Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I labelled | 'ana sannaftaacnaa Sannaft | أنا َ صـَنّـَفت |
| We labelled | 'ihna sannafnaiicHnaa Sannafnaa | إحنا َ صـَنّـَفنا |
| You(m) labelled | 'inta sannaftiicnta Sannaft | إنت َ صـَنّـَفت |
| You(f) labelled | 'inti sannaftiiicnti Sannafty | إنت ِ صـَنّـَفتي |
| You(pl) labelled | 'intu sannaftuiicntoo Sannaftoo | إنتوا صـَنّـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) labelled | huwa sannafhuwa Sannaf | هـُو َ صـَنّـَف |
| She/it(f) labelled | hiya sannafithiya Sannafit | هـِي َ صـَنّـَفـِت |
| They labelled | humma sannafuhumma Sannafoo | هـُمّ َ صـَنّـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might label | 'ana yimkin 'asannafaacnaa yimkin aacSannaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـَنّـَف |
| We might label | 'ihna yimkin nisannafiicHnaa yimkin niSannaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(m) might label | 'inta yimkin tisannafiicnta yimkin tiSannaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(f) might label | 'inti yimkin tisannafiiicnti yimkin tiSannafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَنّـَفي |
| You(pl) might label | 'intu yimkin tisannafuiicntoo yimkin tiSannafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـَنّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) might label | huwa yimkin yisannafhuwa yimkin yiSannaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَنّـَف |
| She/it(f) might label | hiya yimkin tisannafhiya yimkin tiSannaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَنّـَف |
| They might label | humma yimkin yisannafuhumma yimkin yiSannafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَنّـَفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I label | 'ana basannafaacnaa baSannaf | أنا َ بـَصـَنّـَف |
| We label | 'ihna binisannafiicHnaa biniSannaf | إحنا َ بـِنـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(m) label | 'inta bitisannafiicnta bitiSannaf | إنت َ بـِتـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(f) label | 'inti bitisannafiiicnti bitiSannafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِصـَنّـَفي |
| You(pl) label | 'intu bitisannafuiicntoo bitiSannafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِصـَنّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) labels | huwa biyisannafhuwa biyiSannaf | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـَنّـَف |
| She/it(f) labels | hiya bitisannafhiya bitiSannaf | هـِي َ بـِتـِصـَنّـَف |
| They label | humma biyisannafuhumma biyiSannafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـَنّـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will label | 'ana hasannafaacnaa haSannaf | أنا َ هـَصـَنّـَف |
| We will label | 'ihna hanisannafiicHnaa haniSannaf | إحنا َ هـَنـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(m) will label | 'inta hatisannafiicnta hatiSannaf | إنت َ هـَتـِصـَنّـَف |
| You(f) will label | 'inti hatisannafiiicnti hatiSannafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِصـَنّـَفي |
| You(pl) will label | 'intu hatisannafuiicntoo hatiSannafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِصـَنّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will label | huwa hayisannafhuwa hayiSannaf | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـَنّـَف |
| She/it(f) will label | hiya hatisannafhiya hatiSannaf | هـِي َ هـَتـِصـَنّـَف |
| They will label | humma hayisannafuhumma hayiSannafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـَنّـَفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) label! | 'isnafiicSnaf | إصنـَف |
| You(f) label! | 'isnafiiicSnafy | إصنـَفي |
| You(pl) label! | isnafuiSnafoo | ِصنـَفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is labelled | huwa musannafhuwa muSannaf | هـُو َ مـُصـَنّـَف |
| She/it(f) is labelled | hiya musannafahiya muSannafaö | هـِي َ مـُصـَنّـَفـَة |
| They are labelled | humma musannafeenhumma muSannafyn | هـُمّ َ مـُصـَنّـَفين |
