Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I drew | 'ana sattartaacnaa saTTart | أنا َ سـَطّـَرت |
| We drew | 'ihna sattarnaiicHnaa saTTarnaa | إحنا َ سـَطّـَرنا |
| You(m) drew | 'inta sattartiicnta saTTart | إنت َ سـَطّـَرت |
| You(f) drew | 'inti sattartiiicnti saTTarty | إنت ِ سـَطّـَرتي |
| You(pl) drew | 'intu sattartuiicntoo saTTartoo | إنتوا سـَطّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) drew | huwa sattarhuwa saTTar | هـُو َ سـَطّـَر |
| She/it(f) drew | hiya sattarithiya saTTarit | هـِي َ سـَطّـَر ِت |
| They drew | humma sattaruhumma saTTaroo | هـُمّ َ سـَطّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might draw | 'ana yimkin 'asattaraacnaa yimkin aacsaTTar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَطّـَر |
| We might draw | 'ihna yimkin nisattariicHnaa yimkin nisaTTar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَطّـَر |
| You(m) might draw | 'inta yimkin tisattariicnta yimkin tisaTTar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَطّـَر |
| You(f) might draw | 'inti yimkin tisattariiicnti yimkin tisaTTary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَطّـَري |
| You(pl) might draw | 'intu yimkin tisattaruiicntoo yimkin tisaTTaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَطّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might draw | huwa yimkin yisattarhuwa yimkin yisaTTar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَطّـَر |
| She/it(f) might draw | hiya yimkin tisattarhiya yimkin tisaTTar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَطّـَر |
| They might draw | humma yimkin yisattaruhumma yimkin yisaTTaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَطّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I draw | 'ana basattaraacnaa basaTTar | أنا َ بـَسـَطّـَر |
| We draw | 'ihna binisattariicHnaa binisaTTar | إحنا َ بـِنـِسـَطّـَر |
| You(m) draw | 'inta bitisattariicnta bitisaTTar | إنت َ بـِتـِسـَطّـَر |
| You(f) draw | 'inti bitisattariiicnti bitisaTTary | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـَطّـَري |
| You(pl) draw | 'intu bitisattaruiicntoo bitisaTTaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِسـَطّـَروا |
| He/it(m) draws | huwa biyisattarhuwa biyisaTTar | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَطّـَر |
| She/it(f) draws | hiya bitisattarhiya bitisaTTar | هـِي َ بـِتـِسـَطّـَر |
| They draw | humma biyisattaruhumma biyisaTTaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَطّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will draw | 'ana hasattaraacnaa hasaTTar | أنا َ هـَسـَطّـَر |
| We will draw | 'ihna hanisattariicHnaa hanisaTTar | إحنا َ هـَنـِسـَطّـَر |
| You(m) will draw | 'inta hatisattariicnta hatisaTTar | إنت َ هـَتـِسـَطّـَر |
| You(f) will draw | 'inti hatisattariiicnti hatisaTTary | إنت ِ هـَتـِسـَطّـَري |
| You(pl) will draw | 'intu hatisattaruiicntoo hatisaTTaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِسـَطّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will draw | huwa hayisattarhuwa hayisaTTar | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَطّـَر |
| She/it(f) will draw | hiya hatisattarhiya hatisaTTar | هـِي َ هـَتـِسـَطّـَر |
| They will draw | humma hayisattaruhumma hayisaTTaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَطّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) draw! | 'istariicsTar | إسطـَر |
| You(f) draw! | 'istariiicsTary | إسطـَري |
| You(pl) draw! | istaruisTaroo | ِسطـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is drawn | huwa musattarhuwa musaTTar | هـُو َ مـُسـَطّـَر |
| She/it(f) is drawn | hiya musattarahiya musaTTaraö | هـِي َ مـُسـَطّـَر َة |
| They are drawn | humma musattareenhumma musaTTaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُسـَطّـَرين |
