Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I regulated | 'ana lizimtaacnaa lizimt | أنا َ لـِز ِمت |
| We regulated | 'ihna lizimnaiicHnaa lizimnaa | إحنا َ لـِز ِمنا |
| You(m) regulated | 'inta lizimtiicnta lizimt | إنت َ لـِز ِمت |
| You(f) regulated | 'inti lizimtiiicnti lizimty | إنت ِ لـِز ِمتي |
| You(pl) regulated | 'intu lizimtuiicntoo lizimtoo | إنتوا لـِز ِمتوا |
| He/it(m) regulated | huwa lizimhuwa lizim | هـُو َ لـِز ِم |
| She/it(f) regulated | hiya lizmithiya lizmit | هـِي َ لـِزمـِت |
| They regulated | humma lizmuhumma lizmoo | هـُمّ َ لـِزموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might regulate | 'ana yimkin 'alzimaacnaa yimkin aaclzim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألز ِم |
| We might regulate | 'ihna yimkin nilzimiicHnaa yimkin nilzim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلز ِم |
| You(m) might regulate | 'inta yimkin tilzimiicnta yimkin tilzim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلز ِم |
| You(f) might regulate | 'inti yimkin tilzimiiicnti yimkin tilzimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلز ِمي |
| You(pl) might regulate | 'intu yimkin tilzimuiicntoo yimkin tilzimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلز ِموا |
| He/it(m) might regulate | huwa yimkin yilzimhuwa yimkin yilzim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلز ِم |
| She/it(f) might regulate | hiya yimkin tilzimhiya yimkin tilzim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلز ِم |
| They might regulate | humma yimkin yilzimuhumma yimkin yilzimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلز ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I regulate | 'ana balzimaacnaa balzim | أنا َ بـَلز ِم |
| We regulate | 'ihna binilzimiicHnaa binilzim | إحنا َ بـِنـِلز ِم |
| You(m) regulate | 'inta bitilzimiicnta bitilzim | إنت َ بـِتـِلز ِم |
| You(f) regulate | 'inti bitilzimiiicnti bitilzimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلز ِمي |
| You(pl) regulate | 'intu bitilzimuiicntoo bitilzimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلز ِموا |
| He/it(m) regulates | huwa biyilzimhuwa biyilzim | هـُو َ بـِيـِلز ِم |
| She/it(f) regulates | hiya bitilzimhiya bitilzim | هـِي َ بـِتـِلز ِم |
| They regulate | humma biyilzimuhumma biyilzimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلز ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will regulate | 'ana halzimaacnaa halzim | أنا َ هـَلز ِم |
| We will regulate | 'ihna hanilzimiicHnaa hanilzim | إحنا َ هـَنـِلز ِم |
| You(m) will regulate | 'inta hatilzimiicnta hatilzim | إنت َ هـَتـِلز ِم |
| You(f) will regulate | 'inti hatilzimiiicnti hatilzimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلز ِمي |
| You(pl) will regulate | 'intu hatilzimuiicntoo hatilzimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلز ِموا |
| He/it(m) will regulate | huwa hayilzimhuwa hayilzim | هـُو َ هـَيـِلز ِم |
| She/it(f) will regulate | hiya hatilzimhiya hatilzim | هـِي َ هـَتـِلز ِم |
| They will regulate | humma hayilzimuhumma hayilzimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلز ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) regulate! | 'ilzimiiclzim | إلز ِم |
| You(f) regulate! | 'ilzimiiiclzimy | إلز ِمي |
| You(pl) regulate! | 'ilzimuiiclzimoo | إلز ِموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am regulating | 'ana laezimaacnaa laezim | أنا َ لا َز ِم |
| I(f) am regulating | 'ana laezimaaacnaa laezimaö | أنا َ لا َز ِمـَة |
| We are regulating | 'ihna laezimeeniicHnaa laezimyn | إحنا َ لا َز ِمين |
| You(m) are regulating | 'inta laezimiicnta laezim | إنت َ لا َز ِم |
| You(f) are regulating | 'inti laezimaiicnti laezimaö | إنت ِ لا َز ِمـَة |
| You(pl) are regulating | 'intu laezimeeniicntoo laezimyn | إنتوا لا َز ِمين |
| He/it(m) is regulating | huwa laezimhuwa laezim | هـُو َ لا َز ِم |
| She/it(f) is regulating | hiya laezimahiya laezimaö | هـِي َ لا َز ِمـَة |
| They are regulating | humma laezimeenhumma laezimyn | هـُمّ َ لا َز ِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is regulated | huwa malzoomhuwa malzwm | هـُو َ مـَلزوم |
| She/it(f) is regulated | hiya malzoomahiya malzwmaö | هـِي َ مـَلزومـَة |
| They are regulated | humma malzoomeenhumma malzwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَلزومين |
