Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I debated | 'ana naazirtaacnaa naaZirt | أنا َ نا َظـِرت |
| We debated | 'ihna naazirnaiicHnaa naaZirnaa | إحنا َ نا َظـِرنا |
| You(m) debated | 'inta naazirtiicnta naaZirt | إنت َ نا َظـِرت |
| You(f) debated | 'inti naazirtiiicnti naaZirty | إنت ِ نا َظـِرتي |
| You(pl) debated | 'intu naazirtuiicntoo naaZirtoo | إنتوا نا َظـِرتوا |
| He/it(m) debated | huwa naazirhuwa naaZir | هـُو َ نا َظـِر |
| She/it(f) debated | hiya nazrithiya naaZrit | هـِي َ نا َظر ِت |
| They debated | humma naaziruhumma naaZiroo | هـُمّ َ نا َظـِروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might debate | 'ana yimkin 'anaaziraacnaa yimkin aacnaaZir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنا َظـِر |
| We might debate | 'ihna yimkin ninaaziriicHnaa yimkin ninaaZir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنا َظـِر |
| You(m) might debate | 'inta yimkin tinaaziriicnta yimkin tinaaZir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َظـِر |
| You(f) might debate | 'inti yimkin tinazriiicnti yimkin tinaaZry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َظري |
| You(pl) might debate | 'intu yimkin tinazruiicntoo yimkin tinaaZroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنا َظروا |
| He/it(m) might debate | huwa yimkin yinaazirhuwa yimkin yinaaZir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َظـِر |
| She/it(f) might debate | hiya yimkin tinaazirhiya yimkin tinaaZir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنا َظـِر |
| They might debate | humma yimkin yinazruhumma yimkin yinaaZroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنا َظروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will debate | 'ana hanaaziraacnaa hanaaZir | أنا َ هـَنا َظـِر |
| We will debate | 'ihna hannaaziriicHnaa hannaaZir | إحنا َ هـَنّا َظـِر |
| You(m) will debate | 'inta hatnaaziriicnta hatnaaZir | إنت َ هـَتنا َظـِر |
| You(f) will debate | 'inti hatnazriiicnti hatnaaZry | إنت ِ هـَتنا َظري |
| You(pl) will debate | 'intu hatnazruiicntoo hatnaaZroo | إنتوا هـَتنا َظروا |
| He/it(m) will debate | huwa hayinaazirhuwa hayinaaZir | هـُو َ هـَيـِنا َظـِر |
| She/it(f) will debate | hiya hatnaazirhiya hatnaaZir | هـِي َ هـَتنا َظـِر |
| They will debate | humma hayinazruhumma hayinaaZroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنا َظروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) debate! | naazirnaaZir | نا َظـِر |
| You(f) debate! | nazrinaaZry | نا َظري |
| You(pl) debate! | nazrunaaZroo | نا َظروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is debated | huwa munaazirhuwa munaaZir | هـُو َ مـُنا َظـِر |
| She/it(f) is debated | hiya munaazirahiya munaaZiraö | هـِي َ مـُنا َظـِر َة |
| They are debated | humma munaazireenhumma munaaZiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُنا َظـِرين |
