Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I caused | 'ana sabbibtaacnaa sabbibt | أنا َ سـَبّـِبت |
| We caused | 'ihna sabbibnaiicHnaa sabbibnaa | إحنا َ سـَبّـِبنا |
| You(m) caused | 'inta sabbibtiicnta sabbibt | إنت َ سـَبّـِبت |
| You(f) caused | 'inti sabbibtiiicnti sabbibty | إنت ِ سـَبّـِبتي |
| You(pl) caused | 'intu sabbibtuiicntoo sabbibtoo | إنتوا سـَبّـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) caused | huwa sabbibhuwa sabbib | هـُو َ سـَبّـِب |
| She/it(f) caused | hiya sabbibithiya sabbibit | هـِي َ سـَبّـِبـِت |
| They caused | humma sabbibuhumma sabbiboo | هـُمّ َ سـَبّـِبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might cause | 'ana yimkin 'asabbibaacnaa yimkin aacsabbib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـَبّـِب |
| We might cause | 'ihna yimkin nisabbibiicHnaa yimkin nisabbib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـَبّـِب |
| You(m) might cause | 'inta yimkin tisabbibiicnta yimkin tisabbib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِب |
| You(f) might cause | 'inti yimkin tisabbibiiicnti yimkin tisabbiby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِبي |
| You(pl) might cause | 'intu yimkin tisabbibuiicntoo yimkin tisabbiboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might cause | huwa yimkin yisabbibhuwa yimkin yisabbib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَبّـِب |
| She/it(f) might cause | hiya yimkin tisabbibhiya yimkin tisabbib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـَبّـِب |
| They might cause | humma yimkin yisabbibuhumma yimkin yisabbiboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـَبّـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I cause | 'ana basabbibaacnaa basabbib | أنا َ بـَسـَبّـِب |
| We cause | 'ihna binsabbibiicHnaa binsabbib | إحنا َ بـِنسـَبّـِب |
| You(m) cause | 'inta bitsabbibiicnta bitsabbib | إنت َ بـِتسـَبّـِب |
| You(f) cause | 'inti bitsabbibiiicnti bitsabbiby | إنت ِ بـِتسـَبّـِبي |
| You(pl) cause | 'intu bitsabbibuiicntoo bitsabbiboo | إنتوا بـِتسـَبّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) causes | huwa biyisabbibhuwa biyisabbib | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـَبّـِب |
| She/it(f) causes | hiya bitsabbibhiya bitsabbib | هـِي َ بـِتسـَبّـِب |
| They cause | humma biyisabbibuhumma biyisabbiboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـَبّـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will cause | 'ana hasabbibaacnaa hasabbib | أنا َ هـَسـَبّـِب |
| We will cause | 'ihna hansabbibiicHnaa hansabbib | إحنا َ هـَنسـَبّـِب |
| You(m) will cause | 'inta hatsabbibiicnta hatsabbib | إنت َ هـَتسـَبّـِب |
| You(f) will cause | 'inti hatsabbibiiicnti hatsabbiby | إنت ِ هـَتسـَبّـِبي |
| You(pl) will cause | 'intu hatsabbibuiicntoo hatsabbiboo | إنتوا هـَتسـَبّـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will cause | huwa hayisabbibhuwa hayisabbib | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـَبّـِب |
| She/it(f) will cause | hiya hatsabbibhiya hatsabbib | هـِي َ هـَتسـَبّـِب |
| They will cause | humma hayisabbibuhumma hayisabbiboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـَبّـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) cause! | sabbibsabbib | سـَبّـِب |
| You(f) cause! | sabbibisabbiby | سـَبّـِبي |
| You(pl) cause! | sabbibusabbiboo | سـَبّـِبوا |
