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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I competed | 'ana naefistaacnaa naefist | أنا َ نا َفـِست |
| We competed | 'ihna naefisnaiicHnaa naefisnaa | إحنا َ نا َفـِسنا |
| You(m) competed | 'inta naefistiicnta naefist | إنت َ نا َفـِست |
| You(f) competed | 'inti naefistiiicnti naefisty | إنت ِ نا َفـِستي |
| You(pl) competed | 'intu naefistuiicntoo naefistoo | إنتوا نا َفـِستوا |
| He/it(m) competed | huwa naefishuwa naefis | هـُو َ نا َفـِس |
| She/it(f) competed | hiya nafsithiya naefsit | هـِي َ نا َفسـِت |
| They competed | humma naefisuhumma naefisoo | هـُمّ َ نا َفـِسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might compete | 'ana yimkin 'anaefisaacnaa yimkin aacnaefis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنا َفـِس |
| We might compete | 'ihna yimkin ninaefisiicHnaa yimkin ninaefis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنا َفـِس |
| You(m) might compete | 'inta yimkin tinaefisiicnta yimkin tinaefis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َفـِس |
| You(f) might compete | 'inti yimkin tinafsiiicnti yimkin tinaefsy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َفسي |
| You(pl) might compete | 'intu yimkin tinafsuiicntoo yimkin tinaefsoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنا َفسوا |
| He/it(m) might compete | huwa yimkin yinaefishuwa yimkin yinaefis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َفـِس |
| She/it(f) might compete | hiya yimkin tinaefishiya yimkin tinaefis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َفـِس |
| They might compete | humma yimkin yinafsuhumma yimkin yinaefsoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َفسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I compete | 'ana banaefisaacnaa banaefis | أنا َ بـَنا َفـِس |
| We compete | 'ihna binnaefisiicHnaa binnaefis | إحنا َ بـِنّا َفـِس |
| You(m) compete | 'inta bitnaefisiicnta bitnaefis | إنت َ بـِتنا َفـِس |
| You(f) compete | 'inti bitnafsiiicnti bitnaefsy | إنت ِ بـِتنا َفسي |
| You(pl) compete | 'intu bitnafsuiicntoo bitnaefsoo | إنتوا بـِتنا َفسوا |
| He/it(m) competes | huwa biyinaefishuwa biyinaefis | هـُو َ بـِيـِنا َفـِس |
| She/it(f) competes | hiya bitnaefishiya bitnaefis | هـِي َ بـِتنا َفـِس |
| They compete | humma biynafsuhumma biynaefsoo | هـُمّ َ بـِينا َفسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will compete | 'ana hanaefisaacnaa hanaefis | أنا َ هـَنا َفـِس |
| We will compete | 'ihna hannaefisiicHnaa hannaefis | إحنا َ هـَنّا َفـِس |
| You(m) will compete | 'inta hatnaefisiicnta hatnaefis | إنت َ هـَتنا َفـِس |
| You(f) will compete | 'inti hatnafsiiicnti hatnaefsy | إنت ِ هـَتنا َفسي |
| You(pl) will compete | 'intu hatnafsuiicntoo hatnaefsoo | إنتوا هـَتنا َفسوا |
| He/it(m) will compete | huwa hayinaefishuwa hayinaefis | هـُو َ هـَيـِنا َفـِس |
| She/it(f) will compete | hiya hatnaefishiya hatnaefis | هـِي َ هـَتنا َفـِس |
| They will compete | humma hayinafsuhumma hayinaefsoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنا َفسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) compete! | naefisnaefis | نا َفـِس |
| You(f) compete! | nafsinaefsy | نا َفسي |
| You(pl) compete! | nafsunaefsoo | نا َفسوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa munaefishuwa munaefis | هـُو َ مـُنا َفـِس |
| She/it(f) is | hiya munaefisahiya munaefisaö | هـِي َ مـُنا َفـِسـَة |
| They are | humma munaefiseenhumma munaefisyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنا َفـِسين |