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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I lived | 'ana sikintaacnaa sikint | أنا َ سـِكـِنت |
| We lived | 'ihna sikinnaiicHnaa sikinnaa | إحنا َ سـِكـِنّا |
| You(m) lived | 'inta sikintiicnta sikint | إنت َ سـِكـِنت |
| You(f) lived | 'inti sikintiiicnti sikinty | إنت ِ سـِكـِنتي |
| You(pl) lived | 'intu sikintuiicntoo sikintoo | إنتوا سـِكـِنتوا |
| He/it(m) lived | huwa sikinhuwa sikin | هـُو َ سـِكـِن |
| She/it(f) lived | hiya siknithiya siknit | هـِي َ سـِكنـِت |
| They lived | humma siknuhumma siknoo | هـُمّ َ سـِكنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might live | 'ana yimkin 'askunaacnaa yimkin aacskun | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسكـُن |
| We might live | 'ihna yimkin nuskuniicHnaa yimkin nuskun | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُسكـُن |
| You(m) might live | 'inta yimkin tuskuniicnta yimkin tuskun | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُن |
| You(f) might live | 'inti yimkin tuskuniiicnti yimkin tuskuny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُني |
| You(pl) might live | 'intu yimkin tuskunuiicntoo yimkin tuskunoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُنوا |
| He/it(m) might live | huwa yimkin yuskunhuwa yimkin yuskun | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُن |
| She/it(f) might live | hiya yimkin tuskunhiya yimkin tuskun | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُن |
| They might live | humma yimkin yuskunuhumma yimkin yuskunoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I live | 'ana baskunaacnaa baskun | أنا َ بـَسكـُن |
| We live | 'ihna binuskuniicHnaa binuskun | إحنا َ بـِنـُسكـُن |
| You(m) live | 'inta bituskuniicnta bituskun | إنت َ بـِتـُسكـُن |
| You(f) live | 'inti bituskuniiicnti bituskuny | إنت ِ بـِتـُسكـُني |
| You(pl) live | 'intu bituskunuiicntoo bituskunoo | إنتوا بـِتـُسكـُنوا |
| He/it(m) lives | huwa biyuskunhuwa biyuskun | هـُو َ بـِيـُسكـُن |
| She/it(f) lives | hiya bituskunhiya bituskun | هـِي َ بـِتـُسكـُن |
| They live | humma biyuskunuhumma biyuskunoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُسكـُنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will live | 'ana haskunaacnaa haskun | أنا َ هـَسكـُن |
| We will live | 'ihna hanuskuniicHnaa hanuskun | إحنا َ هـَنـُسكـُن |
| You(m) will live | 'inta hatuskuniicnta hatuskun | إنت َ هـَتـُسكـُن |
| You(f) will live | 'inti hatuskuniiicnti hatuskuny | إنت ِ هـَتـُسكـُني |
| You(pl) will live | 'intu hatuskunuiicntoo hatuskunoo | إنتوا هـَتـُسكـُنوا |
| He/it(m) will live | huwa hayuskunhuwa hayuskun | هـُو َ هـَيـُسكـُن |
| She/it(f) will live | hiya hatuskunhiya hatuskun | هـِي َ هـَتـُسكـُن |
| They will live | humma hayuskunuhumma hayuskunoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُسكـُنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) live! | 'iskiniicskin | إسكـِن |
| You(f) live! | 'iskiniiicskiny | إسكـِني |
| You(pl) live! | 'iskinuiicskinoo | إسكـِنوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am living | 'ana saekinaacnaa saekin | أنا َ سا َكـِن |
| I(f) am living | 'ana saekinaaacnaa saekinaö | أنا َ سا َكـِنـَة |
| We are living | 'ihna saekineeniicHnaa saekinyn | إحنا َ سا َكـِنين |
| You(m) are living | 'inta saekiniicnta saekin | إنت َ سا َكـِن |
| You(f) are living | 'inti saekinaiicnti saekinaö | إنت ِ سا َكـِنـَة |
| You(pl) are living | 'intu saekineeniicntoo saekinyn | إنتوا سا َكـِنين |
| He/it(m) is living | huwa saekinhuwa saekin | هـُو َ سا َكـِن |
| She/it(f) is living | hiya saekinahiya saekinaö | هـِي َ سا َكـِنـَة |
| They are living | humma saekineenhumma saekinyn | هـُمّ َ سا َكـِنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is lived | huwa maskoonhuwa maskwn | هـُو َ مـَسكون |
| She/it(f) is lived | hiya maskoonahiya maskwnaö | هـِي َ مـَسكونـَة |
| They are lived | humma maskooneenhumma maskwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسكونين |
