Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I recognized | 'ana 'itAarraftaacnaa iictAarraft | أنا َ إتعـَرّ َفت |
| We recognized | 'ihna 'itAarrafnaiicHnaa iictAarrafnaa | إحنا َ إتعـَرّ َفنا |
| You(m) recognized | 'inta 'itAarraftiicnta iictAarraft | إنت َ إتعـَرّ َفت |
| You(f) recognized | 'inti 'itAarraftiiicnti iictAarrafty | إنت ِ إتعـَرّ َفتي |
| You(pl) recognized | 'intu 'itAarraftuiicntoo iictAarraftoo | إنتوا إتعـَرّ َفتوا |
| He/it(m) recognized | huwa 'itAarrafhuwa iictAarraf | هـُو َ إتعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) recognized | hiya 'itAarrafithiya iictAarrafit | هـِي َ إتعـَرّ َفـِت |
| They recognized | humma 'itAarrafuhumma iictAarrafoo | هـُمّ َ إتعـَرّ َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might recognize | 'ana yimkin 'atAarrafaacnaa yimkin aactAarraf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتعـَرّ َف |
| We might recognize | 'ihna yimkin nitAarrafiicHnaa yimkin nitAarraf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتعـَرّ َف |
| You(m) might recognize | 'inta yimkin titAarrafiicnta yimkin titAarraf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَرّ َف |
| You(f) might recognize | 'inti yimkin titAarrafiiicnti yimkin titAarrafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) might recognize | 'intu yimkin titAarrafuiicntoo yimkin titAarrafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) might recognize | huwa yimkin yitAarrafhuwa yimkin yitAarraf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) might recognize | hiya yimkin titAarrafhiya yimkin titAarraf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتعـَرّ َف |
| They might recognize | humma yimkin yitAarrafuhumma yimkin yitAarrafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتعـَرّ َفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I recognize | 'ana batAarrafaacnaa batAarraf | أنا َ بـَتعـَرّ َف |
| We recognize | 'ihna binitAarrafiicHnaa binitAarraf | إحنا َ بـِنـِتعـَرّ َف |
| You(m) recognize | 'inta bititAarrafiicnta bititAarraf | إنت َ بـِتـِتعـَرّ َف |
| You(f) recognize | 'inti bititAarrafiiicnti bititAarrafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتعـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) recognize | 'intu bititAarrafuiicntoo bititAarrafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتعـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) recognizes | huwa biyitAarrafhuwa biyitAarraf | هـُو َ بـِيـِتعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) recognizes | hiya bititAarrafhiya bititAarraf | هـِي َ بـِتـِتعـَرّ َف |
| They recognize | humma biyitAarrafuhumma biyitAarrafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتعـَرّ َفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will recognize | 'ana hatAarrafaacnaa hatAarraf | أنا َ هـَتعـَرّ َف |
| We will recognize | 'ihna hanitAarrafiicHnaa hanitAarraf | إحنا َ هـَنـِتعـَرّ َف |
| You(m) will recognize | 'inta hatitAarrafiicnta hatitAarraf | إنت َ هـَتـِتعـَرّ َف |
| You(f) will recognize | 'inti hatitAarrafiiicnti hatitAarrafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتعـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) will recognize | 'intu hatitAarrafuiicntoo hatitAarrafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتعـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) will recognize | huwa hayitAarrafhuwa hayitAarraf | هـُو َ هـَيـِتعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) will recognize | hiya hatitAarrafhiya hatitAarraf | هـِي َ هـَتـِتعـَرّ َف |
| They will recognize | humma hayitAarrafuhumma hayitAarrafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتعـَرّ َفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) recognize! | 'itAarrafiictAarraf | إتعـَرّ َف |
| You(f) recognize! | 'itAarrafiiictAarrafy | إتعـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) recognize! | 'itAarrafuiictAarrafoo | إتعـَرّ َفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is recognized | huwa mutaAarrafhuwa mutaAarraf | هـُو َ مـُتـَعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) is recognized | hiya mutaAarrafahiya mutaAarrafaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَعـَرّ َفـَة |
| They are recognized | humma mutaAarrafeenhumma mutaAarrafyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَعـَرّ َفين |
