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Word > Verb
Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  greeted | 'ana sallimtaacnaa sallimt | أنا َ سـَلّـِمت | 
| We  greeted | 'ihna sallimnaiicHnaa sallimnaa | إحنا َ سـَلّـِمنا | 
| You(m)  greeted | 'inta sallimtiicnta sallimt | إنت َ سـَلّـِمت | 
| You(f)  greeted | 'inti sallimtiiicnti sallimty | إنت ِ سـَلّـِمتي | 
| You(pl)  greeted | 'intu sallimtuiicntoo sallimtoo | إنتوا سـَلّـِمتوا | 
| He/it(m)  greeted | huwa sallimhuwa sallim | هـُو َ سـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f)  greeted | hiya sallimithiya sallimit | هـِي َ سـَلّـِمـِت | 
| They  greeted | humma sallimuhumma sallimoo | هـُمّ َ سـَلّـِموا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  greet | 'ana yimkin 'asallimaacnaa yimkin aacsallim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَلّـِم | 
| We might  greet | 'ihna yimkin nisallimiicHnaa yimkin nisallim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَلّـِم | 
| You(m) might  greet | 'inta yimkin tisallimiicnta yimkin tisallim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِم | 
| You(f) might  greet | 'inti yimkin tisallimiiicnti yimkin tisallimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl) might  greet | 'intu yimkin tisallimuiicntoo yimkin tisallimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِموا | 
| He/it(m) might  greet | huwa yimkin yisallimhuwa yimkin yisallim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f) might  greet | hiya yimkin tisallimhiya yimkin tisallim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَلّـِم | 
| They might  greet | humma yimkin yisallimuhumma yimkin yisallimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَلّـِموا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  greet | 'ana basallimaacnaa basallim | أنا َ بـَسـَلّـِم | 
| We  greet | 'ihna binsallimiicHnaa binsallim | إحنا َ بـِنسـَلّـِم | 
| You(m)  greet | 'inta bitsallimiicnta bitsallim | إنت َ بـِتسـَلّـِم | 
| You(f)  greet | 'inti bitsallimiiicnti bitsallimy | إنت ِ بـِتسـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl)  greet | 'intu bitsallimuiicntoo bitsallimoo | إنتوا بـِتسـَلّـِموا | 
| He/it(m)  greets | huwa biyisallimhuwa biyisallim | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f)  greets | hiya bitsallimhiya bitsallim | هـِي َ بـِتسـَلّـِم | 
| They  greet | humma biyisallimuhumma biyisallimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَلّـِموا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  greet | 'ana hasallimaacnaa hasallim | أنا َ هـَسـَلّـِم | 
| We will  greet | 'ihna hansallimiicHnaa hansallim | إحنا َ هـَنسـَلّـِم | 
| You(m) will  greet | 'inta hatsallimiicnta hatsallim | إنت َ هـَتسـَلّـِم | 
| You(f) will  greet | 'inti hatsallimiiicnti hatsallimy | إنت ِ هـَتسـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl) will  greet | 'intu hatsallimuiicntoo hatsallimoo | إنتوا هـَتسـَلّـِموا | 
| He/it(m) will  greet | huwa hayisallimhuwa hayisallim | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَلّـِم | 
| She/it(f) will  greet | hiya hatsallimhiya hatsallim | هـِي َ هـَتسـَلّـِم | 
| They will  greet | humma hayisallimuhumma hayisallimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَلّـِموا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  greet! | sallimsallim | سـَلّـِم | 
| You(f)  greet! | sallimisallimy | سـَلّـِمي | 
| You(pl)  greet! | sallimusallimoo | سـَلّـِموا |