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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  was | 'ana nafaAtaacnaa nafaAt |  أنا َ نـَفـَعت | 
| We  was | 'ihna nafaAnaiicHnaa nafaAnaa |  إحنا َ نـَفـَعنا | 
| You(m)  was | 'inta nafaAtiicnta nafaAt |  إنت َ نـَفـَعت | 
| You(f)  was | 'inti nafaAtiiicnti nafaAty |  إنت ِ نـَفـَعتي | 
| You(pl)  was | 'intu nafaAtuiicntoo nafaAtoo |  إنتوا نـَفـَعتوا | 
| He/it(m)  was | huwa nafaAhuwa nafaA |  هـُو َ نـَفـَع | 
| She/it(f)  was | hiya nafaAithiya nafaAit |  هـِي َ نـَفـَعـِت | 
| They  was | humma nafaAuhumma nafaAoo |  هـُمّ َ نـَفـَعوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  be | 'ana yimkin 'anfaAaacnaa yimkin aacnfaA |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنفـَع | 
| We might  be | 'ihna yimkin ninfaAiicHnaa yimkin ninfaA |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنفـَع | 
| You(m) might  be | 'inta yimkin tinfaAiicnta yimkin tinfaA |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَع | 
| You(f) might  be | 'inti yimkin tinfaAiiicnti yimkin tinfaAy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَعي | 
| You(pl) might  be | 'intu yimkin tinfaAuiicntoo yimkin tinfaAoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) might  be | huwa yimkin yinfaAhuwa yimkin yinfaA |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنفـَع | 
| She/it(f) might  be | hiya yimkin tinfaAhiya yimkin tinfaA |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنفـَع | 
| They might  be | humma yimkin yinfaAuhumma yimkin yinfaAoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنفـَعوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  be | 'ana banfaAaacnaa banfaA |  أنا َ بـَنفـَع | 
| We  be | 'ihna bininfaAiicHnaa bininfaA |  إحنا َ بـِنـِنفـَع | 
| You(m)  be | 'inta bitinfaAiicnta bitinfaA |  إنت َ بـِتـِنفـَع | 
| You(f)  be | 'inti bitinfaAiiicnti bitinfaAy |  إنت ِ بـِتـِنفـَعي | 
| You(pl)  be | 'intu bitinfaAuiicntoo bitinfaAoo |  إنتوا بـِتـِنفـَعوا | 
| He/it(m)  bes | huwa biyinfaAhuwa biyinfaA |  هـُو َ بـِيـِنفـَع | 
| She/it(f)  bes | hiya bitinfaAhiya bitinfaA |  هـِي َ بـِتـِنفـَع | 
| They  be | humma biyinfaAuhumma biyinfaAoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنفـَعوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  be | 'ana hanfaAaacnaa hanfaA |  أنا َ هـَنفـَع | 
| We will  be | 'ihna haninfaAiicHnaa haninfaA |  إحنا َ هـَنـِنفـَع | 
| You(m) will  be | 'inta hatinfaAiicnta hatinfaA |  إنت َ هـَتـِنفـَع | 
| You(f) will  be | 'inti hatinfaAiiicnti hatinfaAy |  إنت ِ هـَتـِنفـَعي | 
| You(pl) will  be | 'intu hatinfaAuiicntoo hatinfaAoo |  إنتوا هـَتـِنفـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) will  be | huwa hayinfaAhuwa hayinfaA |  هـُو َ هـَيـِنفـَع | 
| She/it(f) will  be | hiya hatinfaAhiya hatinfaA |  هـِي َ هـَتـِنفـَع | 
| They will  be | humma hayinfaAuhumma hayinfaAoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنفـَعوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  be! | 'infaAiicnfaA |  إنفـَع | 
| You(f)  be! | 'infaAiiicnfaAy |  إنفـَعي | 
| You(pl)  be! | 'infaAuiicnfaAoo |  إنفـَعوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  bing | 'ana naefiAaacnaa naefiA |  أنا َ نا َفـِع | 
| I(f) am  bing | 'ana naefiAaaacnaa naefiAaö |  أنا َ نا َفـِعـَة | 
| We are  bing | 'ihna naefiAeeniicHnaa naefiAyn |  إحنا َ نا َفـِعين | 
| You(m) are  bing | 'inta naefiAiicnta naefiA |  إنت َ نا َفـِع | 
| You(f) are  bing | 'inti naefiAaiicnti naefiAaö |  إنت ِ نا َفـِعـَة | 
| You(pl) are  bing | 'intu naefiAeeniicntoo naefiAyn |  إنتوا نا َفـِعين | 
| He/it(m) is  bing | huwa naefiAhuwa naefiA |  هـُو َ نا َفـِع | 
| She/it(f) is  bing | hiya naefiAahiya naefiAaö |  هـِي َ نا َفـِعـَة | 
| They are  bing | humma naefiAeenhumma naefiAyn |  هـُمّ َ نا َفـِعين |