Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I contrasted | 'ana qaarintaacnaa Qaarint | أنا َ قا َر ِنت |
| We contrasted | 'ihna qaarinnaiicHnaa Qaarinnaa | إحنا َ قا َر ِنّا |
| You(m) contrasted | 'inta qaarintiicnta Qaarint | إنت َ قا َر ِنت |
| You(f) contrasted | 'inti qaarintiiicnti Qaarinty | إنت ِ قا َر ِنتي |
| You(pl) contrasted | 'intu qaarintuiicntoo Qaarintoo | إنتوا قا َر ِنتوا |
| He/it(m) contrasted | huwa qaarinhuwa Qaarin | هـُو َ قا َر ِن |
| She/it(f) contrasted | hiya qarnithiya Qaarnit | هـِي َ قا َرنـِت |
| They contrasted | humma qaarinuhumma Qaarinoo | هـُمّ َ قا َر ِنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might contrast | 'ana yimkin 'aqaarinaacnaa yimkin aacQaarin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقا َر ِن |
| We might contrast | 'ihna yimkin niqaariniicHnaa yimkin niQaarin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقا َر ِن |
| You(m) might contrast | 'inta yimkin tiqaariniicnta yimkin tiQaarin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقا َر ِن |
| You(f) might contrast | 'inti yimkin tiqarniiicnti yimkin tiQaarny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقا َرني |
| You(pl) might contrast | 'intu yimkin tiqarnuiicntoo yimkin tiQaarnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقا َرنوا |
| He/it(m) might contrast | huwa yimkin yiqaarinhuwa yimkin yiQaarin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقا َر ِن |
| She/it(f) might contrast | hiya yimkin tiqaarinhiya yimkin tiQaarin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقا َر ِن |
| They might contrast | humma yimkin yiqarnuhumma yimkin yiQaarnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقا َرنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will contrast | 'ana haqaarinaacnaa haQaarin | أنا َ هـَقا َر ِن |
| We will contrast | 'ihna hanqaariniicHnaa hanQaarin | إحنا َ هـَنقا َر ِن |
| You(m) will contrast | 'inta hatqaariniicnta hatQaarin | إنت َ هـَتقا َر ِن |
| You(f) will contrast | 'inti hatqarniiicnti hatQaarny | إنت ِ هـَتقا َرني |
| You(pl) will contrast | 'intu hatqarnuiicntoo hatQaarnoo | إنتوا هـَتقا َرنوا |
| He/it(m) will contrast | huwa hayiqaarinhuwa hayiQaarin | هـُو َ هـَيـِقا َر ِن |
| She/it(f) will contrast | hiya hatqaarinhiya hatQaarin | هـِي َ هـَتقا َر ِن |
| They will contrast | humma hayiqarnuhumma hayiQaarnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقا َرنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) contrast! | qaarinQaarin | قا َر ِن |
| You(f) contrast! | qarniQaarny | قا َرني |
| You(pl) contrast! | qarnuQaarnoo | قا َرنوا |
