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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  decorated | 'ana zayyintaacnaa zayyint | أنا َ ز َييـِنت | 
| We  decorated | 'ihna zayyinnaiicHnaa zayyinnaa | إحنا َ ز َييـِنّا | 
| You(m)  decorated | 'inta zayyintiicnta zayyint | إنت َ ز َييـِنت | 
| You(f)  decorated | 'inti zayyintiiicnti zayyinty | إنت ِ ز َييـِنتي | 
| You(pl)  decorated | 'intu zayyintuiicntoo zayyintoo | إنتوا ز َييـِنتوا | 
| He/it(m)  decorated | huwa zayyinhuwa zayyin | هـُو َ ز َييـِن | 
| She/it(f)  decorated | hiya zayyinithiya zayyinit | هـِي َ ز َييـِنـِت | 
| They  decorated | humma zayyinuhumma zayyinoo | هـُمّ َ ز َييـِنوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  decorate | 'ana yimkin 'azayyinaacnaa yimkin aaczayyin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أز َييـِن | 
| We might  decorate | 'ihna yimkin nizayyiniicHnaa yimkin nizayyin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِز َييـِن | 
| You(m) might  decorate | 'inta yimkin tizayyiniicnta yimkin tizayyin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـِن | 
| You(f) might  decorate | 'inti yimkin tizayyiniiicnti yimkin tizayyiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـِني | 
| You(pl) might  decorate | 'intu yimkin tizayyinuiicntoo yimkin tizayyinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـِنوا | 
| He/it(m) might  decorate | huwa yimkin yizayyinhuwa yimkin yizayyin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َييـِن | 
| She/it(f) might  decorate | hiya yimkin tizayyinhiya yimkin tizayyin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِز َييـِن | 
| They might  decorate | humma yimkin yizayyinuhumma yimkin yizayyinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِز َييـِنوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  decorate | 'ana bazayyinaacnaa bazayyin | أنا َ بـَز َييـِن | 
| We  decorate | 'ihna binzayyiniicHnaa binzayyin | إحنا َ بـِنز َييـِن | 
| You(m)  decorate | 'inta bitzayyiniicnta bitzayyin | إنت َ بـِتز َييـِن | 
| You(f)  decorate | 'inti bitzayyiniiicnti bitzayyiny | إنت ِ بـِتز َييـِني | 
| You(pl)  decorate | 'intu bitzayyinuiicntoo bitzayyinoo | إنتوا بـِتز َييـِنوا | 
| He/it(m)  decorates | huwa biyizayyinhuwa biyizayyin | هـُو َ بـِيـِز َييـِن | 
| She/it(f)  decorates | hiya bitzayyinhiya bitzayyin | هـِي َ بـِتز َييـِن | 
| They  decorate | humma biyizayyinuhumma biyizayyinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِز َييـِنوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  decorate | 'ana hazayyinaacnaa hazayyin | أنا َ هـَز َييـِن | 
| We will  decorate | 'ihna hanzayyiniicHnaa hanzayyin | إحنا َ هـَنز َييـِن | 
| You(m) will  decorate | 'inta hatzayyiniicnta hatzayyin | إنت َ هـَتز َييـِن | 
| You(f) will  decorate | 'inti hatzayyiniiicnti hatzayyiny | إنت ِ هـَتز َييـِني | 
| You(pl) will  decorate | 'intu hatzayyinuiicntoo hatzayyinoo | إنتوا هـَتز َييـِنوا | 
| He/it(m) will  decorate | huwa hayizayyinhuwa hayizayyin | هـُو َ هـَيـِز َييـِن | 
| She/it(f) will  decorate | hiya hatzayyinhiya hatzayyin | هـِي َ هـَتز َييـِن | 
| They will  decorate | humma hayizayyinuhumma hayizayyinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِز َييـِنوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  decorate! | zayyinzayyin | ز َييـِن | 
| You(f)  decorate! | zayyinizayyiny | ز َييـِني | 
| You(pl)  decorate! | zayyinuzayyinoo | ز َييـِنوا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  decorated | huwa muzayyinhuwa muzayyin | هـُو َ مـُز َييـِن | 
| She/it(f) is  decorated | hiya muzayyinahiya muzayyinaö | هـِي َ مـُز َييـِنـَة | 
| They are  decorated | humma muzayyineenhumma muzayyinyn | هـُمّ َ مـُز َييـِنين |