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Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  was | 'ana sikittaacnaa sikitt | أنا َ سـِكـِتّ | 
| We  was | 'ihna sikitnaiicHnaa sikitnaa | إحنا َ سـِكـِتنا | 
| You(m)  was | 'inta sikittiicnta sikitt | إنت َ سـِكـِتّ | 
| You(f)  was | 'inti sikittiiicnti sikitty | إنت ِ سـِكـِتّي | 
| You(pl)  was | 'intu sikittuiicntoo sikittoo | إنتوا سـِكـِتّوا | 
| He/it(m)  was | huwa sikithuwa sikit | هـُو َ سـِكـِت | 
| She/it(f)  was | hiya siktithiya siktit | هـِي َ سـِكتـِت | 
| They  was | humma siktuhumma siktoo | هـُمّ َ سـِكتوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  be | 'ana yimkin 'askutaacnaa yimkin aacskut | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسكـُت | 
| We might  be | 'ihna yimkin nuskutiicHnaa yimkin nuskut | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُسكـُت | 
| You(m) might  be | 'inta yimkin tuskutiicnta yimkin tuskut | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُت | 
| You(f) might  be | 'inti yimkin tuskutiiicnti yimkin tuskuty | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُتي | 
| You(pl) might  be | 'intu yimkin tuskutuiicntoo yimkin tuskutoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُتوا | 
| He/it(m) might  be | huwa yimkin yuskuthuwa yimkin yuskut | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُت | 
| She/it(f) might  be | hiya yimkin tuskuthiya yimkin tuskut | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُسكـُت | 
| They might  be | humma yimkin yuskutuhumma yimkin yuskutoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُسكـُتوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  be | 'ana baskutaacnaa baskut | أنا َ بـَسكـُت | 
| We  be | 'ihna binuskutiicHnaa binuskut | إحنا َ بـِنـُسكـُت | 
| You(m)  be | 'inta bituskutiicnta bituskut | إنت َ بـِتـُسكـُت | 
| You(f)  be | 'inti bituskutiiicnti bituskuty | إنت ِ بـِتـُسكـُتي | 
| You(pl)  be | 'intu bituskutuiicntoo bituskutoo | إنتوا بـِتـُسكـُتوا | 
| He/it(m)  bes | huwa biyuskuthuwa biyuskut | هـُو َ بـِيـُسكـُت | 
| She/it(f)  bes | hiya bituskuthiya bituskut | هـِي َ بـِتـُسكـُت | 
| They  be | humma biyuskutuhumma biyuskutoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُسكـُتوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  be | 'ana haskutaacnaa haskut | أنا َ هـَسكـُت | 
| We will  be | 'ihna hanuskutiicHnaa hanuskut | إحنا َ هـَنـُسكـُت | 
| You(m) will  be | 'inta hatuskutiicnta hatuskut | إنت َ هـَتـُسكـُت | 
| You(f) will  be | 'inti hatuskutiiicnti hatuskuty | إنت ِ هـَتـُسكـُتي | 
| You(pl) will  be | 'intu hatuskutuiicntoo hatuskutoo | إنتوا هـَتـُسكـُتوا | 
| He/it(m) will  be | huwa hayuskuthuwa hayuskut | هـُو َ هـَيـُسكـُت | 
| She/it(f) will  be | hiya hatuskuthiya hatuskut | هـِي َ هـَتـُسكـُت | 
| They will  be | humma hayuskutuhumma hayuskutoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُسكـُتوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  be! | 'iskitiicskit | إسكـِت | 
| You(f)  be! | 'iskitiiicskity | إسكـِتي | 
| You(pl)  be! | 'iskituiicskitoo | إسكـِتوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  bing | 'ana saekitaacnaa saekit | أنا َ سا َكـِت | 
| I(f) am  bing | 'ana saekitaaacnaa saekitaö | أنا َ سا َكـِتـَة | 
| We are  bing | 'ihna saekiteeniicHnaa saekityn | إحنا َ سا َكـِتين | 
| You(m) are  bing | 'inta saekitiicnta saekit | إنت َ سا َكـِت | 
| You(f) are  bing | 'inti saekitaiicnti saekitaö | إنت ِ سا َكـِتـَة | 
| You(pl) are  bing | 'intu saekiteeniicntoo saekityn | إنتوا سا َكـِتين | 
| He/it(m) is  bing | huwa saekithuwa saekit | هـُو َ سا َكـِت | 
| She/it(f) is  bing | hiya saekitahiya saekitaö | هـِي َ سا َكـِتـَة | 
| They are  bing | humma saekiteenhumma saekityn | هـُمّ َ سا َكـِتين |