Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I acquainted | 'ana Aarraftaacnaa Aarraft | أنا َ عـَرّ َفت |
| We acquainted | 'ihna AarrafnaiicHnaa Aarrafnaa | إحنا َ عـَرّ َفنا |
| You(m) acquainted | 'inta Aarraftiicnta Aarraft | إنت َ عـَرّ َفت |
| You(f) acquainted | 'inti Aarraftiiicnti Aarrafty | إنت ِ عـَرّ َفتي |
| You(pl) acquainted | 'intu Aarraftuiicntoo Aarraftoo | إنتوا عـَرّ َفتوا |
| He/it(m) acquainted | huwa Aarrafhuwa Aarraf | هـُو َ عـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) acquainted | hiya Aarrafithiya Aarrafit | هـِي َ عـَرّ َفـِت |
| They acquainted | humma Aarrafuhumma Aarrafoo | هـُمّ َ عـَرّ َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might acquaint | 'ana yimkin 'aAarrafaacnaa yimkin aacAarraf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـَرّ َف |
| We might acquaint | 'ihna yimkin niAarrafiicHnaa yimkin niAarraf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(m) might acquaint | 'inta yimkin tiAarrafiicnta yimkin tiAarraf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(f) might acquaint | 'inti yimkin tiAarrafiiicnti yimkin tiAarrafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) might acquaint | 'intu yimkin tiAarrafuiicntoo yimkin tiAarrafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) might acquaint | huwa yimkin yiAarrafhuwa yimkin yiAarraf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) might acquaint | hiya yimkin tiAarrafhiya yimkin tiAarraf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَرّ َف |
| They might acquaint | humma yimkin yiAarrafuhumma yimkin yiAarrafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَرّ َفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I acquaint | 'ana baAarrafaacnaa baAarraf | أنا َ بـَعـَرّ َف |
| We acquaint | 'ihna biniAarrafiicHnaa biniAarraf | إحنا َ بـِنـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(m) acquaint | 'inta bitiAarrafiicnta bitiAarraf | إنت َ بـِتـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(f) acquaint | 'inti bitiAarrafiiicnti bitiAarrafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِعـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) acquaint | 'intu bitiAarrafuiicntoo bitiAarrafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِعـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) acquaints | huwa biyiAarrafhuwa biyiAarraf | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) acquaints | hiya bitiAarrafhiya bitiAarraf | هـِي َ بـِتـِعـَرّ َف |
| They acquaint | humma biyiAarrafuhumma biyiAarrafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـَرّ َفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will acquaint | 'ana haAarrafaacnaa haAarraf | أنا َ هـَعـَرّ َف |
| We will acquaint | 'ihna haniAarrafiicHnaa haniAarraf | إحنا َ هـَنـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(m) will acquaint | 'inta hatiAarrafiicnta hatiAarraf | إنت َ هـَتـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(f) will acquaint | 'inti hatiAarrafiiicnti hatiAarrafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِعـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) will acquaint | 'intu hatiAarrafuiicntoo hatiAarrafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِعـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) will acquaint | huwa hayiAarrafhuwa hayiAarraf | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) will acquaint | hiya hatiAarrafhiya hatiAarraf | هـِي َ هـَتـِعـَرّ َف |
| They will acquaint | humma hayiAarrafuhumma hayiAarrafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـَرّ َفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) acquaint! | 'iArafiicAraf | إعر َف |
| You(f) acquaint! | 'iArafiiicArafy | إعر َفي |
| You(pl) acquaint! | iArafuiArafoo | ِعر َفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am acquainting | 'ana Aarrafaacnaa Aarraf | أنا َ عـَرّ َف |
| I(f) am acquainting | 'ana Aarrafaaacnaa Aarrafaö | أنا َ عـَرّ َفـَة |
| We are acquainting | 'ihna AarrafeeniicHnaa Aarrafyn | إحنا َ عـَرّ َفين |
| You(m) are acquainting | 'inta Aarrafiicnta Aarraf | إنت َ عـَرّ َف |
| You(f) are acquainting | 'inti Aarrafaiicnti Aarrafaö | إنت ِ عـَرّ َفـَة |
| You(pl) are acquainting | 'intu Aarrafeeniicntoo Aarrafyn | إنتوا عـَرّ َفين |
| He/it(m) is acquainting | huwa Aarrafhuwa Aarraf | هـُو َ عـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) is acquainting | hiya Aarrafahiya Aarrafaö | هـِي َ عـَرّ َفـَة |
| They are acquainting | humma Aarrafeenhumma Aarrafyn | هـُمّ َ عـَرّ َفين |
