Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I swept | 'ana kanastaacnaa kanast | أنا َ كـَنـَست |
| We swept | 'ihna kanasnaiicHnaa kanasnaa | إحنا َ كـَنـَسنا |
| You(m) swept | 'inta kanastiicnta kanast | إنت َ كـَنـَست |
| You(f) swept | 'inti kanastiiicnti kanasty | إنت ِ كـَنـَستي |
| You(pl) swept | 'intu kanastuiicntoo kanastoo | إنتوا كـَنـَستوا |
| He/it(m) swept | huwa kanashuwa kanas | هـُو َ كـَنـَس |
| She/it(f) swept | hiya kanasithiya kanasit | هـِي َ كـَنـَسـِت |
| They swept | humma kanasuhumma kanasoo | هـُمّ َ كـَنـَسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sweep | 'ana yimkin 'aknusaacnaa yimkin aacknus | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكنـُس |
| We might sweep | 'ihna yimkin nuknusiicHnaa yimkin nuknus | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُكنـُس |
| You(m) might sweep | 'inta yimkin tuknusiicnta yimkin tuknus | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُكنـُس |
| You(f) might sweep | 'inti yimkin tuknusiiicnti yimkin tuknusy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُكنـُسي |
| You(pl) might sweep | 'intu yimkin tuknusuiicntoo yimkin tuknusoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُكنـُسوا |
| He/it(m) might sweep | huwa yimkin yuknushuwa yimkin yuknus | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُكنـُس |
| She/it(f) might sweep | hiya yimkin tuknushiya yimkin tuknus | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُكنـُس |
| They might sweep | humma yimkin yuknusuhumma yimkin yuknusoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُكنـُسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sweep | 'ana baknusaacnaa baknus | أنا َ بـَكنـُس |
| We sweep | 'ihna binuknusiicHnaa binuknus | إحنا َ بـِنـُكنـُس |
| You(m) sweep | 'inta bituknusiicnta bituknus | إنت َ بـِتـُكنـُس |
| You(f) sweep | 'inti bituknusiiicnti bituknusy | إنت ِ بـِتـُكنـُسي |
| You(pl) sweep | 'intu bituknusuiicntoo bituknusoo | إنتوا بـِتـُكنـُسوا |
| He/it(m) sweeps | huwa biyuknushuwa biyuknus | هـُو َ بـِيـُكنـُس |
| She/it(f) sweeps | hiya bituknushiya bituknus | هـِي َ بـِتـُكنـُس |
| They sweep | humma biyuknusuhumma biyuknusoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُكنـُسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sweep | 'ana haknusaacnaa haknus | أنا َ هـَكنـُس |
| We will sweep | 'ihna hanuknusiicHnaa hanuknus | إحنا َ هـَنـُكنـُس |
| You(m) will sweep | 'inta hatuknusiicnta hatuknus | إنت َ هـَتـُكنـُس |
| You(f) will sweep | 'inti hatuknusiiicnti hatuknusy | إنت ِ هـَتـُكنـُسي |
| You(pl) will sweep | 'intu hatuknusuiicntoo hatuknusoo | إنتوا هـَتـُكنـُسوا |
| He/it(m) will sweep | huwa hayuknushuwa hayuknus | هـُو َ هـَيـُكنـُس |
| She/it(f) will sweep | hiya hatuknushiya hatuknus | هـِي َ هـَتـُكنـُس |
| They will sweep | humma hayuknusuhumma hayuknusoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُكنـُسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sweep! | 'uknusuucknus | أ ُكنـُس |
| You(f) sweep! | 'uknusiuucknusy | أ ُكنـُسي |
| You(pl) sweep! | 'uknusuuucknusoo | أ ُكنـُسوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am sweeping | 'ana kaanisaacnaa kaanis | أنا َ كا َنـِس |
| I(f) am sweeping | 'ana kaanisaaacnaa kaanisaö | أنا َ كا َنـِسـَة |
| We are sweeping | 'ihna kaaniseeniicHnaa kaanisyn | إحنا َ كا َنـِسين |
| You(m) are sweeping | 'inta kaanisiicnta kaanis | إنت َ كا َنـِس |
| You(f) are sweeping | 'inti kaanisaiicnti kaanisaö | إنت ِ كا َنـِسـَة |
| You(pl) are sweeping | 'intu kaaniseeniicntoo kaanisyn | إنتوا كا َنـِسين |
| He/it(m) is sweeping | huwa kaanishuwa kaanis | هـُو َ كا َنـِس |
| She/it(f) is sweeping | hiya kaanisahiya kaanisaö | هـِي َ كا َنـِسـَة |
| They are sweeping | humma kaaniseenhumma kaanisyn | هـُمّ َ كا َنـِسين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is swept | huwa maknooshuwa maknws | هـُو َ مـَكنوس |
| She/it(f) is swept | hiya maknoosahiya maknwsaö | هـِي َ مـَكنوسـَة |
| They are swept | humma maknooseenhumma maknwsyn | هـُمّ َ مـَكنوسين |
