Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I profited | 'ana ribihtaacnaa ribiHt | أنا َ ر ِبـِحت |
| We profited | 'ihna ribihnaiicHnaa ribiHnaa | إحنا َ ر ِبـِحنا |
| You(m) profited | 'inta ribihtiicnta ribiHt | إنت َ ر ِبـِحت |
| You(f) profited | 'inti ribihtiiicnti ribiHty | إنت ِ ر ِبـِحتي |
| You(pl) profited | 'intu ribihtuiicntoo ribiHtoo | إنتوا ر ِبـِحتوا |
| He/it(m) profited | huwa ribihhuwa ribiH | هـُو َ ر ِبـِح |
| She/it(f) profited | hiya ribhithiya ribHit | هـِي َ ر ِبحـِت |
| They profited | humma ribhuhumma ribHoo | هـُمّ َ ر ِبحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might profit | 'ana yimkin 'arbahaacnaa yimkin aacrbaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أربـَح |
| We might profit | 'ihna yimkin nirbahiicHnaa yimkin nirbaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِربـَح |
| You(m) might profit | 'inta yimkin tirbahiicnta yimkin tirbaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِربـَح |
| You(f) might profit | 'inti yimkin tirbahiiicnti yimkin tirbaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِربـَحي |
| You(pl) might profit | 'intu yimkin tirbahuiicntoo yimkin tirbaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِربـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might profit | huwa yimkin yirbahhuwa yimkin yirbaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِربـَح |
| She/it(f) might profit | hiya yimkin tirbahhiya yimkin tirbaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِربـَح |
| They might profit | humma yimkin yirbahuhumma yimkin yirbaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِربـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I profit | 'ana barbahaacnaa barbaH | أنا َ بـَربـَح |
| We profit | 'ihna binirbahiicHnaa binirbaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِربـَح |
| You(m) profit | 'inta bitirbahiicnta bitirbaH | إنت َ بـِتـِربـَح |
| You(f) profit | 'inti bitirbahiiicnti bitirbaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِربـَحي |
| You(pl) profit | 'intu bitirbahuiicntoo bitirbaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِربـَحوا |
| He/it(m) profits | huwa biyirbahhuwa biyirbaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِربـَح |
| She/it(f) profits | hiya bitirbahhiya bitirbaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِربـَح |
| They profit | humma biyirbahuhumma biyirbaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِربـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will profit | 'ana harbahaacnaa harbaH | أنا َ هـَربـَح |
| We will profit | 'ihna hanirbahiicHnaa hanirbaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِربـَح |
| You(m) will profit | 'inta hatirbahiicnta hatirbaH | إنت َ هـَتـِربـَح |
| You(f) will profit | 'inti hatirbahiiicnti hatirbaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِربـَحي |
| You(pl) will profit | 'intu hatirbahuiicntoo hatirbaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِربـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will profit | huwa hayirbahhuwa hayirbaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِربـَح |
| She/it(f) will profit | hiya hatirbahhiya hatirbaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِربـَح |
| They will profit | humma hayirbahuhumma hayirbaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِربـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) profit! | 'irbihiicrbiH | إربـِح |
| You(f) profit! | 'irbihiiicrbiHy | إربـِحي |
| You(pl) profit! | 'irbihuiicrbiHoo | إربـِحوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is profited | huwa marboohhuwa marbwH | هـُو َ مـَربوح |
| She/it(f) is profited | hiya marboohahiya marbwHaö | هـِي َ مـَربوحـَة |
| They are profited | humma marbooheenhumma marbwHyn | هـُمّ َ مـَربوحين |
