Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I described | 'ana wasaftaacnaa waSaft | أنا َ و َصـَفت |
| We described | 'ihna wasafnaiicHnaa waSafnaa | إحنا َ و َصـَفنا |
| You(m) described | 'inta wasaftiicnta waSaft | إنت َ و َصـَفت |
| You(f) described | 'inti wasaftiiicnti waSafty | إنت ِ و َصـَفتي |
| You(pl) described | 'intu wasaftuiicntoo waSaftoo | إنتوا و َصـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) described | huwa wasafhuwa waSaf | هـُو َ و َصـَف |
| She/it(f) described | hiya wasafithiya waSafit | هـِي َ و َصـَفـِت |
| They described | humma wasafuhumma waSafoo | هـُمّ َ و َصـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might describe | 'ana yimkin 'aoosifaacnaa yimkin aacwSif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أوصـِف |
| We might describe | 'ihna yimkin niwsifiicHnaa yimkin niwSif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِوصـِف |
| You(m) might describe | 'inta yimkin tiwsifiicnta yimkin tiwSif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِوصـِف |
| You(f) might describe | 'inti yimkin tiwsifiiicnti yimkin tiwSify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِوصـِفي |
| You(pl) might describe | 'intu yimkin tiwsifuiicntoo yimkin tiwSifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِوصـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might describe | huwa yimkin yiwsifhuwa yimkin yiwSif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِوصـِف |
| She/it(f) might describe | hiya yimkin tiwsifhiya yimkin tiwSif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِوصـِف |
| They might describe | humma yimkin yiwsifuhumma yimkin yiwSifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِوصـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I describe | 'ana bawsifaacnaa bawSif | أنا َ بـَوصـِف |
| We describe | 'ihna biniwsifiicHnaa biniwSif | إحنا َ بـِنـِوصـِف |
| You(m) describe | 'inta bitiwsifiicnta bitiwSif | إنت َ بـِتـِوصـِف |
| You(f) describe | 'inti bitiwsifiiicnti bitiwSify | إنت ِ بـِتـِوصـِفي |
| You(pl) describe | 'intu bitiwsifuiicntoo bitiwSifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِوصـِفوا |
| He/it(m) describes | huwa biyiwsifhuwa biyiwSif | هـُو َ بـِيـِوصـِف |
| She/it(f) describes | hiya bitiwsifhiya bitiwSif | هـِي َ بـِتـِوصـِف |
| They describe | humma biyiwsifuhumma biyiwSifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِوصـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will describe | 'ana hawsifaacnaa hawSif | أنا َ هـَوصـِف |
| We will describe | 'ihna haniwsifiicHnaa haniwSif | إحنا َ هـَنـِوصـِف |
| You(m) will describe | 'inta hatiwsifiicnta hatiwSif | إنت َ هـَتـِوصـِف |
| You(f) will describe | 'inti hatiwsifiiicnti hatiwSify | إنت ِ هـَتـِوصـِفي |
| You(pl) will describe | 'intu hatiwsifuiicntoo hatiwSifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِوصـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will describe | huwa hayiwsifhuwa hayiwSif | هـُو َ هـَيـِوصـِف |
| She/it(f) will describe | hiya hatiwsifhiya hatiwSif | هـِي َ هـَتـِوصـِف |
| They will describe | humma hayiwsifuhumma hayiwSifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِوصـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) describe! | 'ioosifiicwSif | إوصـِف |
| You(f) describe! | 'ioosifiiicwSify | إوصـِفي |
| You(pl) describe! | 'ioosifuiicwSifoo | إوصـِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is described | huwa mawsoofhuwa mawSwf | هـُو َ مـَوصوف |
| She/it(f) is described | hiya mawsoofahiya mawSwfaö | هـِي َ مـَوصوفـَة |
| They are described | humma mawsoofeenhumma mawSwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَوصوفين |
