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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  plaited | 'ana daffartaacnaa Daffart | أنا َ ضـَفّـَرت | 
| We  plaited | 'ihna daffarnaiicHnaa Daffarnaa | إحنا َ ضـَفّـَرنا | 
| You(m)  plaited | 'inta daffartiicnta Daffart | إنت َ ضـَفّـَرت | 
| You(f)  plaited | 'inti daffartiiicnti Daffarty | إنت ِ ضـَفّـَرتي | 
| You(pl)  plaited | 'intu daffartuiicntoo Daffartoo | إنتوا ضـَفّـَرتوا | 
| He/it(m)  plaited | huwa daffarhuwa Daffar | هـُو َ ضـَفّـَر | 
| She/it(f)  plaited | hiya daffarithiya Daffarit | هـِي َ ضـَفّـَر ِت | 
| They  plaited | humma daffaruhumma Daffaroo | هـُمّ َ ضـَفّـَروا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  plait | 'ana yimkin 'adaffaraacnaa yimkin aacDaffar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أضـَفّـَر | 
| We might  plait | 'ihna yimkin nidaffariicHnaa yimkin niDaffar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِضـَفّـَر | 
| You(m) might  plait | 'inta yimkin tidaffariicnta yimkin tiDaffar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَفّـَر | 
| You(f) might  plait | 'inti yimkin tidaffariiicnti yimkin tiDaffary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَفّـَري | 
| You(pl) might  plait | 'intu yimkin tidaffaruiicntoo yimkin tiDaffaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِضـَفّـَروا | 
| He/it(m) might  plait | huwa yimkin yidaffarhuwa yimkin yiDaffar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِضـَفّـَر | 
| She/it(f) might  plait | hiya yimkin tidaffarhiya yimkin tiDaffar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِضـَفّـَر | 
| They might  plait | humma yimkin yidaffaruhumma yimkin yiDaffaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِضـَفّـَروا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  plait | 'ana badaffaraacnaa baDaffar | أنا َ بـَضـَفّـَر | 
| We  plait | 'ihna binidaffariicHnaa biniDaffar | إحنا َ بـِنـِضـَفّـَر | 
| You(m)  plait | 'inta bitidaffariicnta bitiDaffar | إنت َ بـِتـِضـَفّـَر | 
| You(f)  plait | 'inti bitidaffariiicnti bitiDaffary | إنت ِ بـِتـِضـَفّـَري | 
| You(pl)  plait | 'intu bitidaffaruiicntoo bitiDaffaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِضـَفّـَروا | 
| He/it(m)  plaits | huwa biyidaffarhuwa biyiDaffar | هـُو َ بـِيـِضـَفّـَر | 
| She/it(f)  plaits | hiya bitidaffarhiya bitiDaffar | هـِي َ بـِتـِضـَفّـَر | 
| They  plait | humma biyidaffaruhumma biyiDaffaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِضـَفّـَروا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  plait | 'ana hadaffaraacnaa haDaffar | أنا َ هـَضـَفّـَر | 
| We will  plait | 'ihna hanidaffariicHnaa haniDaffar | إحنا َ هـَنـِضـَفّـَر | 
| You(m) will  plait | 'inta hatidaffariicnta hatiDaffar | إنت َ هـَتـِضـَفّـَر | 
| You(f) will  plait | 'inti hatidaffariiicnti hatiDaffary | إنت ِ هـَتـِضـَفّـَري | 
| You(pl) will  plait | 'intu hatidaffaruiicntoo hatiDaffaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِضـَفّـَروا | 
| He/it(m) will  plait | huwa hayidaffarhuwa hayiDaffar | هـُو َ هـَيـِضـَفّـَر | 
| She/it(f) will  plait | hiya hatidaffarhiya hatiDaffar | هـِي َ هـَتـِضـَفّـَر | 
| They will  plait | humma hayidaffaruhumma hayiDaffaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِضـَفّـَروا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  plait! | 'idfariicDfar | إضفـَر | 
| You(f)  plait! | 'idfariiicDfary | إضفـَري | 
| You(pl)  plait! | idfaruiDfaroo | ِضفـَروا | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  plaited | huwa mudaffarhuwa muDaffar | هـُو َ مـُضـَفّـَر | 
| She/it(f) is  plaited | hiya mudaffarahiya muDaffaraö | هـِي َ مـُضـَفّـَر َة | 
| They are  plaited | humma mudaffareenhumma muDaffaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُضـَفّـَرين |