Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sharpened | 'ana sanneetaacnaa sannyt | أنا َ سـَنّيت |
| We sharpened | 'ihna sanneenaiicHnaa sannynaa | إحنا َ سـَنّينا |
| You(m) sharpened | 'inta sanneetiicnta sannyt | إنت َ سـَنّيت |
| You(f) sharpened | 'inti sanneetiiicnti sannyty | إنت ِ سـَنّيتي |
| You(pl) sharpened | 'intu sanneetuiicntoo sannytoo | إنتوا سـَنّيتوا |
| He/it(m) sharpened | huwa sannhuwa sann | هـُو َ سـَنّ |
| She/it(f) sharpened | hiya sannithiya sannit | هـِي َ سـَنّـِت |
| They sharpened | humma sannuhumma sannoo | هـُمّ َ سـَنّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sharpen | 'ana yimkin 'asinnaacnaa yimkin aacsinn | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسـِنّ |
| We might sharpen | 'ihna yimkin nisinniicHnaa yimkin nisinn | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسـِنّ |
| You(m) might sharpen | 'inta yimkin tisinniicnta yimkin tisinn | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِنّ |
| You(f) might sharpen | 'inti yimkin tisinniiicnti yimkin tisinny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِنّي |
| You(pl) might sharpen | 'intu yimkin tisinnuiicntoo yimkin tisinnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسـِنّوا |
| He/it(m) might sharpen | huwa yimkin yisinnhuwa yimkin yisinn | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـِنّ |
| She/it(f) might sharpen | hiya yimkin tisinnhiya yimkin tisinn | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسـِنّ |
| They might sharpen | humma yimkin yisinnuhumma yimkin yisinnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسـِنّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sharpen | 'ana basinnaacnaa basinn | أنا َ بـَسـِنّ |
| We sharpen | 'ihna binsinniicHnaa binsinn | إحنا َ بـِنسـِنّ |
| You(m) sharpen | 'inta bitsinniicnta bitsinn | إنت َ بـِتسـِنّ |
| You(f) sharpen | 'inti bitsinniiicnti bitsinny | إنت ِ بـِتسـِنّي |
| You(pl) sharpen | 'intu bitsinnuiicntoo bitsinnoo | إنتوا بـِتسـِنّوا |
| He/it(m) sharpens | huwa biyisinnhuwa biyisinn | هـُو َ بـِيـِسـِنّ |
| She/it(f) sharpens | hiya bitsinnhiya bitsinn | هـِي َ بـِتسـِنّ |
| They sharpen | humma biyisinnuhumma biyisinnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسـِنّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sharpen | 'ana hasinnaacnaa hasinn | أنا َ هـَسـِنّ |
| We will sharpen | 'ihna hansinniicHnaa hansinn | إحنا َ هـَنسـِنّ |
| You(m) will sharpen | 'inta hatsinniicnta hatsinn | إنت َ هـَتسـِنّ |
| You(f) will sharpen | 'inti hatsinniiicnti hatsinny | إنت ِ هـَتسـِنّي |
| You(pl) will sharpen | 'intu hatsinnuiicntoo hatsinnoo | إنتوا هـَتسـِنّوا |
| He/it(m) will sharpen | huwa hayisinnhuwa hayisinn | هـُو َ هـَيـِسـِنّ |
| She/it(f) will sharpen | hiya hatsinnhiya hatsinn | هـِي َ هـَتسـِنّ |
| They will sharpen | humma hayisinnuhumma hayisinnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسـِنّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sharpen! | sinnsinn | سـِنّ |
| You(f) sharpen! | sinnisinny | سـِنّي |
| You(pl) sharpen! | sinnusinnoo | سـِنّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is sharpened | huwa masnoonhuwa masnwn | هـُو َ مـَسنون |
| She/it(f) is sharpened | hiya masnoonahiya masnwnaö | هـِي َ مـَسنونـَة |
| They are sharpened | humma masnooneenhumma masnwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسنونين |
