Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I kneaded | 'ana gabbiltaacnaa gabbilt | أنا َ جـَبّـِلت |
| We kneaded | 'ihna gabbilnaiicHnaa gabbilnaa | إحنا َ جـَبّـِلنا |
| You(m) kneaded | 'inta gabbiltiicnta gabbilt | إنت َ جـَبّـِلت |
| You(f) kneaded | 'inti gabbiltiiicnti gabbilty | إنت ِ جـَبّـِلتي |
| You(pl) kneaded | 'intu gabbiltuiicntoo gabbiltoo | إنتوا جـَبّـِلتوا |
| He/it(m) kneaded | huwa gabbilhuwa gabbil | هـُو َ جـَبّـِل |
| She/it(f) kneaded | hiya gabbilithiya gabbilit | هـِي َ جـَبّـِلـِت |
| They kneaded | humma gabbiluhumma gabbiloo | هـُمّ َ جـَبّـِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might knead | 'ana yimkin 'agabbilaacnaa yimkin aacgabbil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَبّـِل |
| We might knead | 'ihna yimkin nigabbiliicHnaa yimkin nigabbil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَبّـِل |
| You(m) might knead | 'inta yimkin tigabbiliicnta yimkin tigabbil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَبّـِل |
| You(f) might knead | 'inti yimkin tigabbiliiicnti yimkin tigabbily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَبّـِلي |
| You(pl) might knead | 'intu yimkin tigabbiluiicntoo yimkin tigabbiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَبّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might knead | huwa yimkin yigabbilhuwa yimkin yigabbil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَبّـِل |
| She/it(f) might knead | hiya yimkin tigabbilhiya yimkin tigabbil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَبّـِل |
| They might knead | humma yimkin yigabbiluhumma yimkin yigabbiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَبّـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I knead | 'ana bagabbilaacnaa bagabbil | أنا َ بـَجـَبّـِل |
| We knead | 'ihna bingabbiliicHnaa bingabbil | إحنا َ بـِنجـَبّـِل |
| You(m) knead | 'inta bitgabbiliicnta bitgabbil | إنت َ بـِتجـَبّـِل |
| You(f) knead | 'inti bitgabbiliiicnti bitgabbily | إنت ِ بـِتجـَبّـِلي |
| You(pl) knead | 'intu bitgabbiluiicntoo bitgabbiloo | إنتوا بـِتجـَبّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) kneads | huwa biyigabbilhuwa biyigabbil | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَبّـِل |
| She/it(f) kneads | hiya bitgabbilhiya bitgabbil | هـِي َ بـِتجـَبّـِل |
| They knead | humma biyigabbiluhumma biyigabbiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَبّـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will knead | 'ana hagabbilaacnaa hagabbil | أنا َ هـَجـَبّـِل |
| We will knead | 'ihna hangabbiliicHnaa hangabbil | إحنا َ هـَنجـَبّـِل |
| You(m) will knead | 'inta hatgabbiliicnta hatgabbil | إنت َ هـَتجـَبّـِل |
| You(f) will knead | 'inti hatgabbiliiicnti hatgabbily | إنت ِ هـَتجـَبّـِلي |
| You(pl) will knead | 'intu hatgabbiluiicntoo hatgabbiloo | إنتوا هـَتجـَبّـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will knead | huwa hayigabbilhuwa hayigabbil | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَبّـِل |
| She/it(f) will knead | hiya hatgabbilhiya hatgabbil | هـِي َ هـَتجـَبّـِل |
| They will knead | humma hayigabbiluhumma hayigabbiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَبّـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) knead! | gabbilgabbil | جـَبّـِل |
| You(f) knead! | gabbiligabbily | جـَبّـِلي |
| You(pl) knead! | gabbilugabbiloo | جـَبّـِلوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is kneaded | huwa mugabbilhuwa mugabbil | هـُو َ مـُجـَبّـِل |
| She/it(f) is kneaded | hiya mugabbilahiya mugabbilaö | هـِي َ مـُجـَبّـِلـَة |
| They are kneaded | humma mugabbileenhumma mugabbilyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجـَبّـِلين |
