Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I grew | 'ana zaraAtaacnaa zaraAt | أنا َ ز َر َعت |
| We grew | 'ihna zaraAnaiicHnaa zaraAnaa | إحنا َ ز َر َعنا |
| You(m) grew | 'inta zaraAtiicnta zaraAt | إنت َ ز َر َعت |
| You(f) grew | 'inti zaraAtiiicnti zaraAty | إنت ِ ز َر َعتي |
| You(pl) grew | 'intu zaraAtuiicntoo zaraAtoo | إنتوا ز َر َعتوا |
| He/it(m) grew | huwa zaraAhuwa zaraA | هـُو َ ز َر َع |
| She/it(f) grew | hiya zaraAithiya zaraAit | هـِي َ ز َر َعـِت |
| They grew | humma zaraAuhumma zaraAoo | هـُمّ َ ز َر َعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grow | 'ana yimkin 'azraAaacnaa yimkin aaczraA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أزر َع |
| We might grow | 'ihna yimkin nizraAiicHnaa yimkin nizraA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِزر َع |
| You(m) might grow | 'inta yimkin tizraAiicnta yimkin tizraA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِزر َع |
| You(f) might grow | 'inti yimkin tizraAiiicnti yimkin tizraAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِزر َعي |
| You(pl) might grow | 'intu yimkin tizraAuiicntoo yimkin tizraAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِزر َعوا |
| He/it(m) might grow | huwa yimkin yizraAhuwa yimkin yizraA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِزر َع |
| She/it(f) might grow | hiya yimkin tizraAhiya yimkin tizraA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِزر َع |
| They might grow | humma yimkin yizraAuhumma yimkin yizraAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِزر َعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grow | 'ana bazraAaacnaa bazraA | أنا َ بـَزر َع |
| We grow | 'ihna binizraAiicHnaa binizraA | إحنا َ بـِنـِزر َع |
| You(m) grow | 'inta bitizraAiicnta bitizraA | إنت َ بـِتـِزر َع |
| You(f) grow | 'inti bitizraAiiicnti bitizraAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِزر َعي |
| You(pl) grow | 'intu bitizraAuiicntoo bitizraAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِزر َعوا |
| He/it(m) grows | huwa biyizraAhuwa biyizraA | هـُو َ بـِيـِزر َع |
| She/it(f) grows | hiya bitizraAhiya bitizraA | هـِي َ بـِتـِزر َع |
| They grow | humma biyizraAuhumma biyizraAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِزر َعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grow | 'ana hazraAaacnaa hazraA | أنا َ هـَزر َع |
| We will grow | 'ihna hanizraAiicHnaa hanizraA | إحنا َ هـَنـِزر َع |
| You(m) will grow | 'inta hatizraAiicnta hatizraA | إنت َ هـَتـِزر َع |
| You(f) will grow | 'inti hatizraAiiicnti hatizraAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِزر َعي |
| You(pl) will grow | 'intu hatizraAuiicntoo hatizraAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِزر َعوا |
| He/it(m) will grow | huwa hayizraAhuwa hayizraA | هـُو َ هـَيـِزر َع |
| She/it(f) will grow | hiya hatizraAhiya hatizraA | هـِي َ هـَتـِزر َع |
| They will grow | humma hayizraAuhumma hayizraAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِزر َعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grow! | 'izraAiiczraA | إزر َع |
| You(f) grow! | 'izraAiiiczraAy | إزر َعي |
| You(pl) grow! | 'izraAuiiczraAoo | إزر َعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am growing | 'ana zaariAaacnaa zaariA | أنا َ زا َر ِع |
| I(f) am growing | 'ana zaariAaaacnaa zaariAaö | أنا َ زا َر ِعـَة |
| We are growing | 'ihna zaariAeeniicHnaa zaariAyn | إحنا َ زا َر ِعين |
| You(m) are growing | 'inta zaariAiicnta zaariA | إنت َ زا َر ِع |
| You(f) are growing | 'inti zaariAaiicnti zaariAaö | إنت ِ زا َر ِعـَة |
| You(pl) are growing | 'intu zaariAeeniicntoo zaariAyn | إنتوا زا َر ِعين |
| He/it(m) is growing | huwa zaariAhuwa zaariA | هـُو َ زا َر ِع |
| She/it(f) is growing | hiya zaariAahiya zaariAaö | هـِي َ زا َر ِعـَة |
| They are growing | humma zaariAeenhumma zaariAyn | هـُمّ َ زا َر ِعين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is grown | huwa mazrooAhuwa mazrwA | هـُو َ مـَزروع |
| She/it(f) is grown | hiya mazrooAahiya mazrwAaö | هـِي َ مـَزروعـَة |
| They are grown | humma mazrooAeenhumma mazrwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَزروعين |
