Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sharpened | 'ana bareetaacnaa baryt | أنا َ بـَريت |
| We sharpened | 'ihna bareenaiicHnaa barynaa | إحنا َ بـَرينا |
| You(m) sharpened | 'inta bareetiicnta baryt | إنت َ بـَريت |
| You(f) sharpened | 'inti bareetiiicnti baryty | إنت ِ بـَريتي |
| You(pl) sharpened | 'intu bareetuiicntoo barytoo | إنتوا بـَريتوا |
| He/it(m) sharpened | huwa barahuwa barY | هـُو َ بـَرى |
| She/it(f) sharpened | hiya baryithiya baryit | هـِي َ بـَريـِت |
| They sharpened | humma baruhumma baroo | هـُمّ َ بـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sharpen | 'ana yimkin 'abriaacnaa yimkin aacbry | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبري |
| We might sharpen | 'ihna yimkin nibriiicHnaa yimkin nibry | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبري |
| You(m) might sharpen | 'inta yimkin tibriiicnta yimkin tibry | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبري |
| You(f) might sharpen | 'inti yimkin tibriiicnti yimkin tibry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبري |
| You(pl) might sharpen | 'intu yimkin tibruiicntoo yimkin tibroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبروا |
| He/it(m) might sharpen | huwa yimkin yibrihuwa yimkin yibry | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبري |
| She/it(f) might sharpen | hiya yimkin tibrihiya yimkin tibry | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبري |
| They might sharpen | humma yimkin yibruhumma yimkin yibroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sharpen | 'ana babriaacnaa babry | أنا َ بـَبري |
| We sharpen | 'ihna binibriiicHnaa binibry | إحنا َ بـِنـِبري |
| You(m) sharpen | 'inta bitibriiicnta bitibry | إنت َ بـِتـِبري |
| You(f) sharpen | 'inti bitibriiicnti bitibry | إنت ِ بـِتـِبري |
| You(pl) sharpen | 'intu bitibruiicntoo bitibroo | إنتوا بـِتـِبروا |
| He/it(m) sharpens | huwa biyibrihuwa biyibry | هـُو َ بـِيـِبري |
| She/it(f) sharpens | hiya bitibrihiya bitibry | هـِي َ بـِتـِبري |
| They sharpen | humma biyibruhumma biyibroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sharpen | 'ana habriaacnaa habry | أنا َ هـَبري |
| We will sharpen | 'ihna hanibriiicHnaa hanibry | إحنا َ هـَنـِبري |
| You(m) will sharpen | 'inta hatibriiicnta hatibry | إنت َ هـَتـِبري |
| You(f) will sharpen | 'inti hatibriiicnti hatibry | إنت ِ هـَتـِبري |
| You(pl) will sharpen | 'intu hatibruiicntoo hatibroo | إنتوا هـَتـِبروا |
| He/it(m) will sharpen | huwa hayibrihuwa hayibry | هـُو َ هـَيـِبري |
| She/it(f) will sharpen | hiya hatibrihiya hatibry | هـِي َ هـَتـِبري |
| They will sharpen | humma hayibruhumma hayibroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sharpen! | 'ibriiicbry | إبري |
| You(f) sharpen! | 'ibriiicbry | إبري |
| You(pl) sharpen! | 'ibruiicbroo | إبروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is sharpened | huwa mabrihuwa mabry | هـُو َ مـَبري |
| She/it(f) is sharpened | hiya mabryahiya mabryaö | هـِي َ مـَبريـَة |
| They are sharpened | humma mabryeenhumma mabryyn | هـُمّ َ مـَبريين |
