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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  knew | 'ana fihimtaacnaa fihimt | أنا َ فـِهـِمت | 
| We  knew | 'ihna fihimnaiicHnaa fihimnaa | إحنا َ فـِهـِمنا | 
| You(m)  knew | 'inta fihimtiicnta fihimt | إنت َ فـِهـِمت | 
| You(f)  knew | 'inti fihimtiiicnti fihimty | إنت ِ فـِهـِمتي | 
| You(pl)  knew | 'intu fihimtuiicntoo fihimtoo | إنتوا فـِهـِمتوا | 
| He/it(m)  knew | huwa fihimhuwa fihim | هـُو َ فـِهـِم | 
| She/it(f)  knew | hiya fihmithiya fihmit | هـِي َ فـِهمـِت | 
| They  knew | humma fihmuhumma fihmoo | هـُمّ َ فـِهموا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  know | 'ana yimkin 'afhamaacnaa yimkin aacfham | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفهـَم | 
| We might  know | 'ihna yimkin nifhamiicHnaa yimkin nifham | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفهـَم | 
| You(m) might  know | 'inta yimkin tifhamiicnta yimkin tifham | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفهـَم | 
| You(f) might  know | 'inti yimkin tifhamiiicnti yimkin tifhamy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفهـَمي | 
| You(pl) might  know | 'intu yimkin tifhamuiicntoo yimkin tifhamoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفهـَموا | 
| He/it(m) might  know | huwa yimkin yifhamhuwa yimkin yifham | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفهـَم | 
| She/it(f) might  know | hiya yimkin tifhamhiya yimkin tifham | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفهـَم | 
| They might  know | humma yimkin yifhamuhumma yimkin yifhamoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفهـَموا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  know | 'ana bafhamaacnaa bafham | أنا َ بـَفهـَم | 
| We  know | 'ihna binifhamiicHnaa binifham | إحنا َ بـِنـِفهـَم | 
| You(m)  know | 'inta bitifhamiicnta bitifham | إنت َ بـِتـِفهـَم | 
| You(f)  know | 'inti bitifhamiiicnti bitifhamy | إنت ِ بـِتـِفهـَمي | 
| You(pl)  know | 'intu bitifhamuiicntoo bitifhamoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفهـَموا | 
| He/it(m)  knows | huwa biyifhamhuwa biyifham | هـُو َ بـِيـِفهـَم | 
| She/it(f)  knows | hiya bitifhamhiya bitifham | هـِي َ بـِتـِفهـَم | 
| They  know | humma biyifhamuhumma biyifhamoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفهـَموا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  know | 'ana hafhamaacnaa hafham | أنا َ هـَفهـَم | 
| We will  know | 'ihna hanifhamiicHnaa hanifham | إحنا َ هـَنـِفهـَم | 
| You(m) will  know | 'inta hatifhamiicnta hatifham | إنت َ هـَتـِفهـَم | 
| You(f) will  know | 'inti hatifhamiiicnti hatifhamy | إنت ِ هـَتـِفهـَمي | 
| You(pl) will  know | 'intu hatifhamuiicntoo hatifhamoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفهـَموا | 
| He/it(m) will  know | huwa hayifhamhuwa hayifham | هـُو َ هـَيـِفهـَم | 
| She/it(f) will  know | hiya hatifhamhiya hatifham | هـِي َ هـَتـِفهـَم | 
| They will  know | humma hayifhamuhumma hayifhamoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفهـَموا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  know! | 'ifhimiicfhim | إفهـِم | 
| You(f)  know! | 'ifhimiiicfhimy | إفهـِمي | 
| You(pl)  know! | 'ifhimuiicfhimoo | إفهـِموا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  knowing | 'ana faehimaacnaa faehim | أنا َ فا َهـِم | 
| I(f) am  knowing | 'ana faehimaaacnaa faehimaö | أنا َ فا َهـِمـَة | 
| We are  knowing | 'ihna faehimeeniicHnaa faehimyn | إحنا َ فا َهـِمين | 
| You(m) are  knowing | 'inta faehimiicnta faehim | إنت َ فا َهـِم | 
| You(f) are  knowing | 'inti faehimaiicnti faehimaö | إنت ِ فا َهـِمـَة | 
| You(pl) are  knowing | 'intu faehimeeniicntoo faehimyn | إنتوا فا َهـِمين | 
| He/it(m) is  knowing | huwa faehimhuwa faehim | هـُو َ فا َهـِم | 
| She/it(f) is  knowing | hiya faehimahiya faehimaö | هـِي َ فا َهـِمـَة | 
| They are  knowing | humma faehimeenhumma faehimyn | هـُمّ َ فا َهـِمين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  known | huwa mafhoomhuwa mafhwm | هـُو َ مـَفهوم | 
| She/it(f) is  known | hiya mafhoomahiya mafhwmaö | هـِي َ مـَفهومـَة | 
| They are  known | humma mafhoomeenhumma mafhwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفهومين |