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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  envied | 'ana nabartaacnaa nabart | أنا َ نـَبـَرت | 
| We  envied | 'ihna nabarnaiicHnaa nabarnaa | إحنا َ نـَبـَرنا | 
| You(m)  envied | 'inta nabartiicnta nabart | إنت َ نـَبـَرت | 
| You(f)  envied | 'inti nabartiiicnti nabarty | إنت ِ نـَبـَرتي | 
| You(pl)  envied | 'intu nabartuiicntoo nabartoo | إنتوا نـَبـَرتوا | 
| He/it(m)  envied | huwa nabarhuwa nabar | هـُو َ نـَبـَر | 
| She/it(f)  envied | hiya nabarithiya nabarit | هـِي َ نـَبـَر ِت | 
| They  envied | humma nabaruhumma nabaroo | هـُمّ َ نـَبـَروا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  envy | 'ana yimkin 'anburaacnaa yimkin aacnbur | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنبـُر | 
| We might  envy | 'ihna yimkin nunburiicHnaa yimkin nunbur | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُنبـُر | 
| You(m) might  envy | 'inta yimkin tunburiicnta yimkin tunbur | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُنبـُر | 
| You(f) might  envy | 'inti yimkin tunburiiicnti yimkin tunbury | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُنبـُري | 
| You(pl) might  envy | 'intu yimkin tunburuiicntoo yimkin tunburoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُنبـُروا | 
| He/it(m) might  envy | huwa yimkin yunburhuwa yimkin yunbur | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُنبـُر | 
| She/it(f) might  envy | hiya yimkin tunburhiya yimkin tunbur | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُنبـُر | 
| They might  envy | humma yimkin yunburuhumma yimkin yunburoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُنبـُروا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  envy | 'ana banburaacnaa banbur | أنا َ بـَنبـُر | 
| We  envy | 'ihna binunburiicHnaa binunbur | إحنا َ بـِنـُنبـُر | 
| You(m)  envy | 'inta bitunburiicnta bitunbur | إنت َ بـِتـُنبـُر | 
| You(f)  envy | 'inti bitunburiiicnti bitunbury | إنت ِ بـِتـُنبـُري | 
| You(pl)  envy | 'intu bitunburuiicntoo bitunburoo | إنتوا بـِتـُنبـُروا | 
| He/it(m)  envys | huwa biyunburhuwa biyunbur | هـُو َ بـِيـُنبـُر | 
| She/it(f)  envys | hiya bitunburhiya bitunbur | هـِي َ بـِتـُنبـُر | 
| They  envy | humma biyunburuhumma biyunburoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُنبـُروا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  envy | 'ana hanburaacnaa hanbur | أنا َ هـَنبـُر | 
| We will  envy | 'ihna hanunburiicHnaa hanunbur | إحنا َ هـَنـُنبـُر | 
| You(m) will  envy | 'inta hatunburiicnta hatunbur | إنت َ هـَتـُنبـُر | 
| You(f) will  envy | 'inti hatunburiiicnti hatunbury | إنت ِ هـَتـُنبـُري | 
| You(pl) will  envy | 'intu hatunburuiicntoo hatunburoo | إنتوا هـَتـُنبـُروا | 
| He/it(m) will  envy | huwa hayunburhuwa hayunbur | هـُو َ هـَيـُنبـُر | 
| She/it(f) will  envy | hiya hatunburhiya hatunbur | هـِي َ هـَتـُنبـُر | 
| They will  envy | humma hayunburuhumma hayunburoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُنبـُروا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  envy! | 'unburuucnbur | أ ُنبـُر | 
| You(f)  envy! | 'unburiuucnbury | أ ُنبـُري | 
| You(pl)  envy! | 'unburuuucnburoo | أ ُنبـُروا |