Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I greeted | 'ana sabbahtaacnaa SabbaHt | أنا َ صـَبّـَحت |
| We greeted | 'ihna sabbahnaiicHnaa SabbaHnaa | إحنا َ صـَبّـَحنا |
| You(m) greeted | 'inta sabbahtiicnta SabbaHt | إنت َ صـَبّـَحت |
| You(f) greeted | 'inti sabbahtiiicnti SabbaHty | إنت ِ صـَبّـَحتي |
| You(pl) greeted | 'intu sabbahtuiicntoo SabbaHtoo | إنتوا صـَبّـَحتوا |
| He/it(m) greeted | huwa sabbahhuwa SabbaH | هـُو َ صـَبّـَح |
| She/it(f) greeted | hiya sabbahithiya SabbaHit | هـِي َ صـَبّـَحـِت |
| They greeted | humma sabbahuhumma SabbaHoo | هـُمّ َ صـَبّـَحوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might greet | 'ana yimkin 'asabbahaacnaa yimkin aacSabbaH | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـَبّـَح |
| We might greet | 'ihna yimkin nisabbahiicHnaa yimkin niSabbaH | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـَبّـَح |
| You(m) might greet | 'inta yimkin tisabbahiicnta yimkin tiSabbaH | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَبّـَح |
| You(f) might greet | 'inti yimkin tisabbahiiicnti yimkin tiSabbaHy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَبّـَحي |
| You(pl) might greet | 'intu yimkin tisabbahuiicntoo yimkin tiSabbaHoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـَبّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) might greet | huwa yimkin yisabbahhuwa yimkin yiSabbaH | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَبّـَح |
| She/it(f) might greet | hiya yimkin tisabbahhiya yimkin tiSabbaH | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَبّـَح |
| They might greet | humma yimkin yisabbahuhumma yimkin yiSabbaHoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَبّـَحوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I greet | 'ana basabbahaacnaa baSabbaH | أنا َ بـَصـَبّـَح |
| We greet | 'ihna binisabbahiicHnaa biniSabbaH | إحنا َ بـِنـِصـَبّـَح |
| You(m) greet | 'inta bitisabbahiicnta bitiSabbaH | إنت َ بـِتـِصـَبّـَح |
| You(f) greet | 'inti bitisabbahiiicnti bitiSabbaHy | إنت ِ بـِتـِصـَبّـَحي |
| You(pl) greet | 'intu bitisabbahuiicntoo bitiSabbaHoo | إنتوا بـِتـِصـَبّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) greets | huwa biyisabbahhuwa biyiSabbaH | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـَبّـَح |
| She/it(f) greets | hiya bitisabbahhiya bitiSabbaH | هـِي َ بـِتـِصـَبّـَح |
| They greet | humma biyisabbahuhumma biyiSabbaHoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـَبّـَحوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will greet | 'ana hasabbahaacnaa haSabbaH | أنا َ هـَصـَبّـَح |
| We will greet | 'ihna hanisabbahiicHnaa haniSabbaH | إحنا َ هـَنـِصـَبّـَح |
| You(m) will greet | 'inta hatisabbahiicnta hatiSabbaH | إنت َ هـَتـِصـَبّـَح |
| You(f) will greet | 'inti hatisabbahiiicnti hatiSabbaHy | إنت ِ هـَتـِصـَبّـَحي |
| You(pl) will greet | 'intu hatisabbahuiicntoo hatiSabbaHoo | إنتوا هـَتـِصـَبّـَحوا |
| He/it(m) will greet | huwa hayisabbahhuwa hayiSabbaH | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـَبّـَح |
| She/it(f) will greet | hiya hatisabbahhiya hatiSabbaH | هـِي َ هـَتـِصـَبّـَح |
| They will greet | humma hayisabbahuhumma hayiSabbaHoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـَبّـَحوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) greet! | 'isbahiicSbaH | إصبـَح |
| You(f) greet! | 'isbahiiicSbaHy | إصبـَحي |
| You(pl) greet! | isbahuiSbaHoo | ِصبـَحوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is greeted | huwa musabbahhuwa muSabbaH | هـُو َ مـُصـَبّـَح |
| She/it(f) is greeted | hiya musabbahahiya muSabbaHaö | هـِي َ مـُصـَبّـَحـَة |
| They are greeted | humma musabbaheenhumma muSabbaHyn | هـُمّ َ مـُصـَبّـَحين |
