Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I survived | 'ana nageetaacnaa nagyt | أنا َ نـَجيت |
| We survived | 'ihna nageenaiicHnaa nagynaa | إحنا َ نـَجينا |
| You(m) survived | 'inta nageetiicnta nagyt | إنت َ نـَجيت |
| You(f) survived | 'inti nageetiiicnti nagyty | إنت ِ نـَجيتي |
| You(pl) survived | 'intu nageetuiicntoo nagytoo | إنتوا نـَجيتوا |
| He/it(m) survived | huwa nagahuwa nagaa | هـُو َ نـَجا |
| She/it(f) survived | hiya nagithiya nagit | هـِي َ نـَجـِت |
| They survived | humma naguhumma nagoo | هـُمّ َ نـَجوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might survive | 'ana yimkin 'angaaacnaa yimkin aacngaa | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنجا |
| We might survive | 'ihna yimkin ningaiicHnaa yimkin ningaa | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنجا |
| You(m) might survive | 'inta yimkin tingaiicnta yimkin tingaa | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنجا |
| You(f) might survive | 'inti yimkin tingiiicnti yimkin tingy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنجي |
| You(pl) might survive | 'intu yimkin tinguiicntoo yimkin tingoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنجوا |
| He/it(m) might survive | huwa yimkin yingahuwa yimkin yingaa | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنجا |
| She/it(f) might survive | hiya yimkin tingahiya yimkin tingaa | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنجا |
| They might survive | humma yimkin yinguhumma yimkin yingoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنجوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I survive | 'ana bangaaacnaa bangaa | أنا َ بـَنجا |
| We survive | 'ihna biningaiicHnaa biningaa | إحنا َ بـِنـِنجا |
| You(m) survive | 'inta bitingaiicnta bitingaa | إنت َ بـِتـِنجا |
| You(f) survive | 'inti bitingiiicnti bitingy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنجي |
| You(pl) survive | 'intu bitinguiicntoo bitingoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنجوا |
| He/it(m) survives | huwa biyingahuwa biyingaa | هـُو َ بـِيـِنجا |
| She/it(f) survives | hiya bitingahiya bitingaa | هـِي َ بـِتـِنجا |
| They survive | humma biyinguhumma biyingoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنجوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will survive | 'ana hangaaacnaa hangaa | أنا َ هـَنجا |
| We will survive | 'ihna haningaiicHnaa haningaa | إحنا َ هـَنـِنجا |
| You(m) will survive | 'inta hatingaiicnta hatingaa | إنت َ هـَتـِنجا |
| You(f) will survive | 'inti hatingiiicnti hatingy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنجي |
| You(pl) will survive | 'intu hatinguiicntoo hatingoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنجوا |
| He/it(m) will survive | huwa hayingahuwa hayingaa | هـُو َ هـَيـِنجا |
| She/it(f) will survive | hiya hatingahiya hatingaa | هـِي َ هـَتـِنجا |
| They will survive | humma hayinguhumma hayingoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنجوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) survive! | 'ingaiicngaa | إنجا |
| You(f) survive! | 'ingiiicngy | إنجي |
| You(pl) survive! | 'inguiicngoo | إنجوا |
