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> Verb
Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana ghiri'taacnaa Giriqt | أنا َ غـِر ِقت |
| We was | 'ihna ghiri'naiicHnaa Giriqnaa | إحنا َ غـِر ِقنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta ghiri'tiicnta Giriqt | إنت َ غـِر ِقت |
| You(f) was | 'inti ghiri'tiiicnti Giriqty | إنت ِ غـِر ِقتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu ghiri'tuiicntoo Giriqtoo | إنتوا غـِر ِقتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa ghiri'huwa Giriq | هـُو َ غـِر ِق |
| She/it(f) was | hiya ghir'ithiya Girqit | هـِي َ غـِرقـِت |
| They was | humma ghir'uhumma Girqoo | هـُمّ َ غـِرقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'aghra'aacnaa yimkin aacGraq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغر َق |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nighra'iicHnaa yimkin niGraq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغر َق |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tighra'iicnta yimkin tiGraq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغر َق |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tighra'iiicnti yimkin tiGraqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغر َقي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tighra'uiicntoo yimkin tiGraqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغر َقوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yighra'huwa yimkin yiGraq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغر َق |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tighra'hiya yimkin tiGraq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغر َق |
| They might be | humma yimkin yighra'uhumma yimkin yiGraqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغر َقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana baghra'aacnaa baGraq | أنا َ بـَغر َق |
| We be | 'ihna binighra'iicHnaa biniGraq | إحنا َ بـِنـِغر َق |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitighra'iicnta bitiGraq | إنت َ بـِتـِغر َق |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitighra'iiicnti bitiGraqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِغر َقي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitighra'uiicntoo bitiGraqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِغر َقوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyighra'huwa biyiGraq | هـُو َ بـِيـِغر َق |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitighra'hiya bitiGraq | هـِي َ بـِتـِغر َق |
| They be | humma biyighra'uhumma biyiGraqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغر َقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana haghra'aacnaa haGraq | أنا َ هـَغر َق |
| We will be | 'ihna hanighra'iicHnaa haniGraq | إحنا َ هـَنـِغر َق |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatighra'iicnta hatiGraq | إنت َ هـَتـِغر َق |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatighra'iiicnti hatiGraqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِغر َقي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatighra'uiicntoo hatiGraqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِغر َقوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayighra'huwa hayiGraq | هـُو َ هـَيـِغر َق |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatighra'hiya hatiGraq | هـِي َ هـَتـِغر َق |
| They will be | humma hayighra'uhumma hayiGraqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغر َقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'ighri'iicGriq | إغر ِق |
| You(f) be! | 'ighri'iiicGriqy | إغر ِقي |
| You(pl) be! | 'ighri'uiicGriqoo | إغر ِقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am bing | 'ana ghar'aenaacnaa Garqaen | أنا َ غـَرقا َن |
| I(f) am bing | 'ana ghar'aenaaacnaa Garqaenaö | أنا َ غـَرقا َنـَة |
| We are bing | 'ihna ghar'aneeniicHnaa Garqaenyn | إحنا َ غـَرقا َنين |
| You(m) are bing | 'inta ghar'aeniicnta Garqaen | إنت َ غـَرقا َن |
| You(f) are bing | 'inti ghar'aenaiicnti Garqaenaö | إنت ِ غـَرقا َنـَة |
| You(pl) are bing | 'intu ghar'aneeniicntoo Garqaenyn | إنتوا غـَرقا َنين |
| He/it(m) is bing | huwa ghar'aenhuwa Garqaen | هـُو َ غـَرقا َن |
| She/it(f) is bing | hiya ghar'aenahiya Garqaenaö | هـِي َ غـَرقا َنـَة |
| They are bing | humma ghar'aneenhumma Garqaenyn | هـُمّ َ غـَرقا َنين |
