Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I recovered | 'ana chaffeetaacnaa Kaffyt | أنا َ خـَفّيت |
| We recovered | 'ihna chaffeenaiicHnaa Kaffynaa | إحنا َ خـَفّينا |
| You(m) recovered | 'inta chaffeetiicnta Kaffyt | إنت َ خـَفّيت |
| You(f) recovered | 'inti chaffeetiiicnti Kaffyty | إنت ِ خـَفّيتي |
| You(pl) recovered | 'intu chaffeetuiicntoo Kaffytoo | إنتوا خـَفّيتوا |
| He/it(m) recovered | huwa chaffhuwa Kaff | هـُو َ خـَفّ |
| She/it(f) recovered | hiya chaffithiya Kaffit | هـِي َ خـَفّـِت |
| They recovered | humma chaffuhumma Kaffoo | هـُمّ َ خـَفّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might recover | 'ana yimkin 'achiffaacnaa yimkin aacKiff | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـِفّ |
| We might recover | 'ihna yimkin nichiffiicHnaa yimkin niKiff | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـِفّ |
| You(m) might recover | 'inta yimkin tichiffiicnta yimkin tiKiff | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـِفّ |
| You(f) might recover | 'inti yimkin tichiffiiicnti yimkin tiKiffy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـِفّي |
| You(pl) might recover | 'intu yimkin tichiffuiicntoo yimkin tiKiffoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) might recover | huwa yimkin yichiffhuwa yimkin yiKiff | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـِفّ |
| She/it(f) might recover | hiya yimkin tichiffhiya yimkin tiKiff | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـِفّ |
| They might recover | humma yimkin yichiffuhumma yimkin yiKiffoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـِفّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I recover | 'ana bachiffaacnaa baKiff | أنا َ بـَخـِفّ |
| We recover | 'ihna binchiffiicHnaa binKiff | إحنا َ بـِنخـِفّ |
| You(m) recover | 'inta bitchiffiicnta bitKiff | إنت َ بـِتخـِفّ |
| You(f) recover | 'inti bitchiffiiicnti bitKiffy | إنت ِ بـِتخـِفّي |
| You(pl) recover | 'intu bitchiffuiicntoo bitKiffoo | إنتوا بـِتخـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) recovers | huwa biyichiffhuwa biyiKiff | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـِفّ |
| She/it(f) recovers | hiya bitchiffhiya bitKiff | هـِي َ بـِتخـِفّ |
| They recover | humma biyichiffuhumma biyiKiffoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـِفّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will recover | 'ana hachiffaacnaa haKiff | أنا َ هـَخـِفّ |
| We will recover | 'ihna hanchiffiicHnaa hanKiff | إحنا َ هـَنخـِفّ |
| You(m) will recover | 'inta hatchiffiicnta hatKiff | إنت َ هـَتخـِفّ |
| You(f) will recover | 'inti hatchiffiiicnti hatKiffy | إنت ِ هـَتخـِفّي |
| You(pl) will recover | 'intu hatchiffuiicntoo hatKiffoo | إنتوا هـَتخـِفّوا |
| He/it(m) will recover | huwa hayichiffhuwa hayiKiff | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـِفّ |
| She/it(f) will recover | hiya hatchiffhiya hatKiff | هـِي َ هـَتخـِفّ |
| They will recover | humma hayichiffuhumma hayiKiffoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـِفّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) recover! | chiffKiff | خـِفّ |
| You(f) recover! | chiffiKiffy | خـِفّي |
| You(pl) recover! | chiffuKiffoo | خـِفّوا |
