Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I argued | 'ana gaediltaacnaa gaedilt | أنا َ جا َد ِلت |
| We argued | 'ihna gaedilnaiicHnaa gaedilnaa | إحنا َ جا َد ِلنا |
| You(m) argued | 'inta gaediltiicnta gaedilt | إنت َ جا َد ِلت |
| You(f) argued | 'inti gaediltiiicnti gaedilty | إنت ِ جا َد ِلتي |
| You(pl) argued | 'intu gaediltuiicntoo gaediltoo | إنتوا جا َد ِلتوا |
| He/it(m) argued | huwa gaedilhuwa gaedil | هـُو َ جا َد ِل |
| She/it(f) argued | hiya gadlithiya gaedlit | هـِي َ جا َدلـِت |
| They argued | humma gaediluhumma gaediloo | هـُمّ َ جا َد ِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might argue | 'ana yimkin 'agaedilaacnaa yimkin aacgaedil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجا َد ِل |
| We might argue | 'ihna yimkin nigaediliicHnaa yimkin nigaedil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجا َد ِل |
| You(m) might argue | 'inta yimkin tigaediliicnta yimkin tigaedil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َد ِل |
| You(f) might argue | 'inti yimkin tigadliiicnti yimkin tigaedly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َدلي |
| You(pl) might argue | 'intu yimkin tigadluiicntoo yimkin tigaedloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجا َدلوا |
| He/it(m) might argue | huwa yimkin yigaedilhuwa yimkin yigaedil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجا َد ِل |
| She/it(f) might argue | hiya yimkin tigaedilhiya yimkin tigaedil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َد ِل |
| They might argue | humma yimkin yigadluhumma yimkin yigaedloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجا َدلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I argue | 'ana bagaedilaacnaa bagaedil | أنا َ بـَجا َد ِل |
| We argue | 'ihna bingaediliicHnaa bingaedil | إحنا َ بـِنجا َد ِل |
| You(m) argue | 'inta bitgaediliicnta bitgaedil | إنت َ بـِتجا َد ِل |
| You(f) argue | 'inti bitgadliiicnti bitgaedly | إنت ِ بـِتجا َدلي |
| You(pl) argue | 'intu bitgadluiicntoo bitgaedloo | إنتوا بـِتجا َدلوا |
| He/it(m) argues | huwa biyigaedilhuwa biyigaedil | هـُو َ بـِيـِجا َد ِل |
| She/it(f) argues | hiya bitgaedilhiya bitgaedil | هـِي َ بـِتجا َد ِل |
| They argue | humma biygadluhumma biygaedloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيجا َدلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will argue | 'ana hagaedilaacnaa hagaedil | أنا َ هـَجا َد ِل |
| We will argue | 'ihna hangaediliicHnaa hangaedil | إحنا َ هـَنجا َد ِل |
| You(m) will argue | 'inta hatgaediliicnta hatgaedil | إنت َ هـَتجا َد ِل |
| You(f) will argue | 'inti hatgadliiicnti hatgaedly | إنت ِ هـَتجا َدلي |
| You(pl) will argue | 'intu hatgadluiicntoo hatgaedloo | إنتوا هـَتجا َدلوا |
| He/it(m) will argue | huwa hayigaedilhuwa hayigaedil | هـُو َ هـَيـِجا َد ِل |
| She/it(f) will argue | hiya hatgaedilhiya hatgaedil | هـِي َ هـَتجا َد ِل |
| They will argue | humma hayigadluhumma hayigaedloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجا َدلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) argue! | gaedilgaedil | جا َد ِل |
| You(f) argue! | gadligaedly | جا َدلي |
| You(pl) argue! | gadlugaedloo | جا َدلوا |
