Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I made | 'ana fahhimtaacnaa fahhimt | أنا َ فـَهّـِمت |
| We made | 'ihna fahhimnaiicHnaa fahhimnaa | إحنا َ فـَهّـِمنا |
| You(m) made | 'inta fahhimtiicnta fahhimt | إنت َ فـَهّـِمت |
| You(f) made | 'inti fahhimtiiicnti fahhimty | إنت ِ فـَهّـِمتي |
| You(pl) made | 'intu fahhimtuiicntoo fahhimtoo | إنتوا فـَهّـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) made | huwa fahhimhuwa fahhim | هـُو َ فـَهّـِم |
| She/it(f) made | hiya fahhimithiya fahhimit | هـِي َ فـَهّـِمـِت |
| They made | humma fahhimuhumma fahhimoo | هـُمّ َ فـَهّـِموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might make | 'ana yimkin 'afahhimaacnaa yimkin aacfahhim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـَهّـِم |
| We might make | 'ihna yimkin nifahhimiicHnaa yimkin nifahhim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـَهّـِم |
| You(m) might make | 'inta yimkin tifahhimiicnta yimkin tifahhim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَهّـِم |
| You(f) might make | 'inti yimkin tifahhimiiicnti yimkin tifahhimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَهّـِمي |
| You(pl) might make | 'intu yimkin tifahhimuiicntoo yimkin tifahhimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـَهّـِموا |
| He/it(m) might make | huwa yimkin yifahhimhuwa yimkin yifahhim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَهّـِم |
| She/it(f) might make | hiya yimkin tifahhimhiya yimkin tifahhim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَهّـِم |
| They might make | humma yimkin yifahhimuhumma yimkin yifahhimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَهّـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I make | 'ana bafahhimaacnaa bafahhim | أنا َ بـَفـَهّـِم |
| We make | 'ihna binfahhimiicHnaa binfahhim | إحنا َ بـِنفـَهّـِم |
| You(m) make | 'inta bitfahhimiicnta bitfahhim | إنت َ بـِتفـَهّـِم |
| You(f) make | 'inti bitfahhimiiicnti bitfahhimy | إنت ِ بـِتفـَهّـِمي |
| You(pl) make | 'intu bitfahhimuiicntoo bitfahhimoo | إنتوا بـِتفـَهّـِموا |
| He/it(m) makes | huwa biyifahhimhuwa biyifahhim | هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَهّـِم |
| She/it(f) makes | hiya bitfahhimhiya bitfahhim | هـِي َ بـِتفـَهّـِم |
| They make | humma biyifahhimuhumma biyifahhimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَهّـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will make | 'ana hafahhimaacnaa hafahhim | أنا َ هـَفـَهّـِم |
| We will make | 'ihna hanfahhimiicHnaa hanfahhim | إحنا َ هـَنفـَهّـِم |
| You(m) will make | 'inta hatfahhimiicnta hatfahhim | إنت َ هـَتفـَهّـِم |
| You(f) will make | 'inti hatfahhimiiicnti hatfahhimy | إنت ِ هـَتفـَهّـِمي |
| You(pl) will make | 'intu hatfahhimuiicntoo hatfahhimoo | إنتوا هـَتفـَهّـِموا |
| He/it(m) will make | huwa hayifahhimhuwa hayifahhim | هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَهّـِم |
| She/it(f) will make | hiya hatfahhimhiya hatfahhim | هـِي َ هـَتفـَهّـِم |
| They will make | humma hayifahhimuhumma hayifahhimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَهّـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) make! | fahhimfahhim | فـَهّـِم |
| You(f) make! | fahhimifahhimy | فـَهّـِمي |
| You(pl) make! | fahhimufahhimoo | فـَهّـِموا |
