Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I saved | 'ana sayyiftaacnaa sayyift | أنا َ سـَييـِفت |
| We saved | 'ihna sayyifnaiicHnaa sayyifnaa | إحنا َ سـَييـِفنا |
| You(m) saved | 'inta sayyiftiicnta sayyift | إنت َ سـَييـِفت |
| You(f) saved | 'inti sayyiftiiicnti sayyifty | إنت ِ سـَييـِفتي |
| You(pl) saved | 'intu sayyiftuiicntoo sayyiftoo | إنتوا سـَييـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) saved | huwa sayyifhuwa sayyif | هـُو َ سـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) saved | hiya sayyifithiya sayyifit | هـِي َ سـَييـِفـِت |
| They saved | humma sayyifuhumma sayyifoo | هـُمّ َ سـَييـِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might save | 'ana yimkin 'asayyifaacnaa yimkin aacsayyif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَييـِف |
| We might save | 'ihna yimkin nisayyifiicHnaa yimkin nisayyif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَييـِف |
| You(m) might save | 'inta yimkin tisayyifiicnta yimkin tisayyif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَييـِف |
| You(f) might save | 'inti yimkin tisayyifiiicnti yimkin tisayyify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) might save | 'intu yimkin tisayyifuiicntoo yimkin tisayyifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَييـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might save | huwa yimkin yisayyifhuwa yimkin yisayyif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) might save | hiya yimkin tisayyifhiya yimkin tisayyif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَييـِف |
| They might save | humma yimkin yisayyifuhumma yimkin yisayyifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَييـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I save | 'ana basayyifaacnaa basayyif | أنا َ بـَسـَييـِف |
| We save | 'ihna binsayyifiicHnaa binsayyif | إحنا َ بـِنسـَييـِف |
| You(m) save | 'inta bitsayyifiicnta bitsayyif | إنت َ بـِتسـَييـِف |
| You(f) save | 'inti bitsayyifiiicnti bitsayyify | إنت ِ بـِتسـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) save | 'intu bitsayyifuiicntoo bitsayyifoo | إنتوا بـِتسـَييـِفوا |
| He/it(m) saves | huwa biyisayyifhuwa biyisayyif | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) saves | hiya bitsayyifhiya bitsayyif | هـِي َ بـِتسـَييـِف |
| They save | humma biyisayyifuhumma biyisayyifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَييـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will save | 'ana hasayyifaacnaa hasayyif | أنا َ هـَسـَييـِف |
| We will save | 'ihna hansayyifiicHnaa hansayyif | إحنا َ هـَنسـَييـِف |
| You(m) will save | 'inta hatsayyifiicnta hatsayyif | إنت َ هـَتسـَييـِف |
| You(f) will save | 'inti hatsayyifiiicnti hatsayyify | إنت ِ هـَتسـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) will save | 'intu hatsayyifuiicntoo hatsayyifoo | إنتوا هـَتسـَييـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will save | huwa hayisayyifhuwa hayisayyif | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) will save | hiya hatsayyifhiya hatsayyif | هـِي َ هـَتسـَييـِف |
| They will save | humma hayisayyifuhumma hayisayyifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَييـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) save! | sayyifsayyif | سـَييـِف |
| You(f) save! | sayyifisayyify | سـَييـِفي |
| You(pl) save! | sayyifusayyifoo | سـَييـِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is saved | huwa misayyifhuwa misayyif | هـُو َ مـِسـَييـِف |
| She/it(f) is saved | hiya misayyifahiya misayyifaö | هـِي َ مـِسـَييـِفـَة |
| They are saved | humma misayyifeenhumma misayyifyn | هـُمّ َ مـِسـَييـِفين |
