ana hasammimaacnaa haSammim | أنا َ هـَصـَمّـِم |
| We will insist | 'ihna hansammimiicHnaa hanSammim | إحنا َ هـَنصـَمّـِم |
| You(m) will insist | 'inta hatsammimiicnta hatSammim | إنت َ هـَتصـَمّـِم |
| You(f) will insist | 'inti hatsammimiiicnti hatSammimy | إنت ِ هـَتصـَمّـِمي |
| You(pl) will insist | 'intu hatsammimuiicntoo hatSammimoo | إنتوا هـَتصـَمّـِموا |
| He/it(m) will insist | huwa hayisammimhuwa hayiSammim | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـَمّـِم |
| She/it(f) will insist | hiya hatsammimhiya hatSammim | هـِي َ هـَتصـَمّـِم |
| They will insist | humma hayisammimuhumma hayiSammimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـَمّـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) insist! | sammimSammim | صـَمّـِم |
| You(f) insist! | sammimiSammimy | صـَمّـِمي |
| You(pl) insist! | sammimuSammimoo | صـَمّـِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is insisted | huwa musammimhuwa muSammim | هـُو َ مـُصـَمّـِم |
| She/it(f) is insisted | hiya musammimahiya muSammimaö | هـِي َ مـُصـَمّـِمـَة |
| They are insisted | humma musammimeenhumma muSammimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُصـَمّـِمين |
