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> Verb
Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I rowed | 'ana gaddiftaacnaa gaddift | أنا َ جـَدّ ِفت |
| We rowed | 'ihna gaddifnaiicHnaa gaddifnaa | إحنا َ جـَدّ ِفنا |
| You(m) rowed | 'inta gaddiftiicnta gaddift | إنت َ جـَدّ ِفت |
| You(f) rowed | 'inti gaddiftiiicnti gaddifty | إنت ِ جـَدّ ِفتي |
| You(pl) rowed | 'intu gaddiftuiicntoo gaddiftoo | إنتوا جـَدّ ِفتوا |
| He/it(m) rowed | huwa gaddifhuwa gaddif | هـُو َ جـَدّ ِف |
| She/it(f) rowed | hiya gaddifithiya gaddifit | هـِي َ جـَدّ ِفـِت |
| They rowed | humma gaddifuhumma gaddifoo | هـُمّ َ جـَدّ ِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might row | 'ana yimkin 'agaddifaacnaa yimkin aacgaddif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَدّ ِف |
| We might row | 'ihna yimkin nigaddifiicHnaa yimkin nigaddif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَدّ ِف |
| You(m) might row | 'inta yimkin tigaddifiicnta yimkin tigaddif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَدّ ِف |
| You(f) might row | 'inti yimkin tigaddifiiicnti yimkin tigaddify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَدّ ِفي |
| You(pl) might row | 'intu yimkin tigaddifuiicntoo yimkin tigaddifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَدّ ِفوا |
| He/it(m) might row | huwa yimkin yigaddifhuwa yimkin yigaddif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَدّ ِف |
| She/it(f) might row | hiya yimkin tigaddifhiya yimkin tigaddif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَدّ ِف |
| They might row | humma yimkin yigaddifuhumma yimkin yigaddifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَدّ ِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I row | 'ana bagaddifaacnaa bagaddif | أنا َ بـَجـَدّ ِف |
| We row | 'ihna bingaddifiicHnaa bingaddif | إحنا َ بـِنجـَدّ ِف |
| You(m) row | 'inta bitgaddifiicnta bitgaddif | إنت َ بـِتجـَدّ ِف |
| You(f) row | 'inti bitgaddifiiicnti bitgaddify | إنت ِ بـِتجـَدّ ِفي |
| You(pl) row | 'intu bitgaddifuiicntoo bitgaddifoo | إنتوا بـِتجـَدّ ِفوا |
| He/it(m) rows | huwa biyigaddifhuwa biyigaddif | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَدّ ِف |
| She/it(f) rows | hiya bitgaddifhiya bitgaddif | هـِي َ بـِتجـَدّ ِف |
| They row | humma biyigaddifuhumma biyigaddifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَدّ ِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will row | 'ana hagaddifaacnaa hagaddif | أنا َ هـَجـَدّ ِف |
| We will row | 'ihna hangaddifiicHnaa hangaddif | إحنا َ هـَنجـَدّ ِف |
| You(m) will row | 'inta hatgaddifiicnta hatgaddif | إنت َ هـَتجـَدّ ِف |
| You(f) will row | 'inti hatgaddifiiicnti hatgaddify | إنت ِ هـَتجـَدّ ِفي |
| You(pl) will row | 'intu hatgaddifuiicntoo hatgaddifoo | إنتوا هـَتجـَدّ ِفوا |
| He/it(m) will row | huwa hayigaddifhuwa hayigaddif | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَدّ ِف |
| She/it(f) will row | hiya hatgaddifhiya hatgaddif | هـِي َ هـَتجـَدّ ِف |
| They will row | humma hayigaddifuhumma hayigaddifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَدّ ِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) row! | gaddifgaddif | جـَدّ ِف |
| You(f) row! | gaddifigaddify | جـَدّ ِفي |
| You(pl) row! | gaddifugaddifoo | جـَدّ ِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is rowed | huwa mugaddifhuwa mugaddif | هـُو َ مـُجـَدّ ِف |
| She/it(f) is rowed | hiya mugaddifahiya mugaddifaö | هـِي َ مـُجـَدّ ِفـَة |
| They are rowed | humma mugaddifeenhumma mugaddifyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجـَدّ ِفين |
