Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I insulted | 'ana sabbeetaacnaa sabbyt | أنا َ سـَبّيت |
| We insulted | 'ihna sabbeenaiicHnaa sabbynaa | إحنا َ سـَبّينا |
| You(m) insulted | 'inta sabbeetiicnta sabbyt | إنت َ سـَبّيت |
| You(f) insulted | 'inti sabbeetiiicnti sabbyty | إنت ِ سـَبّيتي |
| You(pl) insulted | 'intu sabbeetuiicntoo sabbytoo | إنتوا سـَبّيتوا |
| He/it(m) insulted | huwa sabbhuwa sabb | هـُو َ سـَبّ |
| She/it(f) insulted | hiya sabbithiya sabbit | هـِي َ سـَبّـِت |
| They insulted | humma sabbuhumma sabboo | هـُمّ َ سـَبّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might insult | 'ana yimkin 'asibbaacnaa yimkin aacsibb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـِبّ |
| We might insult | 'ihna yimkin nisibbiicHnaa yimkin nisibb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـِبّ |
| You(m) might insult | 'inta yimkin tisibbiicnta yimkin tisibb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِبّ |
| You(f) might insult | 'inti yimkin tisibbiiicnti yimkin tisibby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِبّي |
| You(pl) might insult | 'intu yimkin tisibbuiicntoo yimkin tisibboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـِبّوا |
| He/it(m) might insult | huwa yimkin yisibbhuwa yimkin yisibb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـِبّ |
| She/it(f) might insult | hiya yimkin tisibbhiya yimkin tisibb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِبّ |
| They might insult | humma yimkin yisibbuhumma yimkin yisibboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـِبّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I insult | 'ana basibbaacnaa basibb | أنا َ بـَسـِبّ |
| We insult | 'ihna binsibbiicHnaa binsibb | إحنا َ بـِنسـِبّ |
| You(m) insult | 'inta bitsibbiicnta bitsibb | إنت َ بـِتسـِبّ |
| You(f) insult | 'inti bitsibbiiicnti bitsibby | إنت ِ بـِتسـِبّي |
| You(pl) insult | 'intu bitsibbuiicntoo bitsibboo | إنتوا بـِتسـِبّوا |
| He/it(m) insults | huwa biyisibbhuwa biyisibb | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـِبّ |
| She/it(f) insults | hiya bitsibbhiya bitsibb | هـِي َ بـِتسـِبّ |
| They insult | humma biyisibbuhumma biyisibboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـِبّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will insult | 'ana hasibbaacnaa hasibb | أنا َ هـَسـِبّ |
| We will insult | 'ihna hansibbiicHnaa hansibb | إحنا َ هـَنسـِبّ |
| You(m) will insult | 'inta hatsibbiicnta hatsibb | إنت َ هـَتسـِبّ |
| You(f) will insult | 'inti hatsibbiiicnti hatsibby | إنت ِ هـَتسـِبّي |
| You(pl) will insult | 'intu hatsibbuiicntoo hatsibboo | إنتوا هـَتسـِبّوا |
| He/it(m) will insult | huwa hayisibbhuwa hayisibb | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـِبّ |
| She/it(f) will insult | hiya hatsibbhiya hatsibb | هـِي َ هـَتسـِبّ |
| They will insult | humma hayisibbuhumma hayisibboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـِبّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) insult! | sibbsibb | سـِبّ |
| You(f) insult! | sibbisibby | سـِبّي |
| You(pl) insult! | sibbusibboo | سـِبّوا |
