Verb details

Word:	describedescribe
Meaning:	wasafwaSaf	و َصـَف

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

English	Egyptian
I described	'ana wasaftaacnaa waSaft	أنا َ و َصـَفت
We described	'ihna wasafnaiicHnaa waSafnaa	إحنا َ و َصـَفنا
You(m) described	'inta wasaftiicnta waSaft	إنت َ و َصـَفت
You(f) described	'inti wasaftiiicnti waSafty	إنت ِ و َصـَفتي
You(pl) described	'intu wasaftuiicntoo waSaftoo	إنتوا و َصـَفتوا
He/it(m) described	huwa wasafhuwa waSaf	هـُو َ و َصـَف
She/it(f) described	hiya wasafithiya waSafit	هـِي َ و َصـَفـِت
They described	humma wasafuhumma waSafoo	هـُمّ َ و َصـَفوا

Imperfect

used with modals (must, should, could, want to...

English	Egyptian
I might describe	'ana yimkin 'aoosifaacnaa yimkin aacwSif	أنا َ يـِمكـِن أوصـِف
We might describe	'ihna yimkin niwsifiicHnaa yimkin niwSif	إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِوصـِف
You(m) might describe	'inta yimkin tiwsifiicnta yimkin tiwSif	إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِوصـِف
You(f) might describe	'inti yimkin tiwsifiiicnti yimkin tiwSify	إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِوصـِفي
You(pl) might describe	'intu yimkin tiwsifuiicntoo yimkin tiwSifoo	إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِوصـِفوا
He/it(m) might describe	huwa yimkin yiwsifhuwa yimkin yiwSif	هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِوصـِف
She/it(f) might describe	hiya yimkin tiwsifhiya yimkin tiwSif	هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِوصـِف
They might describe	humma yimkin yiwsifuhumma yimkin yiwSifoo	هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِوصـِفوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

English	Egyptian
I describe	'ana bawsifaacnaa bawSif	أنا َ بـَوصـِف
We describe	'ihna biniwsifiicHnaa biniwSif	إحنا َ بـِنـِوصـِف
You(m) describe	'inta bitiwsifiicnta bitiwSif	إنت َ بـِتـِوصـِف
You(f) describe	'inti bitiwsifiiicnti bitiwSify	إنت ِ بـِتـِوصـِفي
You(pl) describe	'intu bitiwsifuiicntoo bitiwSifoo	إنتوا بـِتـِوصـِفوا
He/it(m) describes	huwa biyiwsifhuwa biyiwSif	هـُو َ بـِيـِوصـِف
She/it(f) describes	hiya bitiwsifhiya bitiwSif	هـِي َ بـِتـِوصـِف
They describe	humma biyiwsifuhumma biyiwSifoo	هـُمّ َ بـِيـِوصـِفوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

English	Egyptian
I will describe	'ana hawsifaacnaa hawSif	أنا َ هـَوصـِف
We will describe	'ihna haniwsifiicHnaa haniwSif	إحنا َ هـَنـِوصـِف
You(m) will describe	'inta hatiwsifiicnta hatiwSif	إنت َ هـَتـِوصـِف
You(f) will describe	'inti hatiwsifiiicnti hatiwSify	إنت ِ هـَتـِوصـِفي
You(pl) will describe	'intu hatiwsifuiicntoo hatiwSifoo	إنتوا هـَتـِوصـِفوا
He/it(m) will describe	huwa hayiwsifhuwa hayiwSif	هـُو َ هـَيـِوصـِف
She/it(f) will describe	hiya hatiwsifhiya hatiwSif	هـِي َ هـَتـِوصـِف
They will describe	humma hayiwsifuhumma hayiwSifoo	هـُمّ َ هـَيـِوصـِفوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

English	Egyptian
You(m) describe!	'ioosifiicwSif	إوصـِف
You(f) describe!	'ioosifiiicwSify	إوصـِفي
You(pl) describe!	'ioosifuiicwSifoo	إوصـِفوا

Passive Participle

when something has been acted upon

English	Egyptian
He/it(m) is described	huwa mawsoofhuwa mawSwf	هـُو َ مـَوصوف
She/it(f) is described	hiya mawsoofahiya mawSwfaö	هـِي َ مـَوصوفـَة
They are described	humma mawsoofeenhumma mawSwfyn	هـُمّ َ مـَوصوفين