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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  dwelt | 'ana sikintaacnaa sikint |  أنا َ سـِكـِنت | 
| We  dwelt | 'ihna sikinnaiicHnaa sikinnaa |  إحنا َ سـِكـِنّا | 
| You(m)  dwelt | 'inta sikintiicnta sikint |  إنت َ سـِكـِنت | 
| You(f)  dwelt | 'inti sikintiiicnti sikinty |  إنت ِ سـِكـِنتي | 
| You(pl)  dwelt | 'intu sikintuiicntoo sikintoo |  إنتوا سـِكـِنتوا | 
| He/it(m)  dwelt | huwa sikinhuwa sikin |  هـُو َ سـِكـِن | 
| She/it(f)  dwelt | hiya siknithiya siknit |  هـِي َ سـِكنـِت | 
| They  dwelt | humma siknuhumma siknoo |  هـُمّ َ سـِكنوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  dwell | 'ana yimkin 'askunaacnaa yimkin aacskun |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسكـُن | 
| We might  dwell | 'ihna yimkin nuskuniicHnaa yimkin nuskun |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُسكـُن | 
| You(m) might  dwell | 'inta yimkin tuskuniicnta yimkin tuskun |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُن | 
| You(f) might  dwell | 'inti yimkin tuskuniiicnti yimkin tuskuny |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُني | 
| You(pl) might  dwell | 'intu yimkin tuskunuiicntoo yimkin tuskunoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُنوا | 
| He/it(m) might  dwell | huwa yimkin yuskunhuwa yimkin yuskun |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُن | 
| She/it(f) might  dwell | hiya yimkin tuskunhiya yimkin tuskun |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُن | 
| They might  dwell | humma yimkin yuskunuhumma yimkin yuskunoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُنوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  dwell | 'ana baskunaacnaa baskun |  أنا َ بـَسكـُن | 
| We  dwell | 'ihna binuskuniicHnaa binuskun |  إحنا َ بـِنـُسكـُن | 
| You(m)  dwell | 'inta bituskuniicnta bituskun |  إنت َ بـِتـُسكـُن | 
| You(f)  dwell | 'inti bituskuniiicnti bituskuny |  إنت ِ بـِتـُسكـُني | 
| You(pl)  dwell | 'intu bituskunuiicntoo bituskunoo |  إنتوا بـِتـُسكـُنوا | 
| He/it(m)  dwells | huwa biyuskunhuwa biyuskun |  هـُو َ بـِيـُسكـُن | 
| She/it(f)  dwells | hiya bituskunhiya bituskun |  هـِي َ بـِتـُسكـُن | 
| They  dwell | humma biyuskunuhumma biyuskunoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـُسكـُنوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  dwell | 'ana haskunaacnaa haskun |  أنا َ هـَسكـُن | 
| We will  dwell | 'ihna hanuskuniicHnaa hanuskun |  إحنا َ هـَنـُسكـُن | 
| You(m) will  dwell | 'inta hatuskuniicnta hatuskun |  إنت َ هـَتـُسكـُن | 
| You(f) will  dwell | 'inti hatuskuniiicnti hatuskuny |  إنت ِ هـَتـُسكـُني | 
| You(pl) will  dwell | 'intu hatuskunuiicntoo hatuskunoo |  إنتوا هـَتـُسكـُنوا | 
| He/it(m) will  dwell | huwa hayuskunhuwa hayuskun |  هـُو َ هـَيـُسكـُن | 
| She/it(f) will  dwell | hiya hatuskunhiya hatuskun |  هـِي َ هـَتـُسكـُن | 
| They will  dwell | humma hayuskunuhumma hayuskunoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـُسكـُنوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  dwell! | 'iskiniicskin |  إسكـِن | 
| You(f)  dwell! | 'iskiniiicskiny |  إسكـِني | 
| You(pl)  dwell! | 'iskinuiicskinoo |  إسكـِنوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  dwelling | 'ana saekinaacnaa saekin |  أنا َ سا َكـِن | 
| I(f) am  dwelling | 'ana saekinaaacnaa saekinaö |  أنا َ سا َكـِنـَة | 
| We are  dwelling | 'ihna saekineeniicHnaa saekinyn |  إحنا َ سا َكـِنين | 
| You(m) are  dwelling | 'inta saekiniicnta saekin |  إنت َ سا َكـِن | 
| You(f) are  dwelling | 'inti saekinaiicnti saekinaö |  إنت ِ سا َكـِنـَة | 
| You(pl) are  dwelling | 'intu saekineeniicntoo saekinyn |  إنتوا سا َكـِنين | 
| He/it(m) is  dwelling | huwa saekinhuwa saekin |  هـُو َ سا َكـِن | 
| She/it(f) is  dwelling | hiya saekinahiya saekinaö |  هـِي َ سا َكـِنـَة | 
| They are  dwelling | humma saekineenhumma saekinyn |  هـُمّ َ سا َكـِنين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  dwelt | huwa maskoonhuwa maskwn |  هـُو َ مـَسكون | 
| She/it(f) is  dwelt | hiya maskoonahiya maskwnaö |  هـِي َ مـَسكونـَة | 
| They are  dwelt | humma maskooneenhumma maskwnyn |  هـُمّ َ مـَسكونين |