Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spent | 'ana 'itsaraftaacnaa iictSaraft | أنا َ إتصـَر َفت |
| We spent | 'ihna 'itsarafnaiicHnaa iictSarafnaa | إحنا َ إتصـَر َفنا |
| You(m) spent | 'inta 'itsaraftiicnta iictSaraft | إنت َ إتصـَر َفت |
| You(f) spent | 'inti 'itsaraftiiicnti iictSarafty | إنت ِ إتصـَر َفتي |
| You(pl) spent | 'intu 'itsaraftuiicntoo iictSaraftoo | إنتوا إتصـَر َفتوا |
| He/it(m) spent | huwa 'itsarafhuwa iictSaraf | هـُو َ إتصـَر َف |
| She/it(f) spent | hiya 'itsarafithiya iictSarafit | هـِي َ إتصـَر َفـِت |
| They spent | humma 'itsarafuhumma iictSarafoo | هـُمّ َ إتصـَر َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spend | 'ana yimkin 'atsirifaacnaa yimkin aactSirif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتصـِر ِف |
| We might spend | 'ihna yimkin nitsirifiicHnaa yimkin nitSirif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتصـِر ِف |
| You(m) might spend | 'inta yimkin titsirifiicnta yimkin titSirif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـِر ِف |
| You(f) might spend | 'inti yimkin titsirfiiicnti yimkin titSirfy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـِرفي |
| You(pl) might spend | 'intu yimkin titsirfuiicntoo yimkin titSirfoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتصـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) might spend | huwa yimkin yitsirifhuwa yimkin yitSirif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتصـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) might spend | hiya yimkin titsirifhiya yimkin titSirif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتصـِر ِف |
| They might spend | humma yimkin yitsirfuhumma yimkin yitSirfoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتصـِرفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spend | 'ana batsirifaacnaa batSirif | أنا َ بـَتصـِر ِف |
| We spend | 'ihna binitsirifiicHnaa binitSirif | إحنا َ بـِنـِتصـِر ِف |
| You(m) spend | 'inta bititsirifiicnta bititSirif | إنت َ بـِتـِتصـِر ِف |
| You(f) spend | 'inti bititsirfiiicnti bititSirfy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتصـِرفي |
| You(pl) spend | 'intu bititsirfuiicntoo bititSirfoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتصـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) spends | huwa biyitsirifhuwa biyitSirif | هـُو َ بـِيـِتصـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) spends | hiya bititsirifhiya bititSirif | هـِي َ بـِتـِتصـِر ِف |
| They spend | humma biyitsirfuhumma biyitSirfoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتصـِرفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spend | 'ana hatsirifaacnaa hatSirif | أنا َ هـَتصـِر ِف |
| We will spend | 'ihna hanitsirifiicHnaa hanitSirif | إحنا َ هـَنـِتصـِر ِف |
| You(m) will spend | 'inta hatitsirifiicnta hatitSirif | إنت َ هـَتـِتصـِر ِف |
| You(f) will spend | 'inti hatitsirfiiicnti hatitSirfy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتصـِرفي |
| You(pl) will spend | 'intu hatitsirfuiicntoo hatitSirfoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتصـِرفوا |
| He/it(m) will spend | huwa hayitsirifhuwa hayitSirif | هـُو َ هـَيـِتصـِر ِف |
| She/it(f) will spend | hiya hatitsirifhiya hatitSirif | هـِي َ هـَتـِتصـِر ِف |
| They will spend | humma hayitsirfuhumma hayitSirfoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتصـِرفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spend! | 'itsirifiictSirif | إتصـِر ِف |
| You(f) spend! | 'itsirifiiictSirify | إتصـِر ِفي |
| You(pl) spend! | 'itsirifuiictSirifoo | إتصـِر ِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is spent | huwa masroofhuwa maSrwf | هـُو َ مـَصروف |
| She/it(f) is spent | hiya masroofahiya maSrwfaö | هـِي َ مـَصروفـَة |
| They are spent | humma masroofeenhumma maSrwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَصروفين |
