Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'istagaddtaacnaa iicstagaddt | أنا َ إستـَجـَدّت |
| We was | 'ihna 'istagaddnaiicHnaa iicstagaddnaa | إحنا َ إستـَجـَدّنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'istagaddtiicnta iicstagaddt | إنت َ إستـَجـَدّت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'istagaddtiiicnti iicstagaddty | إنت ِ إستـَجـَدّتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'istagaddtuiicntoo iicstagaddtoo | إنتوا إستـَجـَدّتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'istagaddhuwa iicstagadd | هـُو َ إستـَجـَدّ |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'istagaddithiya iicstagaddit | هـِي َ إستـَجـَدّ ِت |
| They was | humma 'istagadduhumma iicstagaddoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَجـَدّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'astagaddaacnaa yimkin aacstagadd | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَجـَدّ |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nastagaddiicHnaa yimkin nastagadd | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـَستـَجـَدّ |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin tastagaddiicnta yimkin tastagadd | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـَستـَجـَدّ |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin tastagaddiiicnti yimkin tastagaddy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـَستـَجـَدّي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin tastagadduiicntoo yimkin tastagaddoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـَستـَجـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yastagaddhuwa yimkin yastagadd | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـَستـَجـَدّ |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin tastagaddhiya yimkin tastagadd | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـَستـَجـَدّ |
| They might be | humma yimkin yastagadduhumma yimkin yastagaddoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـَستـَجـَدّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana bastagaddaacnaa bastagadd | أنا َ بـَستـَجـَدّ |
| We be | 'ihna binastagaddiicHnaa binastagadd | إحنا َ بـِنـَستـَجـَدّ |
| You(m) be | 'inta bitastagaddiicnta bitastagadd | إنت َ بـِتـَستـَجـَدّ |
| You(f) be | 'inti bitastagaddiiicnti bitastagaddy | إنت ِ بـِتـَستـَجـَدّي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bitastagadduiicntoo bitastagaddoo | إنتوا بـِتـَستـَجـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyastagiddhuwa biyastagidd | هـُو َ بـِيـَستـَجـِدّ |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bitastagiddhiya bitastagidd | هـِي َ بـِتـَستـَجـِدّ |
| They be | humma biyastagidduhumma biyastagiddoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـَستـَجـِدّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hastagiddaacnaa hastagidd | أنا َ هـَستـَجـِدّ |
| We will be | 'ihna hanastagiddiicHnaa hanastagidd | إحنا َ هـَنـَستـَجـِدّ |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatastagiddiicnta hatastagidd | إنت َ هـَتـَستـَجـِدّ |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatastagiddiiicnti hatastagiddy | إنت ِ هـَتـَستـَجـِدّي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatastagidduiicntoo hatastagiddoo | إنتوا هـَتـَستـَجـِدّوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayastagiddhuwa hayastagidd | هـُو َ هـَيـَستـَجـِدّ |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatastagiddhiya hatastagidd | هـِي َ هـَتـَستـَجـِدّ |
| They will be | humma hayastagidduhumma hayastagiddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـَستـَجـِدّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'istagiddiicstagidd | إستـَجـِدّ |
| You(f) be! | 'istagiddiiicstagiddy | إستـَجـِدّي |
| You(pl) be! | 'istagidduiicstagiddoo | إستـَجـِدّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mustagiddhuwa mustagidd | هـُو َ مـُستـَجـِدّ |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mustagiddahiya mustagiddaö | هـِي َ مـُستـَجـِدّ َة |
| They are | humma mustagiddeenhumma mustagiddyn | هـُمّ َ مـُستـَجـِدّين |
