Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I left | 'ana saefirtaacnaa saefirt | أنا َ سا َفـِرت |
| We left | 'ihna saefirnaiicHnaa saefirnaa | إحنا َ سا َفـِرنا |
| You(m) left | 'inta saefirtiicnta saefirt | إنت َ سا َفـِرت |
| You(f) left | 'inti saefirtiiicnti saefirty | إنت ِ سا َفـِرتي |
| You(pl) left | 'intu saefirtuiicntoo saefirtoo | إنتوا سا َفـِرتوا |
| He/it(m) left | huwa saefirhuwa saefir | هـُو َ سا َفـِر |
| She/it(f) left | hiya safrithiya saefrit | هـِي َ سا َفر ِت |
| They left | humma saefiruhumma saefiroo | هـُمّ َ سا َفـِروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might leave | 'ana yimkin 'asaefiraacnaa yimkin aacsaefir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسا َفـِر |
| We might leave | 'ihna yimkin nisaefiriicHnaa yimkin nisaefir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسا َفـِر |
| You(m) might leave | 'inta yimkin tisaefiriicnta yimkin tisaefir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َفـِر |
| You(f) might leave | 'inti yimkin tisafriiicnti yimkin tisaefry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َفري |
| You(pl) might leave | 'intu yimkin tisafruiicntoo yimkin tisaefroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسا َفروا |
| He/it(m) might leave | huwa yimkin yisaefirhuwa yimkin yisaefir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسا َفـِر |
| She/it(f) might leave | hiya yimkin tisaefirhiya yimkin tisaefir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َفـِر |
| They might leave | humma yimkin yisafruhumma yimkin yisaefroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسا َفروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I leave | 'ana basaefiraacnaa basaefir | أنا َ بـَسا َفـِر |
| We leave | 'ihna binsaefiriicHnaa binsaefir | إحنا َ بـِنسا َفـِر |
| You(m) leave | 'inta bitsaefiriicnta bitsaefir | إنت َ بـِتسا َفـِر |
| You(f) leave | 'inti bitsafriiicnti bitsaefry | إنت ِ بـِتسا َفري |
| You(pl) leave | 'intu bitsafruiicntoo bitsaefroo | إنتوا بـِتسا َفروا |
| He/it(m) leaves | huwa biyisaefirhuwa biyisaefir | هـُو َ بـِيـِسا َفـِر |
| She/it(f) leaves | hiya bitsaefirhiya bitsaefir | هـِي َ بـِتسا َفـِر |
| They leave | humma biysafruhumma biysaefroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيسا َفروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will leave | 'ana hasaefiraacnaa hasaefir | أنا َ هـَسا َفـِر |
| We will leave | 'ihna hansaefiriicHnaa hansaefir | إحنا َ هـَنسا َفـِر |
| You(m) will leave | 'inta hatsaefiriicnta hatsaefir | إنت َ هـَتسا َفـِر |
| You(f) will leave | 'inti hatsafriiicnti hatsaefry | إنت ِ هـَتسا َفري |
| You(pl) will leave | 'intu hatsafruiicntoo hatsaefroo | إنتوا هـَتسا َفروا |
| He/it(m) will leave | huwa hayisaefirhuwa hayisaefir | هـُو َ هـَيـِسا َفـِر |
| She/it(f) will leave | hiya hatsaefirhiya hatsaefir | هـِي َ هـَتسا َفـِر |
| They will leave | humma hayisafruhumma hayisaefroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسا َفروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) leave! | saefirsaefir | سا َفـِر |
| You(f) leave! | safrisaefry | سا َفري |
| You(pl) leave! | safrusaefroo | سا َفروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa musaefirhuwa musaefir | هـُو َ مـُسا َفـِر |
| She/it(f) is | hiya musaefirahiya musaefiraö | هـِي َ مـُسا َفـِر َة |
| They are | humma musaefireenhumma musaefiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُسا َفـِرين |
