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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  plucked | 'ana nataftaacnaa nataft |  أنا َ نـَتـَفت | 
| We  plucked | 'ihna natafnaiicHnaa natafnaa |  إحنا َ نـَتـَفنا | 
| You(m)  plucked | 'inta nataftiicnta nataft |  إنت َ نـَتـَفت | 
| You(f)  plucked | 'inti nataftiiicnti natafty |  إنت ِ نـَتـَفتي | 
| You(pl)  plucked | 'intu nataftuiicntoo nataftoo |  إنتوا نـَتـَفتوا | 
| He/it(m)  plucked | huwa natafhuwa nataf |  هـُو َ نـَتـَف | 
| She/it(f)  plucked | hiya natafithiya natafit |  هـِي َ نـَتـَفـِت | 
| They  plucked | humma natafuhumma natafoo |  هـُمّ َ نـَتـَفوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  pluck | 'ana yimkin 'antifaacnaa yimkin aacntif |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنتـِف | 
| We might  pluck | 'ihna yimkin nintifiicHnaa yimkin nintif |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنتـِف | 
| You(m) might  pluck | 'inta yimkin tintifiicnta yimkin tintif |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِف | 
| You(f) might  pluck | 'inti yimkin tintifiiicnti yimkin tintify |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِفي | 
| You(pl) might  pluck | 'intu yimkin tintifuiicntoo yimkin tintifoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِفوا | 
| He/it(m) might  pluck | huwa yimkin yintifhuwa yimkin yintif |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنتـِف | 
| She/it(f) might  pluck | hiya yimkin tintifhiya yimkin tintif |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنتـِف | 
| They might  pluck | humma yimkin yintifuhumma yimkin yintifoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنتـِفوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  pluck | 'ana bantifaacnaa bantif |  أنا َ بـَنتـِف | 
| We  pluck | 'ihna binintifiicHnaa binintif |  إحنا َ بـِنـِنتـِف | 
| You(m)  pluck | 'inta bitintifiicnta bitintif |  إنت َ بـِتـِنتـِف | 
| You(f)  pluck | 'inti bitintifiiicnti bitintify |  إنت ِ بـِتـِنتـِفي | 
| You(pl)  pluck | 'intu bitintifuiicntoo bitintifoo |  إنتوا بـِتـِنتـِفوا | 
| He/it(m)  plucks | huwa biyintifhuwa biyintif |  هـُو َ بـِيـِنتـِف | 
| She/it(f)  plucks | hiya bitintifhiya bitintif |  هـِي َ بـِتـِنتـِف | 
| They  pluck | humma biyintifuhumma biyintifoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنتـِفوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  pluck | 'ana hantifaacnaa hantif |  أنا َ هـَنتـِف | 
| We will  pluck | 'ihna hanintifiicHnaa hanintif |  إحنا َ هـَنـِنتـِف | 
| You(m) will  pluck | 'inta hatintifiicnta hatintif |  إنت َ هـَتـِنتـِف | 
| You(f) will  pluck | 'inti hatintifiiicnti hatintify |  إنت ِ هـَتـِنتـِفي | 
| You(pl) will  pluck | 'intu hatintifuiicntoo hatintifoo |  إنتوا هـَتـِنتـِفوا | 
| He/it(m) will  pluck | huwa hayintifhuwa hayintif |  هـُو َ هـَيـِنتـِف | 
| She/it(f) will  pluck | hiya hatintifhiya hatintif |  هـِي َ هـَتـِنتـِف | 
| They will  pluck | humma hayintifuhumma hayintifoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنتـِفوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  pluck! | 'intifiicntif |  إنتـِف | 
| You(f)  pluck! | 'intifiiicntify |  إنتـِفي | 
| You(pl)  pluck! | 'intifuiicntifoo |  إنتـِفوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  plucking | 'ana naetifaacnaa naetif |  أنا َ نا َتـِف | 
| I(f) am  plucking | 'ana naetifaaacnaa naetifaö |  أنا َ نا َتـِفـَة | 
| We are  plucking | 'ihna naetifeeniicHnaa naetifyn |  إحنا َ نا َتـِفين | 
| You(m) are  plucking | 'inta naetifiicnta naetif |  إنت َ نا َتـِف | 
| You(f) are  plucking | 'inti naetifaiicnti naetifaö |  إنت ِ نا َتـِفـَة | 
| You(pl) are  plucking | 'intu naetifeeniicntoo naetifyn |  إنتوا نا َتـِفين | 
| He/it(m) is  plucking | huwa naetifhuwa naetif |  هـُو َ نا َتـِف | 
| She/it(f) is  plucking | hiya naetifahiya naetifaö |  هـِي َ نا َتـِفـَة | 
| They are  plucking | humma naetifeenhumma naetifyn |  هـُمّ َ نا َتـِفين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  plucked | huwa mantoofhuwa mantwf |  هـُو َ مـَنتوف | 
| She/it(f) is  plucked | hiya mantoofahiya mantwfaö |  هـِي َ مـَنتوفـَة | 
| They are  plucked | humma mantoofeenhumma mantwfyn |  هـُمّ َ مـَنتوفين |