Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I competed | 'ana 'itnaefistaacnaa iictnaefist | أنا َ إتنا َفـِست |
| We competed | 'ihna 'itnaefisnaiicHnaa iictnaefisnaa | إحنا َ إتنا َفـِسنا |
| You(m) competed | 'inta 'itnaefistiicnta iictnaefist | إنت َ إتنا َفـِست |
| You(f) competed | 'inti 'itnaefistiiicnti iictnaefisty | إنت ِ إتنا َفـِستي |
| You(pl) competed | 'intu 'itnaefistuiicntoo iictnaefistoo | إنتوا إتنا َفـِستوا |
| He/it(m) competed | huwa 'itnaefishuwa iictnaefis | هـُو َ إتنا َفـِس |
| She/it(f) competed | hiya 'itnafsithiya iictnaefsit | هـِي َ إتنا َفسـِت |
| They competed | humma 'itnaefisuhumma iictnaefisoo | هـُمّ َ إتنا َفـِسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might compete | 'ana yimkin 'atnaefisaacnaa yimkin aactnaefis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتنا َفـِس |
| We might compete | 'ihna yimkin nitnaefisiicHnaa yimkin nitnaefis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتنا َفـِس |
| You(m) might compete | 'inta yimkin titnaefisiicnta yimkin titnaefis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتنا َفـِس |
| You(f) might compete | 'inti yimkin titnafsiiicnti yimkin titnaefsy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتنا َفسي |
| You(pl) might compete | 'intu yimkin titnafsuiicntoo yimkin titnaefsoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتنا َفسوا |
| He/it(m) might compete | huwa yimkin yitnaefishuwa yimkin yitnaefis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتنا َفـِس |
| She/it(f) might compete | hiya yimkin titnaefishiya yimkin titnaefis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتنا َفـِس |
| They might compete | humma yimkin yitnafsuhumma yimkin yitnaefsoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتنا َفسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I compete | 'ana batnaefisaacnaa batnaefis | أنا َ بـَتنا َفـِس |
| We compete | 'ihna binitnaefisiicHnaa binitnaefis | إحنا َ بـِنـِتنا َفـِس |
| You(m) compete | 'inta bititnaefisiicnta bititnaefis | إنت َ بـِتـِتنا َفـِس |
| You(f) compete | 'inti bititnafsiiicnti bititnaefsy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتنا َفسي |
| You(pl) compete | 'intu bititnafsuiicntoo bititnaefsoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتنا َفسوا |
| He/it(m) competes | huwa biyitnaefishuwa biyitnaefis | هـُو َ بـِيـِتنا َفـِس |
| She/it(f) competes | hiya bititnaefishiya bititnaefis | هـِي َ بـِتـِتنا َفـِس |
| They compete | humma biyitnafsuhumma biyitnaefsoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتنا َفسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will compete | 'ana hatnaefisaacnaa hatnaefis | أنا َ هـَتنا َفـِس |
| We will compete | 'ihna hanitnaefisiicHnaa hanitnaefis | إحنا َ هـَنـِتنا َفـِس |
| You(m) will compete | 'inta hatitnaefisiicnta hatitnaefis | إنت َ هـَتـِتنا َفـِس |
| You(f) will compete | 'inti hatitnafsiiicnti hatitnaefsy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتنا َفسي |
| You(pl) will compete | 'intu hatitnafsuiicntoo hatitnaefsoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتنا َفسوا |
| He/it(m) will compete | huwa hayitnaefishuwa hayitnaefis | هـُو َ هـَيـِتنا َفـِس |
| She/it(f) will compete | hiya hatitnaefishiya hatitnaefis | هـِي َ هـَتـِتنا َفـِس |
| They will compete | humma hayitnafsuhumma hayitnaefsoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتنا َفسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) compete! | 'itnaefisiictnaefis | إتنا َفـِس |
| You(f) compete! | 'itnafsiiictnaefsy | إتنا َفسي |
| You(pl) compete! | 'itnafsuiictnaefsoo | إتنا َفسوا |
