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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  knew | 'ana Airiftaacnaa Airift | أنا َ عـِر ِفت | 
| We  knew | 'ihna AirifnaiicHnaa Airifnaa | إحنا َ عـِر ِفنا | 
| You(m)  knew | 'inta Airiftiicnta Airift | إنت َ عـِر ِفت | 
| You(f)  knew | 'inti Airiftiiicnti Airifty | إنت ِ عـِر ِفتي | 
| You(pl)  knew | 'intu Airiftuiicntoo Airiftoo | إنتوا عـِر ِفتوا | 
| He/it(m)  knew | huwa Airifhuwa Airif | هـُو َ عـِر ِف | 
| She/it(f)  knew | hiya Airfithiya Airfit | هـِي َ عـِرفـِت | 
| They  knew | humma Airfuhumma Airfoo | هـُمّ َ عـِرفوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  know | 'ana yimkin 'aArafaacnaa yimkin aacAraf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعر َف | 
| We might  know | 'ihna yimkin niArafiicHnaa yimkin niAraf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعر َف | 
| You(m) might  know | 'inta yimkin tiArafiicnta yimkin tiAraf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعر َف | 
| You(f) might  know | 'inti yimkin tiArafiiicnti yimkin tiArafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعر َفي | 
| You(pl) might  know | 'intu yimkin tiArafuiicntoo yimkin tiArafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعر َفوا | 
| He/it(m) might  know | huwa yimkin yiArafhuwa yimkin yiAraf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعر َف | 
| She/it(f) might  know | hiya yimkin tiArafhiya yimkin tiAraf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعر َف | 
| They might  know | humma yimkin yiArafuhumma yimkin yiArafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعر َفوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  know | 'ana baArafaacnaa baAraf | أنا َ بـَعر َف | 
| We  know | 'ihna biniArafiicHnaa biniAraf | إحنا َ بـِنـِعر َف | 
| You(m)  know | 'inta bitiArafiicnta bitiAraf | إنت َ بـِتـِعر َف | 
| You(f)  know | 'inti bitiArafiiicnti bitiArafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِعر َفي | 
| You(pl)  know | 'intu bitiArafuiicntoo bitiArafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِعر َفوا | 
| He/it(m)  knows | huwa biyiArafhuwa biyiAraf | هـُو َ بـِيـِعر َف | 
| She/it(f)  knows | hiya bitiArafhiya bitiAraf | هـِي َ بـِتـِعر َف | 
| They  know | humma biyiArafuhumma biyiArafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعر َفوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  know | 'ana haArafaacnaa haAraf | أنا َ هـَعر َف | 
| We will  know | 'ihna haniArafiicHnaa haniAraf | إحنا َ هـَنـِعر َف | 
| You(m) will  know | 'inta hatiArafiicnta hatiAraf | إنت َ هـَتـِعر َف | 
| You(f) will  know | 'inti hatiArafiiicnti hatiArafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِعر َفي | 
| You(pl) will  know | 'intu hatiArafuiicntoo hatiArafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِعر َفوا | 
| He/it(m) will  know | huwa hayiArafhuwa hayiAraf | هـُو َ هـَيـِعر َف | 
| She/it(f) will  know | hiya hatiArafhiya hatiAraf | هـِي َ هـَتـِعر َف | 
| They will  know | humma hayiArafuhumma hayiArafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعر َفوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  know! | 'iArifiicArif | إعر ِف | 
| You(f)  know! | 'iArifiiicArify | إعر ِفي | 
| You(pl)  know! | 'iArifuiicArifoo | إعر ِفوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  knowing | 'ana Aaerifaacnaa Aaerif | أنا َ عا َر ِف | 
| I(f) am  knowing | 'ana Aaerifaaacnaa Aaerifaö | أنا َ عا َر ِفـَة | 
| We are  knowing | 'ihna AaerifeeniicHnaa Aaerifyn | إحنا َ عا َر ِفين | 
| You(m) are  knowing | 'inta Aaerifiicnta Aaerif | إنت َ عا َر ِف | 
| You(f) are  knowing | 'inti Aaerifaiicnti Aaerifaö | إنت ِ عا َر ِفـَة | 
| You(pl) are  knowing | 'intu Aaerifeeniicntoo Aaerifyn | إنتوا عا َر ِفين | 
| He/it(m) is  knowing | huwa Aaerifhuwa Aaerif | هـُو َ عا َر ِف | 
| She/it(f) is  knowing | hiya Aaerifahiya Aaerifaö | هـِي َ عا َر ِفـَة | 
| They are  knowing | humma Aaerifeenhumma Aaerifyn | هـُمّ َ عا َر ِفين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  known | huwa maAroofhuwa maArwf | هـُو َ مـَعروف | 
| She/it(f) is  known | hiya maAroofahiya maArwfaö | هـِي َ مـَعروفـَة | 
| They are  known | humma maAroofeenhumma maArwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَعروفين |