Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I took | 'ana fassahtaacnaa fassaHt | أنا َ فـَسّـَحت |
| We took | 'ihna fassahnaiicHnaa fassaHnaa | إحنا َ فـَسّـَحنا |
| You(m) took | 'inta fassahtiicnta fassaHt | إنت َ فـَسّـَحت |
| You(f) took | 'inti fassahtiiicnti fassaHty | إنت ِ فـَسّـَحتي |
| You(pl) took | 'intu fassahtuiicntoo fassaHtoo | إنتوا فـَسّـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) took | huwa fassahhuwa fassaH | هـُو َ فـَسّـَح |
| She/it(f) took | hiya fassahithiya fassaHit | هـِي َ فـَسّـَحـِت |
| They took | humma fassahuhumma fassaHoo | هـُمّ َ فـَسّـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might take | 'ana yimkin 'afassahaacnaa yimkin aacfassaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـَسّـَح |
| We might take | 'ihna yimkin nifassahiicHnaa yimkin nifassaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـَسّـَح |
| You(m) might take | 'inta yimkin tifassahiicnta yimkin tifassaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَح |
| You(f) might take | 'inti yimkin tifassahiiicnti yimkin tifassaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَحي |
| You(pl) might take | 'intu yimkin tifassahuiicntoo yimkin tifassaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might take | huwa yimkin yifassahhuwa yimkin yifassaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَسّـَح |
| She/it(f) might take | hiya yimkin tifassahhiya yimkin tifassaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَح |
| They might take | humma yimkin yifassahuhumma yimkin yifassaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَسّـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I take | 'ana bafassahaacnaa bafassaH | أنا َ بـَفـَسّـَح |
| We take | 'ihna binifassahiicHnaa binifassaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِفـَسّـَح |
| You(m) take | 'inta bitifassahiicnta bitifassaH | إنت َ بـِتـِفـَسّـَح |
| You(f) take | 'inti bitifassahiiicnti bitifassaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِفـَسّـَحي |
| You(pl) take | 'intu bitifassahuiicntoo bitifassaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفـَسّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) takes | huwa biyifassahhuwa biyifassaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَسّـَح |
| She/it(f) takes | hiya bitifassahhiya bitifassaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِفـَسّـَح |
| They take | humma biyifassahuhumma biyifassaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَسّـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will take | 'ana hafassahaacnaa hafassaH | أنا َ هـَفـَسّـَح |
| We will take | 'ihna hanifassahiicHnaa hanifassaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِفـَسّـَح |
| You(m) will take | 'inta hatifassahiicnta hatifassaH | إنت َ هـَتـِفـَسّـَح |
| You(f) will take | 'inti hatifassahiiicnti hatifassaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِفـَسّـَحي |
| You(pl) will take | 'intu hatifassahuiicntoo hatifassaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفـَسّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will take | huwa hayifassahhuwa hayifassaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَسّـَح |
| She/it(f) will take | hiya hatifassahhiya hatifassaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِفـَسّـَح |
| They will take | humma hayifassahuhumma hayifassaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَسّـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) take! | 'ifsahiicfsaH | إفسـَح |
| You(f) take! | 'ifsahiiicfsaHy | إفسـَحي |
| You(pl) take! | ifsahuifsaHoo | ِفسـَحوا |
