Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I ground | 'ana garashtaacnaa garasht | أنا َ جـَر َشت |
| We ground | 'ihna garashnaiicHnaa garashnaa | إحنا َ جـَر َشنا |
| You(m) ground | 'inta garashtiicnta garasht | إنت َ جـَر َشت |
| You(f) ground | 'inti garashtiiicnti garashty | إنت ِ جـَر َشتي |
| You(pl) ground | 'intu garashtuiicntoo garashtoo | إنتوا جـَر َشتوا |
| He/it(m) ground | huwa garashhuwa garash | هـُو َ جـَر َش |
| She/it(f) ground | hiya garashithiya garashit | هـِي َ جـَر َشـِت |
| They ground | humma garashuhumma garashoo | هـُمّ َ جـَر َشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grind | 'ana yimkin 'agrushaacnaa yimkin aacgrush | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجر ُش |
| We might grind | 'ihna yimkin nugrushiicHnaa yimkin nugrush | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُجر ُش |
| You(m) might grind | 'inta yimkin tugrushiicnta yimkin tugrush | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُجر ُش |
| You(f) might grind | 'inti yimkin tugrushiiicnti yimkin tugrushy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُجر ُشي |
| You(pl) might grind | 'intu yimkin tugrushuiicntoo yimkin tugrushoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُجر ُشوا |
| He/it(m) might grind | huwa yimkin yugrushhuwa yimkin yugrush | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُجر ُش |
| She/it(f) might grind | hiya yimkin tugrushhiya yimkin tugrush | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُجر ُش |
| They might grind | humma yimkin yugrushuhumma yimkin yugrushoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُجر ُشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grind | 'ana bagrushaacnaa bagrush | أنا َ بـَجر ُش |
| We grind | 'ihna binugrushiicHnaa binugrush | إحنا َ بـِنـُجر ُش |
| You(m) grind | 'inta bitugrushiicnta bitugrush | إنت َ بـِتـُجر ُش |
| You(f) grind | 'inti bitugrushiiicnti bitugrushy | إنت ِ بـِتـُجر ُشي |
| You(pl) grind | 'intu bitugrushuiicntoo bitugrushoo | إنتوا بـِتـُجر ُشوا |
| He/it(m) grinds | huwa biyugrushhuwa biyugrush | هـُو َ بـِيـُجر ُش |
| She/it(f) grinds | hiya bitugrushhiya bitugrush | هـِي َ بـِتـُجر ُش |
| They grind | humma biyugrushuhumma biyugrushoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُجر ُشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grind | 'ana hagrushaacnaa hagrush | أنا َ هـَجر ُش |
| We will grind | 'ihna hanugrushiicHnaa hanugrush | إحنا َ هـَنـُجر ُش |
| You(m) will grind | 'inta hatugrushiicnta hatugrush | إنت َ هـَتـُجر ُش |
| You(f) will grind | 'inti hatugrushiiicnti hatugrushy | إنت ِ هـَتـُجر ُشي |
| You(pl) will grind | 'intu hatugrushuiicntoo hatugrushoo | إنتوا هـَتـُجر ُشوا |
| He/it(m) will grind | huwa hayugrushhuwa hayugrush | هـُو َ هـَيـُجر ُش |
| She/it(f) will grind | hiya hatugrushhiya hatugrush | هـِي َ هـَتـُجر ُش |
| They will grind | humma hayugrushuhumma hayugrushoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُجر ُشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grind! | 'ugrushuucgrush | أ ُجر ُش |
| You(f) grind! | 'ugrushiuucgrushy | أ ُجر ُشي |
| You(pl) grind! | 'ugrushuuucgrushoo | أ ُجر ُشوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am grinding | 'ana gaerishaacnaa gaerish | أنا َ جا َر ِش |
| I(f) am grinding | 'ana gaerishaaacnaa gaerishaö | أنا َ جا َر ِشـَة |
| We are grinding | 'ihna gaerisheeniicHnaa gaerishyn | إحنا َ جا َر ِشين |
| You(m) are grinding | 'inta gaerishiicnta gaerish | إنت َ جا َر ِش |
| You(f) are grinding | 'inti gaerishaiicnti gaerishaö | إنت ِ جا َر ِشـَة |
| You(pl) are grinding | 'intu gaerisheeniicntoo gaerishyn | إنتوا جا َر ِشين |
| He/it(m) is grinding | huwa gaerishhuwa gaerish | هـُو َ جا َر ِش |
| She/it(f) is grinding | hiya gaerishahiya gaerishaö | هـِي َ جا َر ِشـَة |
| They are grinding | humma gaerisheenhumma gaerishyn | هـُمّ َ جا َر ِشين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is ground | huwa magrooshhuwa magrwsh | هـُو َ مـَجروش |
| She/it(f) is ground | hiya magrooshahiya magrwshaö | هـِي َ مـَجروشـَة |
| They are ground | humma magroosheenhumma magrwshyn | هـُمّ َ مـَجروشين |
