Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I let | 'ana Aarraftaacnaa Aarraft | أنا َ عـَرّ َفت |
| We let | 'ihna AarrafnaiicHnaa Aarrafnaa | إحنا َ عـَرّ َفنا |
| You(m) let | 'inta Aarraftiicnta Aarraft | إنت َ عـَرّ َفت |
| You(f) let | 'inti Aarraftiiicnti Aarrafty | إنت ِ عـَرّ َفتي |
| You(pl) let | 'intu Aarraftuiicntoo Aarraftoo | إنتوا عـَرّ َفتوا |
| He/it(m) let | huwa Aarrafhuwa Aarraf | هـُو َ عـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) let | hiya Aarrafithiya Aarrafit | هـِي َ عـَرّ َفـِت |
| They let | humma Aarrafuhumma Aarrafoo | هـُمّ َ عـَرّ َفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might let | 'ana yimkin 'aAarrafaacnaa yimkin aacAarraf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعـَرّ َف |
| We might let | 'ihna yimkin niAarrafiicHnaa yimkin niAarraf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(m) might let | 'inta yimkin tiAarrafiicnta yimkin tiAarraf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(f) might let | 'inti yimkin tiAarrafiiicnti yimkin tiAarrafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) might let | 'intu yimkin tiAarrafuiicntoo yimkin tiAarrafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) might let | huwa yimkin yiAarrafhuwa yimkin yiAarraf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) might let | hiya yimkin tiAarrafhiya yimkin tiAarraf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعـَرّ َف |
| They might let | humma yimkin yiAarrafuhumma yimkin yiAarrafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعـَرّ َفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I let | 'ana baAarrafaacnaa baAarraf | أنا َ بـَعـَرّ َف |
| We let | 'ihna biniAarrafiicHnaa biniAarraf | إحنا َ بـِنـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(m) let | 'inta bitiAarrafiicnta bitiAarraf | إنت َ بـِتـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(f) let | 'inti bitiAarrafiiicnti bitiAarrafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِعـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) let | 'intu bitiAarrafuiicntoo bitiAarrafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِعـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) lets | huwa biyiAarrafhuwa biyiAarraf | هـُو َ بـِيـِعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) lets | hiya bitiAarrafhiya bitiAarraf | هـِي َ بـِتـِعـَرّ َف |
| They let | humma biyiAarrafuhumma biyiAarrafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعـَرّ َفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will let | 'ana haAarrafaacnaa haAarraf | أنا َ هـَعـَرّ َف |
| We will let | 'ihna haniAarrafiicHnaa haniAarraf | إحنا َ هـَنـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(m) will let | 'inta hatiAarrafiicnta hatiAarraf | إنت َ هـَتـِعـَرّ َف |
| You(f) will let | 'inti hatiAarrafiiicnti hatiAarrafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِعـَرّ َفي |
| You(pl) will let | 'intu hatiAarrafuiicntoo hatiAarrafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِعـَرّ َفوا |
| He/it(m) will let | huwa hayiAarrafhuwa hayiAarraf | هـُو َ هـَيـِعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) will let | hiya hatiAarrafhiya hatiAarraf | هـِي َ هـَتـِعـَرّ َف |
| They will let | humma hayiAarrafuhumma hayiAarrafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعـَرّ َفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) let! | 'iArafiicAraf | إعر َف |
| You(f) let! | 'iArafiiicArafy | إعر َفي |
| You(pl) let! | iArafuiArafoo | ِعر َفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa muAarrafhuwa muAarraf | هـُو َ مـُعـَرّ َف |
| She/it(f) is | hiya muAarrafahiya muAarrafaö | هـِي َ مـُعـَرّ َفـَة |
| They are | humma muAarrafeenhumma muAarrafyn | هـُمّ َ مـُعـَرّ َفين |
