Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I had | 'ana 'itfaehimtaacnaa iictfaehimt | أنا َ إتفا َهـِمت |
| We had | 'ihna 'itfaehimnaiicHnaa iictfaehimnaa | إحنا َ إتفا َهـِمنا |
| You(m) had | 'inta 'itfaehimtiicnta iictfaehimt | إنت َ إتفا َهـِمت |
| You(f) had | 'inti 'itfaehimtiiicnti iictfaehimty | إنت ِ إتفا َهـِمتي |
| You(pl) had | 'intu 'itfaehimtuiicntoo iictfaehimtoo | إنتوا إتفا َهـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) had | huwa 'itfaehimhuwa iictfaehim | هـُو َ إتفا َهـِم |
| She/it(f) had | hiya 'itfahmithiya iictfaehmit | هـِي َ إتفا َهمـِت |
| They had | humma 'itfaehimuhumma iictfaehimoo | هـُمّ َ إتفا َهـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might have | 'ana yimkin 'atfaehimaacnaa yimkin aactfaehim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتفا َهـِم |
| We might have | 'ihna yimkin nitfaehimiicHnaa yimkin nitfaehim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتفا َهـِم |
| You(m) might have | 'inta yimkin titfaehimiicnta yimkin titfaehim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتفا َهـِم |
| You(f) might have | 'inti yimkin titfahmiiicnti yimkin titfaehmy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتفا َهمي |
| You(pl) might have | 'intu yimkin titfahmuiicntoo yimkin titfaehmoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتفا َهموا |
| He/it(m) might have | huwa yimkin yitfaehimhuwa yimkin yitfaehim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتفا َهـِم |
| She/it(f) might have | hiya yimkin titfaehimhiya yimkin titfaehim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتفا َهـِم |
| They might have | humma yimkin yitfahmuhumma yimkin yitfaehmoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتفا َهموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I have | 'ana batfaehimaacnaa batfaehim | أنا َ بـَتفا َهـِم |
| We have | 'ihna binitfaehimiicHnaa binitfaehim | إحنا َ بـِنـِتفا َهـِم |
| You(m) have | 'inta bititfaehimiicnta bititfaehim | إنت َ بـِتـِتفا َهـِم |
| You(f) have | 'inti bititfahmiiicnti bititfaehmy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتفا َهمي |
| You(pl) have | 'intu bititfahmuiicntoo bititfaehmoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتفا َهموا |
| He/it(m) haves | huwa biyitfaehimhuwa biyitfaehim | هـُو َ بـِيـِتفا َهـِم |
| She/it(f) haves | hiya bititfaehimhiya bititfaehim | هـِي َ بـِتـِتفا َهـِم |
| They have | humma biyitfahmuhumma biyitfaehmoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتفا َهموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will have | 'ana hatfaehimaacnaa hatfaehim | أنا َ هـَتفا َهـِم |
| We will have | 'ihna hanitfaehimiicHnaa hanitfaehim | إحنا َ هـَنـِتفا َهـِم |
| You(m) will have | 'inta hatitfaehimiicnta hatitfaehim | إنت َ هـَتـِتفا َهـِم |
| You(f) will have | 'inti hatitfahmiiicnti hatitfaehmy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتفا َهمي |
| You(pl) will have | 'intu hatitfahmuiicntoo hatitfaehmoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتفا َهموا |
| He/it(m) will have | huwa hayitfaehimhuwa hayitfaehim | هـُو َ هـَيـِتفا َهـِم |
| She/it(f) will have | hiya hatitfaehimhiya hatitfaehim | هـِي َ هـَتـِتفا َهـِم |
| They will have | humma hayitfahmuhumma hayitfaehmoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتفا َهموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) have! | 'itfaehimiictfaehim | إتفا َهـِم |
| You(f) have! | 'itfahmiiictfaehmy | إتفا َهمي |
| You(pl) have! | 'itfahmuiictfaehmoo | إتفا َهموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am having | 'ana mutafaehimaacnaa mutafaehim | أنا َ مـُتـَفا َهـِم |
| I(f) am having | 'ana mutafaehimaaacnaa mutafaehimaö | أنا َ مـُتـَفا َهـِمـَة |
| We are having | 'ihna mutafaehimeeniicHnaa mutafaehimyn | إحنا َ مـُتـَفا َهـِمين |
| You(m) are having | 'inta mutafaehimiicnta mutafaehim | إنت َ مـُتـَفا َهـِم |
| You(f) are having | 'inti mutafaehimaiicnti mutafaehimaö | إنت ِ مـُتـَفا َهـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are having | 'intu mutafaehimeeniicntoo mutafaehimyn | إنتوا مـُتـَفا َهـِمين |
| He/it(m) is having | huwa mutafaehimhuwa mutafaehim | هـُو َ مـُتـَفا َهـِم |
| She/it(f) is having | hiya mutafaehimahiya mutafaehimaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَفا َهـِمـَة |
| They are having | humma mutafaehimeenhumma mutafaehimyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَفا َهـِمين |