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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  ground | 'ana tahantaacnaa TaHant |  أنا َ طـَحـَنت | 
| We  ground | 'ihna tahannaiicHnaa TaHannaa |  إحنا َ طـَحـَنّا | 
| You(m)  ground | 'inta tahantiicnta TaHant |  إنت َ طـَحـَنت | 
| You(f)  ground | 'inti tahantiiicnti TaHanty |  إنت ِ طـَحـَنتي | 
| You(pl)  ground | 'intu tahantuiicntoo TaHantoo |  إنتوا طـَحـَنتوا | 
| He/it(m)  ground | huwa tahanhuwa TaHan |  هـُو َ طـَحـَن | 
| She/it(f)  ground | hiya tahanithiya TaHanit |  هـِي َ طـَحـَنـِت | 
| They  ground | humma tahanuhumma TaHanoo |  هـُمّ َ طـَحـَنوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  grind | 'ana yimkin 'athanaacnaa yimkin aacTHan |  أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطحـَن | 
| We might  grind | 'ihna yimkin nithaniicHnaa yimkin niTHan |  إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطحـَن | 
| You(m) might  grind | 'inta yimkin tithaniicnta yimkin tiTHan |  إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطحـَن | 
| You(f) might  grind | 'inti yimkin tithaniiicnti yimkin tiTHany |  إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطحـَني | 
| You(pl) might  grind | 'intu yimkin tithanuiicntoo yimkin tiTHanoo |  إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطحـَنوا | 
| He/it(m) might  grind | huwa yimkin yithanhuwa yimkin yiTHan |  هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطحـَن | 
| She/it(f) might  grind | hiya yimkin tithanhiya yimkin tiTHan |  هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطحـَن | 
| They might  grind | humma yimkin yithanuhumma yimkin yiTHanoo |  هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطحـَنوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  grind | 'ana bathanaacnaa baTHan |  أنا َ بـَطحـَن | 
| We  grind | 'ihna binithaniicHnaa biniTHan |  إحنا َ بـِنـِطحـَن | 
| You(m)  grind | 'inta bitithaniicnta bitiTHan |  إنت َ بـِتـِطحـَن | 
| You(f)  grind | 'inti bitithaniiicnti bitiTHany |  إنت ِ بـِتـِطحـَني | 
| You(pl)  grind | 'intu bitithanuiicntoo bitiTHanoo |  إنتوا بـِتـِطحـَنوا | 
| He/it(m)  grinds | huwa biyithanhuwa biyiTHan |  هـُو َ بـِيـِطحـَن | 
| She/it(f)  grinds | hiya bitithanhiya bitiTHan |  هـِي َ بـِتـِطحـَن | 
| They  grind | humma biyithanuhumma biyiTHanoo |  هـُمّ َ بـِيـِطحـَنوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  grind | 'ana hathanaacnaa haTHan |  أنا َ هـَطحـَن | 
| We will  grind | 'ihna hanithaniicHnaa haniTHan |  إحنا َ هـَنـِطحـَن | 
| You(m) will  grind | 'inta hatithaniicnta hatiTHan |  إنت َ هـَتـِطحـَن | 
| You(f) will  grind | 'inti hatithaniiicnti hatiTHany |  إنت ِ هـَتـِطحـَني | 
| You(pl) will  grind | 'intu hatithanuiicntoo hatiTHanoo |  إنتوا هـَتـِطحـَنوا | 
| He/it(m) will  grind | huwa hayithanhuwa hayiTHan |  هـُو َ هـَيـِطحـَن | 
| She/it(f) will  grind | hiya hatithanhiya hatiTHan |  هـِي َ هـَتـِطحـَن | 
| They will  grind | humma hayithanuhumma hayiTHanoo |  هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطحـَنوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  grind! | 'ithaniicTHan |  إطحـَن | 
| You(f)  grind! | 'ithaniiicTHany |  إطحـَني | 
| You(pl)  grind! | 'ithanuiicTHanoo |  إطحـَنوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  grinding | 'ana taahinaacnaa TaaHin |  أنا َ طا َحـِن | 
| I(f) am  grinding | 'ana taahinaaacnaa TaaHinaö |  أنا َ طا َحـِنـَة | 
| We are  grinding | 'ihna taahineeniicHnaa TaaHinyn |  إحنا َ طا َحـِنين | 
| You(m) are  grinding | 'inta taahiniicnta TaaHin |  إنت َ طا َحـِن | 
| You(f) are  grinding | 'inti taahinaiicnti TaaHinaö |  إنت ِ طا َحـِنـَة | 
| You(pl) are  grinding | 'intu taahineeniicntoo TaaHinyn |  إنتوا طا َحـِنين | 
| He/it(m) is  grinding | huwa taahinhuwa TaaHin |  هـُو َ طا َحـِن | 
| She/it(f) is  grinding | hiya taahinahiya TaaHinaö |  هـِي َ طا َحـِنـَة | 
| They are  grinding | humma taahineenhumma TaaHinyn |  هـُمّ َ طا َحـِنين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  ground | huwa mathoonhuwa maTHwn |  هـُو َ مـَطحون | 
| She/it(f) is  ground | hiya mathoonahiya maTHwnaö |  هـِي َ مـَطحونـَة | 
| They are  ground | humma mathooneenhumma maTHwnyn |  هـُمّ َ مـَطحونين |