Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I poisoned | 'ana sammimtaacnaa sammimt | أنا َ سـَمّـِمت |
| We poisoned | 'ihna sammimnaiicHnaa sammimnaa | إحنا َ سـَمّـِمنا |
| You(m) poisoned | 'inta sammimtiicnta sammimt | إنت َ سـَمّـِمت |
| You(f) poisoned | 'inti sammimtiiicnti sammimty | إنت ِ سـَمّـِمتي |
| You(pl) poisoned | 'intu sammimtuiicntoo sammimtoo | إنتوا سـَمّـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) poisoned | huwa sammimhuwa sammim | هـُو َ سـَمّـِم |
| She/it(f) poisoned | hiya sammimithiya sammimit | هـِي َ سـَمّـِمـِت |
| They poisoned | humma sammimuhumma sammimoo | هـُمّ َ سـَمّـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might poison | 'ana yimkin 'asammimaacnaa yimkin aacsammim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَمّـِم |
| We might poison | 'ihna yimkin nisammimiicHnaa yimkin nisammim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَمّـِم |
| You(m) might poison | 'inta yimkin tisammimiicnta yimkin tisammim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّـِم |
| You(f) might poison | 'inti yimkin tisammimiiicnti yimkin tisammimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّـِمي |
| You(pl) might poison | 'intu yimkin tisammimuiicntoo yimkin tisammimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّـِموا |
| He/it(m) might poison | huwa yimkin yisammimhuwa yimkin yisammim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَمّـِم |
| She/it(f) might poison | hiya yimkin tisammimhiya yimkin tisammim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَمّـِم |
| They might poison | humma yimkin yisammimuhumma yimkin yisammimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَمّـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I poison | 'ana basammimaacnaa basammim | أنا َ بـَسـَمّـِم |
| We poison | 'ihna binsammimiicHnaa binsammim | إحنا َ بـِنسـَمّـِم |
| You(m) poison | 'inta bitsammimiicnta bitsammim | إنت َ بـِتسـَمّـِم |
| You(f) poison | 'inti bitsammimiiicnti bitsammimy | إنت ِ بـِتسـَمّـِمي |
| You(pl) poison | 'intu bitsammimuiicntoo bitsammimoo | إنتوا بـِتسـَمّـِموا |
| He/it(m) poisons | huwa biyisammimhuwa biyisammim | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَمّـِم |
| She/it(f) poisons | hiya bitsammimhiya bitsammim | هـِي َ بـِتسـَمّـِم |
| They poison | humma biyisammimuhumma biyisammimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَمّـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will poison | 'ana hasammimaacnaa hasammim | أنا َ هـَسـَمّـِم |
| We will poison | 'ihna hansammimiicHnaa hansammim | إحنا َ هـَنسـَمّـِم |
| You(m) will poison | 'inta hatsammimiicnta hatsammim | إنت َ هـَتسـَمّـِم |
| You(f) will poison | 'inti hatsammimiiicnti hatsammimy | إنت ِ هـَتسـَمّـِمي |
| You(pl) will poison | 'intu hatsammimuiicntoo hatsammimoo | إنتوا هـَتسـَمّـِموا |
| He/it(m) will poison | huwa hayisammimhuwa hayisammim | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَمّـِم |
| She/it(f) will poison | hiya hatsammimhiya hatsammim | هـِي َ هـَتسـَمّـِم |
| They will poison | humma hayisammimuhumma hayisammimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَمّـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) poison! | sammimsammim | سـَمّـِم |
| You(f) poison! | sammimisammimy | سـَمّـِمي |
| You(pl) poison! | sammimusammimoo | سـَمّـِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is poisoned | huwa musammimhuwa musammim | هـُو َ مـُسـَمّـِم |
| She/it(f) is poisoned | hiya musammimahiya musammimaö | هـِي َ مـُسـَمّـِمـَة |
| They are poisoned | humma musammimeenhumma musammimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُسـَمّـِمين |
