Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I updated | 'ana gaddidtaacnaa gaddidt | أنا َ جـَدّ ِدت |
| We updated | 'ihna gaddidnaiicHnaa gaddidnaa | إحنا َ جـَدّ ِدنا |
| You(m) updated | 'inta gaddidtiicnta gaddidt | إنت َ جـَدّ ِدت |
| You(f) updated | 'inti gaddidtiiicnti gaddidty | إنت ِ جـَدّ ِدتي |
| You(pl) updated | 'intu gaddidtuiicntoo gaddidtoo | إنتوا جـَدّ ِدتوا |
| He/it(m) updated | huwa gaddidhuwa gaddid | هـُو َ جـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) updated | hiya gaddidithiya gaddidit | هـِي َ جـَدّ ِد ِت |
| They updated | humma gaddiduhumma gaddidoo | هـُمّ َ جـَدّ ِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might update | 'ana yimkin 'agaddidaacnaa yimkin aacgaddid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَدّ ِد |
| We might update | 'ihna yimkin nigaddidiicHnaa yimkin nigaddid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) might update | 'inta yimkin tigaddidiicnta yimkin tigaddid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) might update | 'inti yimkin tigaddidiiicnti yimkin tigaddidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) might update | 'intu yimkin tigaddiduiicntoo yimkin tigaddidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) might update | huwa yimkin yigaddidhuwa yimkin yigaddid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) might update | hiya yimkin tigaddidhiya yimkin tigaddid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَدّ ِد |
| They might update | humma yimkin yigaddiduhumma yimkin yigaddidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَدّ ِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I update | 'ana bagaddidaacnaa bagaddid | أنا َ بـَجـَدّ ِد |
| We update | 'ihna bingaddidiicHnaa bingaddid | إحنا َ بـِنجـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) update | 'inta bitgaddidiicnta bitgaddid | إنت َ بـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) update | 'inti bitgaddidiiicnti bitgaddidy | إنت ِ بـِتجـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) update | 'intu bitgaddiduiicntoo bitgaddidoo | إنتوا بـِتجـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) updates | huwa biyigaddidhuwa biyigaddid | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) updates | hiya bitgaddidhiya bitgaddid | هـِي َ بـِتجـَدّ ِد |
| They update | humma biyigaddiduhumma biyigaddidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَدّ ِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will update | 'ana hagaddidaacnaa hagaddid | أنا َ هـَجـَدّ ِد |
| We will update | 'ihna hangaddidiicHnaa hangaddid | إحنا َ هـَنجـَدّ ِد |
| You(m) will update | 'inta hatgaddidiicnta hatgaddid | إنت َ هـَتجـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) will update | 'inti hatgaddidiiicnti hatgaddidy | إنت ِ هـَتجـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) will update | 'intu hatgaddiduiicntoo hatgaddidoo | إنتوا هـَتجـَدّ ِدوا |
| He/it(m) will update | huwa hayigaddidhuwa hayigaddid | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) will update | hiya hatgaddidhiya hatgaddid | هـِي َ هـَتجـَدّ ِد |
| They will update | humma hayigaddiduhumma hayigaddidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَدّ ِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) update! | gaddidgaddid | جـَدّ ِد |
| You(f) update! | gaddidigaddidy | جـَدّ ِدي |
| You(pl) update! | gaddidugaddidoo | جـَدّ ِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is updated | huwa mugaddidhuwa mugaddid | هـُو َ مـُجـَدّ ِد |
| She/it(f) is updated | hiya mugaddidahiya mugaddidaö | هـِي َ مـُجـَدّ ِد َة |
| They are updated | humma mugaddideenhumma mugaddidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجـَدّ ِدين |
