Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I proved | 'ana barhantaacnaa barhant | أنا َ بـَرهـَنت |
| We proved | 'ihna barhannaiicHnaa barhannaa | إحنا َ بـَرهـَنّا |
| You(m) proved | 'inta barhantiicnta barhant | إنت َ بـَرهـَنت |
| You(f) proved | 'inti barhantiiicnti barhanty | إنت ِ بـَرهـَنتي |
| You(pl) proved | 'intu barhantuiicntoo barhantoo | إنتوا بـَرهـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) proved | huwa barhanhuwa barhan | هـُو َ بـَرهـَن |
| She/it(f) proved | hiya barhanithiya barhanit | هـِي َ بـَرهـَنـِت |
| They proved | humma barhanuhumma barhanoo | هـُمّ َ بـَرهـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might prove | 'ana yimkin 'abarhanaacnaa yimkin aacbarhan | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبـَرهـَن |
| We might prove | 'ihna yimkin nibarhaniicHnaa yimkin nibarhan | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبـَرهـَن |
| You(m) might prove | 'inta yimkin tibarhaniicnta yimkin tibarhan | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَرهـَن |
| You(f) might prove | 'inti yimkin tibarhaniiicnti yimkin tibarhany | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَرهـَني |
| You(pl) might prove | 'intu yimkin tibarhanuiicntoo yimkin tibarhanoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبـَرهـَنوا |
| He/it(m) might prove | huwa yimkin yibarhanhuwa yimkin yibarhan | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَرهـَن |
| She/it(f) might prove | hiya yimkin tibarhanhiya yimkin tibarhan | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبـَرهـَن |
| They might prove | humma yimkin yibarhanuhumma yimkin yibarhanoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبـَرهـَنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I prove | 'ana babarhanaacnaa babarhan | أنا َ بـَبـَرهـَن |
| We prove | 'ihna binbarhaniicHnaa binbarhan | إحنا َ بـِنبـَرهـَن |
| You(m) prove | 'inta bitbarhaniicnta bitbarhan | إنت َ بـِتبـَرهـَن |
| You(f) prove | 'inti bitbarhaniiicnti bitbarhany | إنت ِ بـِتبـَرهـَني |
| You(pl) prove | 'intu bitbarhanuiicntoo bitbarhanoo | إنتوا بـِتبـَرهـَنوا |
| He/it(m) proves | huwa biyibarhanhuwa biyibarhan | هـُو َ بـِيـِبـَرهـَن |
| She/it(f) proves | hiya bitbarhanhiya bitbarhan | هـِي َ بـِتبـَرهـَن |
| They prove | humma biyibarhanuhumma biyibarhanoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبـَرهـَنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will prove | 'ana habarhanaacnaa habarhan | أنا َ هـَبـَرهـَن |
| We will prove | 'ihna hanibarhaniicHnaa hanibarhan | إحنا َ هـَنـِبـَرهـَن |
| You(m) will prove | 'inta hatibarhaniicnta hatibarhan | إنت َ هـَتـِبـَرهـَن |
| You(f) will prove | 'inti hatibarhaniiicnti hatibarhany | إنت ِ هـَتـِبـَرهـَني |
| You(pl) will prove | 'intu hatibarhanuiicntoo hatibarhanoo | إنتوا هـَتـِبـَرهـَنوا |
| He/it(m) will prove | huwa hayibarhanhuwa hayibarhan | هـُو َ هـَيـِبـَرهـَن |
| She/it(f) will prove | hiya hatibarhanhiya hatibarhan | هـِي َ هـَتـِبـَرهـَن |
| They will prove | humma hayibarhanuhumma hayibarhanoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبـَرهـَنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) prove! | barhanbarhan | بـَرهـَن |
| You(f) prove! | barhanibarhany | بـَرهـَني |
| You(pl) prove! | barhanubarhanoo | بـَرهـَنوا |
