Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I trimmed | 'ana saweetaacnaa saewyt | أنا َ سا َويت |
| We trimmed | 'ihna saweenaiicHnaa saewynaa | إحنا َ سا َوينا |
| You(m) trimmed | 'inta saweetiicnta saewyt | إنت َ سا َويت |
| You(f) trimmed | 'inti saweetiiicnti saewyty | إنت ِ سا َويتي |
| You(pl) trimmed | 'intu saweetuiicntoo saewytoo | إنتوا سا َويتوا |
| He/it(m) trimmed | huwa sawahuwa saewY | هـُو َ سا َوى |
| She/it(f) trimmed | hiya saewithiya saewit | هـِي َ سا َو ِت |
| They trimmed | humma sawuhumma saewoo | هـُمّ َ سا َووا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might trim | 'ana yimkin 'asaewiaacnaa yimkin aacsaewy | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسا َوي |
| We might trim | 'ihna yimkin nisaewiiicHnaa yimkin nisaewy | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسا َوي |
| You(m) might trim | 'inta yimkin tisaewiiicnta yimkin tisaewy | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َوي |
| You(f) might trim | 'inti yimkin tisaewiiicnti yimkin tisaewy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َوي |
| You(pl) might trim | 'intu yimkin tisawuiicntoo yimkin tisaewoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسا َووا |
| He/it(m) might trim | huwa yimkin yisaewihuwa yimkin yisaewy | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسا َوي |
| She/it(f) might trim | hiya yimkin tisaewihiya yimkin tisaewy | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسا َوي |
| They might trim | humma yimkin yisawuhumma yimkin yisaewoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسا َووا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I trim | 'ana basaewiaacnaa basaewy | أنا َ بـَسا َوي |
| We trim | 'ihna binsaewiiicHnaa binsaewy | إحنا َ بـِنسا َوي |
| You(m) trim | 'inta bitsaewiiicnta bitsaewy | إنت َ بـِتسا َوي |
| You(f) trim | 'inti bitsaewiiicnti bitsaewy | إنت ِ بـِتسا َوي |
| You(pl) trim | 'intu bitsawuiicntoo bitsaewoo | إنتوا بـِتسا َووا |
| He/it(m) trims | huwa biyisaewihuwa biyisaewy | هـُو َ بـِيـِسا َوي |
| She/it(f) trims | hiya bitsaewihiya bitsaewy | هـِي َ بـِتسا َوي |
| They trim | humma biyisawuhumma biyisaewoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسا َووا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will trim | 'ana hasaewiaacnaa hasaewy | أنا َ هـَسا َوي |
| We will trim | 'ihna hansaewiiicHnaa hansaewy | إحنا َ هـَنسا َوي |
| You(m) will trim | 'inta hatsaewiiicnta hatsaewy | إنت َ هـَتسا َوي |
| You(f) will trim | 'inti hatsaewiiicnti hatsaewy | إنت ِ هـَتسا َوي |
| You(pl) will trim | 'intu hatsawuiicntoo hatsaewoo | إنتوا هـَتسا َووا |
| He/it(m) will trim | huwa hayisaewihuwa hayisaewy | هـُو َ هـَيـِسا َوي |
| She/it(f) will trim | hiya hatsaewihiya hatsaewy | هـِي َ هـَتسا َوي |
| They will trim | humma hayisawuhumma hayisaewoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسا َووا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) trim! | saewisaewy | سا َوي |
| You(f) trim! | saewitsaewit | سا َو ِت |
| You(pl) trim! | sawusaewoo | سا َووا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is trimmed | huwa mitsaewihuwa mitsaewy | هـُو َ مـِتسا َوي |
| She/it(f) is trimmed | hiya mitsawyahiya mitsaewyaö | هـِي َ مـِتسا َويـَة |
| They are trimmed | humma mitsawyeenhumma mitsaewyyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتسا َويين |
