Verb details

Word:know 
Meaning:Airif  عـِر ِف

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

EnglishEgyptian
I knew'ana Airift أنا َ عـِر ِفت
We knew'ihna Airifna إحنا َ عـِر ِفنا
You(m) knew'inta Airift إنت َ عـِر ِفت
You(f) knew'inti Airifti إنت ِ عـِر ِفتي
You(pl) knew'intu Airiftu إنتوا عـِر ِفتوا
He/it(m) knewhuwa Airif هـُو َ عـِر ِف
She/it(f) knewhiya Airfit هـِي َ عـِرفـِت
They knewhumma Airfu هـُمّ َ عـِرفوا

Imperfect

used with modals (must, should, could, want to...

EnglishEgyptian
I might know'ana yimkin 'aAraf أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعر َف
We might know'ihna yimkin niAraf إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِعر َف
You(m) might know'inta yimkin tiAraf إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِعر َف
You(f) might know'inti yimkin tiArafi إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِعر َفي
You(pl) might know'intu yimkin tiArafu إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِعر َفوا
He/it(m) might knowhuwa yimkin yiAraf هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِعر َف
She/it(f) might knowhiya yimkin tiAraf هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِعر َف
They might knowhumma yimkin yiArafu هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِعر َفوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

EnglishEgyptian
I know'ana baAraf أنا َ بـَعر َف
We know'ihna biniAraf إحنا َ بـِنـِعر َف
You(m) know'inta bitiAraf إنت َ بـِتـِعر َف
You(f) know'inti bitiArafi إنت ِ بـِتـِعر َفي
You(pl) know'intu bitiArafu إنتوا بـِتـِعر َفوا
He/it(m) knowshuwa biyiAraf هـُو َ بـِيـِعر َف
She/it(f) knowshiya bitiAraf هـِي َ بـِتـِعر َف
They knowhumma biyiArafu هـُمّ َ بـِيـِعر َفوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

EnglishEgyptian
I will know'ana haAraf أنا َ هـَعر َف
We will know'ihna haniAraf إحنا َ هـَنـِعر َف
You(m) will know'inta hatiAraf إنت َ هـَتـِعر َف
You(f) will know'inti hatiArafi إنت ِ هـَتـِعر َفي
You(pl) will know'intu hatiArafu إنتوا هـَتـِعر َفوا
He/it(m) will knowhuwa hayiAraf هـُو َ هـَيـِعر َف
She/it(f) will knowhiya hatiAraf هـِي َ هـَتـِعر َف
They will knowhumma hayiArafu هـُمّ َ هـَيـِعر َفوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

EnglishEgyptian
You(m) know!'iArif إعر ِف
You(f) know!'iArifi إعر ِفي
You(pl) know!'iArifu إعر ِفوا

Active Participle

for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)

EnglishEgyptian
I(m) am knowing'ana Aaerif أنا َ عا َر ِف
I(f) am knowing'ana Aaerifa أنا َ عا َر ِفـَة
We are knowing'ihna Aaerifeen إحنا َ عا َر ِفين
You(m) are knowing'inta Aaerif إنت َ عا َر ِف
You(f) are knowing'inti Aaerifa إنت ِ عا َر ِفـَة
You(pl) are knowing'intu Aaerifeen إنتوا عا َر ِفين
He/it(m) is knowinghuwa Aaerif هـُو َ عا َر ِف
She/it(f) is knowinghiya Aaerifa هـِي َ عا َر ِفـَة
They are knowinghumma Aaerifeen هـُمّ َ عا َر ِفين

Passive Participle

when something has been acted upon

EnglishEgyptian
He/it(m) is knownhuwa maAroof هـُو َ مـَعروف
She/it(f) is knownhiya maAroofa هـِي َ مـَعروفـَة
They are knownhumma maAroofeen هـُمّ َ مـَعروفين