Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I jumped | 'ana 'afaztaacnaa qafazt | أنا َ قـَفـَزت |
| We jumped | 'ihna 'afaznaiicHnaa qafaznaa | إحنا َ قـَفـَزنا |
| You(m) jumped | 'inta 'afaztiicnta qafazt | إنت َ قـَفـَزت |
| You(f) jumped | 'inti 'afaztiiicnti qafazty | إنت ِ قـَفـَزتي |
| You(pl) jumped | 'intu 'afaztuiicntoo qafaztoo | إنتوا قـَفـَزتوا |
| He/it(m) jumped | huwa 'afazhuwa qafaz | هـُو َ قـَفـَز |
| She/it(f) jumped | hiya 'afazithiya qafazit | هـِي َ قـَفـَز ِت |
| They jumped | humma 'afazuhumma qafazoo | هـُمّ َ قـَفـَزوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might jump | 'ana yimkin 'a'fizaacnaa yimkin aacqfiz | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقفـِز |
| We might jump | 'ihna yimkin ni'fiziicHnaa yimkin niqfiz | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقفـِز |
| You(m) might jump | 'inta yimkin ti'fiziicnta yimkin tiqfiz | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقفـِز |
| You(f) might jump | 'inti yimkin ti'fiziiicnti yimkin tiqfizy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقفـِزي |
| You(pl) might jump | 'intu yimkin ti'fizuiicntoo yimkin tiqfizoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقفـِزوا |
| He/it(m) might jump | huwa yimkin yi'fizhuwa yimkin yiqfiz | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقفـِز |
| She/it(f) might jump | hiya yimkin ti'fizhiya yimkin tiqfiz | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقفـِز |
| They might jump | humma yimkin yi'fizuhumma yimkin yiqfizoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقفـِزوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I jump | 'ana ba'fizaacnaa baqfiz | أنا َ بـَقفـِز |
| We jump | 'ihna bini'fiziicHnaa biniqfiz | إحنا َ بـِنـِقفـِز |
| You(m) jump | 'inta biti'fiziicnta bitiqfiz | إنت َ بـِتـِقفـِز |
| You(f) jump | 'inti biti'fiziiicnti bitiqfizy | إنت ِ بـِتـِقفـِزي |
| You(pl) jump | 'intu biti'fizuiicntoo bitiqfizoo | إنتوا بـِتـِقفـِزوا |
| He/it(m) jumps | huwa biyi'fizhuwa biyiqfiz | هـُو َ بـِيـِقفـِز |
| She/it(f) jumps | hiya biti'fizhiya bitiqfiz | هـِي َ بـِتـِقفـِز |
| They jump | humma biyi'fizuhumma biyiqfizoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقفـِزوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will jump | 'ana ha'fizaacnaa haqfiz | أنا َ هـَقفـِز |
| We will jump | 'ihna hani'fiziicHnaa haniqfiz | إحنا َ هـَنـِقفـِز |
| You(m) will jump | 'inta hati'fiziicnta hatiqfiz | إنت َ هـَتـِقفـِز |
| You(f) will jump | 'inti hati'fiziiicnti hatiqfizy | إنت ِ هـَتـِقفـِزي |
| You(pl) will jump | 'intu hati'fizuiicntoo hatiqfizoo | إنتوا هـَتـِقفـِزوا |
| He/it(m) will jump | huwa hayi'fizhuwa hayiqfiz | هـُو َ هـَيـِقفـِز |
| She/it(f) will jump | hiya hati'fizhiya hatiqfiz | هـِي َ هـَتـِقفـِز |
| They will jump | humma hayi'fizuhumma hayiqfizoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقفـِزوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) jump! | 'i'fiziicqfiz | إقفـِز |
| You(f) jump! | 'i'fiziiicqfizy | إقفـِزي |
| You(pl) jump! | 'i'fizuiicqfizoo | إقفـِزوا |
