Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I interpreted | 'ana fassartaacnaa fassart | أنا َ فـَسّـَرت |
| We interpreted | 'ihna fassarnaiicHnaa fassarnaa | إحنا َ فـَسّـَرنا |
| You(m) interpreted | 'inta fassartiicnta fassart | إنت َ فـَسّـَرت |
| You(f) interpreted | 'inti fassartiiicnti fassarty | إنت ِ فـَسّـَرتي |
| You(pl) interpreted | 'intu fassartuiicntoo fassartoo | إنتوا فـَسّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) interpreted | huwa fassarhuwa fassar | هـُو َ فـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) interpreted | hiya fassarithiya fassarit | هـِي َ فـَسّـَر ِت |
| They interpreted | humma fassaruhumma fassaroo | هـُمّ َ فـَسّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might interpret | 'ana yimkin 'afassaraacnaa yimkin aacfassar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفـَسّـَر |
| We might interpret | 'ihna yimkin nifassariicHnaa yimkin nifassar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(m) might interpret | 'inta yimkin tifassariicnta yimkin tifassar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(f) might interpret | 'inti yimkin tifassariiicnti yimkin tifassary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَري |
| You(pl) might interpret | 'intu yimkin tifassaruiicntoo yimkin tifassaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might interpret | huwa yimkin yifassarhuwa yimkin yifassar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) might interpret | hiya yimkin tifassarhiya yimkin tifassar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفـَسّـَر |
| They might interpret | humma yimkin yifassaruhumma yimkin yifassaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفـَسّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I interpret | 'ana bafassaraacnaa bafassar | أنا َ بـَفـَسّـَر |
| We interpret | 'ihna binifassariicHnaa binifassar | إحنا َ بـِنـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(m) interpret | 'inta bitifassariicnta bitifassar | إنت َ بـِتـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(f) interpret | 'inti bitifassariiicnti bitifassary | إنت ِ بـِتـِفـَسّـَري |
| You(pl) interpret | 'intu bitifassaruiicntoo bitifassaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِفـَسّـَروا |
| He/it(m) interprets | huwa biyifassarhuwa biyifassar | هـُو َ بـِيـِفـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) interprets | hiya bitifassarhiya bitifassar | هـِي َ بـِتـِفـَسّـَر |
| They interpret | humma biyifassaruhumma biyifassaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفـَسّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will interpret | 'ana hafassaraacnaa hafassar | أنا َ هـَفـَسّـَر |
| We will interpret | 'ihna hanifassariicHnaa hanifassar | إحنا َ هـَنـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(m) will interpret | 'inta hatifassariicnta hatifassar | إنت َ هـَتـِفـَسّـَر |
| You(f) will interpret | 'inti hatifassariiicnti hatifassary | إنت ِ هـَتـِفـَسّـَري |
| You(pl) will interpret | 'intu hatifassaruiicntoo hatifassaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِفـَسّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will interpret | huwa hayifassarhuwa hayifassar | هـُو َ هـَيـِفـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) will interpret | hiya hatifassarhiya hatifassar | هـِي َ هـَتـِفـَسّـَر |
| They will interpret | humma hayifassaruhumma hayifassaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفـَسّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) interpret! | 'ifsariicfsar | إفسـَر |
| You(f) interpret! | 'ifsariiicfsary | إفسـَري |
| You(pl) interpret! | ifsaruifsaroo | ِفسـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is interpreted | huwa mufassarhuwa mufassar | هـُو َ مـُفـَسّـَر |
| She/it(f) is interpreted | hiya mufassarahiya mufassaraö | هـِي َ مـُفـَسّـَر َة |
| They are interpreted | humma mufassareenhumma mufassaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُفـَسّـَرين |