Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I understood | 'ana fihimtaacnaa fihimt | أنا َ فـِهـِمت |
| We understood | 'ihna fihimnaiicHnaa fihimnaa | إحنا َ فـِهـِمنا |
| You(m) understood | 'inta fihimtiicnta fihimt | إنت َ فـِهـِمت |
| You(f) understood | 'inti fihimtiiicnti fihimty | إنت ِ فـِهـِمتي |
| You(pl) understood | 'intu fihimtuiicntoo fihimtoo | إنتوا فـِهـِمتوا |
| He/it(m) understood | huwa fihimhuwa fihim | هـُو َ فـِهـِم |
| She/it(f) understood | hiya fihmithiya fihmit | هـِي َ فـِهمـِت |
| They understood | humma fihmuhumma fihmoo | هـُمّ َ فـِهموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might understand | 'ana yimkin 'afhamaacnaa yimkin aacfham | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أفهـَم |
| We might understand | 'ihna yimkin nifhamiicHnaa yimkin nifham | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِفهـَم |
| You(m) might understand | 'inta yimkin tifhamiicnta yimkin tifham | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِفهـَم |
| You(f) might understand | 'inti yimkin tifhamiiicnti yimkin tifhamy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِفهـَمي |
| You(pl) might understand | 'intu yimkin tifhamuiicntoo yimkin tifhamoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِفهـَموا |
| He/it(m) might understand | huwa yimkin yifhamhuwa yimkin yifham | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِفهـَم |
| She/it(f) might understand | hiya yimkin tifhamhiya yimkin tifham | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِفهـَم |
| They might understand | humma yimkin yifhamuhumma yimkin yifhamoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِفهـَموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I understand | 'ana bafhamaacnaa bafham | أنا َ بـَفهـَم |
| We understand | 'ihna binifhamiicHnaa binifham | إحنا َ بـِنـِفهـَم |
| You(m) understand | 'inta bitifhamiicnta bitifham | إنت َ بـِتـِفهـَم |
| You(f) understand | 'inti bitifhamiiicnti bitifhamy | إنت ِ بـِتـِفهـَمي |
| You(pl) understand | 'intu bitifhamuiicntoo bitifhamoo | إنتوا بـِتـِفهـَموا |
| He/it(m) understands | huwa biyifhamhuwa biyifham | هـُو َ بـِيـِفهـَم |
| She/it(f) understands | hiya bitifhamhiya bitifham | هـِي َ بـِتـِفهـَم |
| They understand | humma biyifhamuhumma biyifhamoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِفهـَموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will understand | 'ana hafhamaacnaa hafham | أنا َ هـَفهـَم |
| We will understand | 'ihna hanifhamiicHnaa hanifham | إحنا َ هـَنـِفهـَم |
| You(m) will understand | 'inta hatifhamiicnta hatifham | إنت َ هـَتـِفهـَم |
| You(f) will understand | 'inti hatifhamiiicnti hatifhamy | إنت ِ هـَتـِفهـَمي |
| You(pl) will understand | 'intu hatifhamuiicntoo hatifhamoo | إنتوا هـَتـِفهـَموا |
| He/it(m) will understand | huwa hayifhamhuwa hayifham | هـُو َ هـَيـِفهـَم |
| She/it(f) will understand | hiya hatifhamhiya hatifham | هـِي َ هـَتـِفهـَم |
| They will understand | humma hayifhamuhumma hayifhamoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِفهـَموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) understand! | 'ifhimiicfhim | إفهـِم |
| You(f) understand! | 'ifhimiiicfhimy | إفهـِمي |
| You(pl) understand! | 'ifhimuiicfhimoo | إفهـِموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am understanding | 'ana faehimaacnaa faehim | أنا َ فا َهـِم |
| I(f) am understanding | 'ana faehimaaacnaa faehimaö | أنا َ فا َهـِمـَة |
| We are understanding | 'ihna faehimeeniicHnaa faehimyn | إحنا َ فا َهـِمين |
| You(m) are understanding | 'inta faehimiicnta faehim | إنت َ فا َهـِم |
| You(f) are understanding | 'inti faehimaiicnti faehimaö | إنت ِ فا َهـِمـَة |
| You(pl) are understanding | 'intu faehimeeniicntoo faehimyn | إنتوا فا َهـِمين |
| He/it(m) is understanding | huwa faehimhuwa faehim | هـُو َ فا َهـِم |
| She/it(f) is understanding | hiya faehimahiya faehimaö | هـِي َ فا َهـِمـَة |
| They are understanding | humma faehimeenhumma faehimyn | هـُمّ َ فا َهـِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is understood | huwa mafhoomhuwa mafhwm | هـُو َ مـَفهوم |
| She/it(f) is understood | hiya mafhoomahiya mafhwmaö | هـِي َ مـَفهومـَة |
| They are understood | humma mafhoomeenhumma mafhwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَفهومين |
