Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I recruited | 'ana gannidtaacnaa gannidt | أنا َ جـَنّـِدت |
| We recruited | 'ihna gannidnaiicHnaa gannidnaa | إحنا َ جـَنّـِدنا |
| You(m) recruited | 'inta gannidtiicnta gannidt | إنت َ جـَنّـِدت |
| You(f) recruited | 'inti gannidtiiicnti gannidty | إنت ِ جـَنّـِدتي |
| You(pl) recruited | 'intu gannidtuiicntoo gannidtoo | إنتوا جـَنّـِدتوا |
| He/it(m) recruited | huwa gannidhuwa gannid | هـُو َ جـَنّـِد |
| She/it(f) recruited | hiya gannidithiya gannidit | هـِي َ جـَنّـِد ِت |
| They recruited | humma ganniduhumma gannidoo | هـُمّ َ جـَنّـِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might recruit | 'ana yimkin 'agannidaacnaa yimkin aacgannid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَنّـِد |
| We might recruit | 'ihna yimkin nigannidiicHnaa yimkin nigannid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَنّـِد |
| You(m) might recruit | 'inta yimkin tigannidiicnta yimkin tigannid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَنّـِد |
| You(f) might recruit | 'inti yimkin tigannidiiicnti yimkin tigannidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَنّـِدي |
| You(pl) might recruit | 'intu yimkin tiganniduiicntoo yimkin tigannidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَنّـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might recruit | huwa yimkin yigannidhuwa yimkin yigannid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَنّـِد |
| She/it(f) might recruit | hiya yimkin tigannidhiya yimkin tigannid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَنّـِد |
| They might recruit | humma yimkin yiganniduhumma yimkin yigannidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَنّـِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I recruit | 'ana bagannidaacnaa bagannid | أنا َ بـَجـَنّـِد |
| We recruit | 'ihna bingannidiicHnaa bingannid | إحنا َ بـِنجـَنّـِد |
| You(m) recruit | 'inta bitgannidiicnta bitgannid | إنت َ بـِتجـَنّـِد |
| You(f) recruit | 'inti bitgannidiiicnti bitgannidy | إنت ِ بـِتجـَنّـِدي |
| You(pl) recruit | 'intu bitganniduiicntoo bitgannidoo | إنتوا بـِتجـَنّـِدوا |
| He/it(m) recruits | huwa biyigannidhuwa biyigannid | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَنّـِد |
| She/it(f) recruits | hiya bitgannidhiya bitgannid | هـِي َ بـِتجـَنّـِد |
| They recruit | humma biyiganniduhumma biyigannidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَنّـِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will recruit | 'ana hagannidaacnaa hagannid | أنا َ هـَجـَنّـِد |
| We will recruit | 'ihna hangannidiicHnaa hangannid | إحنا َ هـَنجـَنّـِد |
| You(m) will recruit | 'inta hatgannidiicnta hatgannid | إنت َ هـَتجـَنّـِد |
| You(f) will recruit | 'inti hatgannidiiicnti hatgannidy | إنت ِ هـَتجـَنّـِدي |
| You(pl) will recruit | 'intu hatganniduiicntoo hatgannidoo | إنتوا هـَتجـَنّـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will recruit | huwa hayigannidhuwa hayigannid | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَنّـِد |
| She/it(f) will recruit | hiya hatgannidhiya hatgannid | هـِي َ هـَتجـَنّـِد |
| They will recruit | humma hayiganniduhumma hayigannidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَنّـِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) recruit! | gannidgannid | جـَنّـِد |
| You(f) recruit! | gannidigannidy | جـَنّـِدي |
| You(pl) recruit! | gannidugannidoo | جـَنّـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is recruited | huwa mugannidhuwa mugannid | هـُو َ مـُجـَنّـِد |
| She/it(f) is recruited | hiya mugannidahiya mugannidaö | هـِي َ مـُجـَنّـِد َة |
| They are recruited | humma mugannideenhumma mugannidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجـَنّـِدين |
