Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I saved | 'ana 'anqaztaacnaa aacnQadht | أنا َ أنقـَذت |
| We saved | 'ihna 'anqaznaiicHnaa aacnQadhnaa | إحنا َ أنقـَذنا |
| You(m) saved | 'inta 'anqaztiicnta aacnQadht | إنت َ أنقـَذت |
| You(f) saved | 'inti 'anqaztiiicnti aacnQadhty | إنت ِ أنقـَذتي |
| You(pl) saved | 'intu 'anqaztuiicntoo aacnQadhtoo | إنتوا أنقـَذتوا |
| He/it(m) saved | huwa 'anqazhuwa aacnQadh | هـُو َ أنقـَذ |
| She/it(f) saved | hiya 'anqazithiya aacnQadhit | هـِي َ أنقـَذ ِت |
| They saved | humma 'anqazuhumma aacnQadhoo | هـُمّ َ أنقـَذوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might save | 'ana yimkin 'enqizaacnaa yimkin eenQidh | أنا َ يـِمكـِن آنقـِذ |
| We might save | 'ihna yimkin nunqiziicHnaa yimkin nunQidh | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُنقـِذ |
| You(m) might save | 'inta yimkin tunqiziicnta yimkin tunQidh | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُنقـِذ |
| You(f) might save | 'inti yimkin tunqiziiicnti yimkin tunQidhy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُنقـِذي |
| You(pl) might save | 'intu yimkin tunqizuiicntoo yimkin tunQidhoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُنقـِذوا |
| He/it(m) might save | huwa yimkin yunqizhuwa yimkin yunQidh | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُنقـِذ |
| She/it(f) might save | hiya yimkin tunqizhiya yimkin tunQidh | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُنقـِذ |
| They might save | humma yimkin yunqizuhumma yimkin yunQidhoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُنقـِذوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I save | 'ana banqizaacnaa banQidh | أنا َ بـَنقـِذ |
| We save | 'ihna binunqiziicHnaa binunQidh | إحنا َ بـِنـُنقـِذ |
| You(m) save | 'inta bitunqiziicnta bitunQidh | إنت َ بـِتـُنقـِذ |
| You(f) save | 'inti bitunqiziiicnti bitunQidhy | إنت ِ بـِتـُنقـِذي |
| You(pl) save | 'intu bitunqizuiicntoo bitunQidhoo | إنتوا بـِتـُنقـِذوا |
| He/it(m) saves | huwa biyunqizhuwa biyunQidh | هـُو َ بـِيـُنقـِذ |
| She/it(f) saves | hiya bitunqizhiya bitunQidh | هـِي َ بـِتـُنقـِذ |
| They save | humma biyunqizuhumma biyunQidhoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُنقـِذوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will save | 'ana hanqizaacnaa hanQidh | أنا َ هـَنقـِذ |
| We will save | 'ihna hanunqiziicHnaa hanunQidh | إحنا َ هـَنـُنقـِذ |
| You(m) will save | 'inta hatunqiziicnta hatunQidh | إنت َ هـَتـُنقـِذ |
| You(f) will save | 'inti hatunqiziiicnti hatunQidhy | إنت ِ هـَتـُنقـِذي |
| You(pl) will save | 'intu hatunqizuiicntoo hatunQidhoo | إنتوا هـَتـُنقـِذوا |
| He/it(m) will save | huwa hayunqizhuwa hayunQidh | هـُو َ هـَيـُنقـِذ |
| She/it(f) will save | hiya hatunqizhiya hatunQidh | هـِي َ هـَتـُنقـِذ |
| They will save | humma hayunqizuhumma hayunQidhoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُنقـِذوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) save! | 'inqiziicnQidh | إنقـِذ |
| You(f) save! | 'inqiziiicnQidhy | إنقـِذي |
| You(pl) save! | 'inqizuiicnQidhoo | إنقـِذوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa munqizhuwa munQidh | هـُو َ مـُنقـِذ |
| She/it(f) is | hiya munqizahiya munQidhaö | هـِي َ مـُنقـِذ َة |
| They are | humma munqizeenhumma munQidhyn | هـُمّ َ مـُنقـِذين |
