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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  lifted | 'ana rafaAtaacnaa rafaAt |  أنا َ ر َفـَعت | 
| We  lifted | 'ihna rafaAnaiicHnaa rafaAnaa |  إحنا َ ر َفـَعنا | 
| You(m)  lifted | 'inta rafaAtiicnta rafaAt |  إنت َ ر َفـَعت | 
| You(f)  lifted | 'inti rafaAtiiicnti rafaAty |  إنت ِ ر َفـَعتي | 
| You(pl)  lifted | 'intu rafaAtuiicntoo rafaAtoo |  إنتوا ر َفـَعتوا | 
| He/it(m)  lifted | huwa rafaAhuwa rafaA |  هـُو َ ر َفـَع | 
| She/it(f)  lifted | hiya rafaAithiya rafaAit |  هـِي َ ر َفـَعـِت | 
| They  lifted | humma rafaAuhumma rafaAoo |  هـُمّ َ ر َفـَعوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  lift | 'ana yimkin 'arfaAaacnaa yimkin aacrfaA |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرفـَع | 
| We might  lift | 'ihna yimkin nirfaAiicHnaa yimkin nirfaA |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِرفـَع | 
| You(m) might  lift | 'inta yimkin tirfaAiicnta yimkin tirfaA |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِرفـَع | 
| You(f) might  lift | 'inti yimkin tirfaAiiicnti yimkin tirfaAy |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِرفـَعي | 
| You(pl) might  lift | 'intu yimkin tirfaAuiicntoo yimkin tirfaAoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِرفـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) might  lift | huwa yimkin yirfaAhuwa yimkin yirfaA |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِرفـَع | 
| She/it(f) might  lift | hiya yimkin tirfaAhiya yimkin tirfaA |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِرفـَع | 
| They might  lift | humma yimkin yirfaAuhumma yimkin yirfaAoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِرفـَعوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  lift | 'ana barfaAaacnaa barfaA |  أنا َ بـَرفـَع | 
| We  lift | 'ihna binirfaAiicHnaa binirfaA |  إحنا َ بـِنـِرفـَع | 
| You(m)  lift | 'inta bitirfaAiicnta bitirfaA |  إنت َ بـِتـِرفـَع | 
| You(f)  lift | 'inti bitirfaAiiicnti bitirfaAy |  إنت ِ بـِتـِرفـَعي | 
| You(pl)  lift | 'intu bitirfaAuiicntoo bitirfaAoo |  إنتوا بـِتـِرفـَعوا | 
| He/it(m)  lifts | huwa biyirfaAhuwa biyirfaA |  هـُو َ بـِيـِرفـَع | 
| She/it(f)  lifts | hiya bitirfaAhiya bitirfaA |  هـِي َ بـِتـِرفـَع | 
| They  lift | humma biyirfaAuhumma biyirfaAoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِرفـَعوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  lift | 'ana harfaAaacnaa harfaA |  أنا َ هـَرفـَع | 
| We will  lift | 'ihna hanirfaAiicHnaa hanirfaA |  إحنا َ هـَنـِرفـَع | 
| You(m) will  lift | 'inta hatirfaAiicnta hatirfaA |  إنت َ هـَتـِرفـَع | 
| You(f) will  lift | 'inti hatirfaAiiicnti hatirfaAy |  إنت ِ هـَتـِرفـَعي | 
| You(pl) will  lift | 'intu hatirfaAuiicntoo hatirfaAoo |  إنتوا هـَتـِرفـَعوا | 
| He/it(m) will  lift | huwa hayirfaAhuwa hayirfaA |  هـُو َ هـَيـِرفـَع | 
| She/it(f) will  lift | hiya hatirfaAhiya hatirfaA |  هـِي َ هـَتـِرفـَع | 
| They will  lift | humma hayirfaAuhumma hayirfaAoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِرفـَعوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  lift! | 'irfaAiicrfaA |  إرفـَع | 
| You(f)  lift! | 'irfaAiiicrfaAy |  إرفـَعي | 
| You(pl)  lift! | 'irfaAuiicrfaAoo |  إرفـَعوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  lifting | 'ana raafiAaacnaa raafiA |  أنا َ را َفـِع | 
| I(f) am  lifting | 'ana raafiAaaacnaa raafiAaö |  أنا َ را َفـِعـَة | 
| We are  lifting | 'ihna raafiAeeniicHnaa raafiAyn |  إحنا َ را َفـِعين | 
| You(m) are  lifting | 'inta raafiAiicnta raafiA |  إنت َ را َفـِع | 
| You(f) are  lifting | 'inti raafiAaiicnti raafiAaö |  إنت ِ را َفـِعـَة | 
| You(pl) are  lifting | 'intu raafiAeeniicntoo raafiAyn |  إنتوا را َفـِعين | 
| He/it(m) is  lifting | huwa raafiAhuwa raafiA |  هـُو َ را َفـِع | 
| She/it(f) is  lifting | hiya raafiAahiya raafiAaö |  هـِي َ را َفـِعـَة | 
| They are  lifting | humma raafiAeenhumma raafiAyn |  هـُمّ َ را َفـِعين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is   | huwa marfooAhuwa marfwA |  هـُو َ مـَرفوع | 
| She/it(f) is   | hiya marfooAahiya marfwAaö |  هـِي َ مـَرفوعـَة | 
| They are   | humma marfooAeenhumma marfwAyn |  هـُمّ َ مـَرفوعين |