Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I chewed | 'ana madaghtaacnaa maDaGt | أنا َ مـَضـَغت |
| We chewed | 'ihna madaghnaiicHnaa maDaGnaa | إحنا َ مـَضـَغنا |
| You(m) chewed | 'inta madaghtiicnta maDaGt | إنت َ مـَضـَغت |
| You(f) chewed | 'inti madaghtiiicnti maDaGty | إنت ِ مـَضـَغتي |
| You(pl) chewed | 'intu madaghtuiicntoo maDaGtoo | إنتوا مـَضـَغتوا |
| He/it(m) chewed | huwa madaghhuwa maDaG | هـُو َ مـَضـَغ |
| She/it(f) chewed | hiya madaghithiya maDaGit | هـِي َ مـَضـَغـِت |
| They chewed | humma madaghuhumma maDaGoo | هـُمّ َ مـَضـَغوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might chew | 'ana yimkin 'amdughaacnaa yimkin aacmDuG | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أمضـُغ |
| We might chew | 'ihna yimkin numdughiicHnaa yimkin numDuG | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُمضـُغ |
| You(m) might chew | 'inta yimkin tumdughiicnta yimkin tumDuG | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُمضـُغ |
| You(f) might chew | 'inti yimkin tumdughiiicnti yimkin tumDuGy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُمضـُغي |
| You(pl) might chew | 'intu yimkin tumdughuiicntoo yimkin tumDuGoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُمضـُغوا |
| He/it(m) might chew | huwa yimkin yumdughhuwa yimkin yumDuG | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُمضـُغ |
| She/it(f) might chew | hiya yimkin tumdughhiya yimkin tumDuG | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُمضـُغ |
| They might chew | humma yimkin yumdughuhumma yimkin yumDuGoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُمضـُغوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I chew | 'ana bamdughaacnaa bamDuG | أنا َ بـَمضـُغ |
| We chew | 'ihna binumdughiicHnaa binumDuG | إحنا َ بـِنـُمضـُغ |
| You(m) chew | 'inta bitumdughiicnta bitumDuG | إنت َ بـِتـُمضـُغ |
| You(f) chew | 'inti bitumdughiiicnti bitumDuGy | إنت ِ بـِتـُمضـُغي |
| You(pl) chew | 'intu bitumdughuiicntoo bitumDuGoo | إنتوا بـِتـُمضـُغوا |
| He/it(m) chews | huwa biyumdughhuwa biyumDuG | هـُو َ بـِيـُمضـُغ |
| She/it(f) chews | hiya bitumdughhiya bitumDuG | هـِي َ بـِتـُمضـُغ |
| They chew | humma biyumdughuhumma biyumDuGoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُمضـُغوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will chew | 'ana hamdughaacnaa hamDuG | أنا َ هـَمضـُغ |
| We will chew | 'ihna hanumdughiicHnaa hanumDuG | إحنا َ هـَنـُمضـُغ |
| You(m) will chew | 'inta hatumdughiicnta hatumDuG | إنت َ هـَتـُمضـُغ |
| You(f) will chew | 'inti hatumdughiiicnti hatumDuGy | إنت ِ هـَتـُمضـُغي |
| You(pl) will chew | 'intu hatumdughuiicntoo hatumDuGoo | إنتوا هـَتـُمضـُغوا |
| He/it(m) will chew | huwa hayumdughhuwa hayumDuG | هـُو َ هـَيـُمضـُغ |
| She/it(f) will chew | hiya hatumdughhiya hatumDuG | هـِي َ هـَتـُمضـُغ |
| They will chew | humma hayumdughuhumma hayumDuGoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُمضـُغوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) chew! | 'umdughuucmDuG | أ ُمضـُغ |
| You(f) chew! | 'umdughiuucmDuGy | أ ُمضـُغي |
| You(pl) chew! | 'umdughuuucmDuGoo | أ ُمضـُغوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am chewing | 'ana maadighaacnaa maaDiG | أنا َ ما َضـِغ |
| I(f) am chewing | 'ana maadighaaacnaa maaDiGaö | أنا َ ما َضـِغـَة |
| We are chewing | 'ihna maadigheeniicHnaa maaDiGyn | إحنا َ ما َضـِغين |
| You(m) are chewing | 'inta maadighiicnta maaDiG | إنت َ ما َضـِغ |
| You(f) are chewing | 'inti maadighaiicnti maaDiGaö | إنت ِ ما َضـِغـَة |
| You(pl) are chewing | 'intu maadigheeniicntoo maaDiGyn | إنتوا ما َضـِغين |
| He/it(m) is chewing | huwa maadighhuwa maaDiG | هـُو َ ما َضـِغ |
| She/it(f) is chewing | hiya maadighahiya maaDiGaö | هـِي َ ما َضـِغـَة |
| They are chewing | humma maadigheenhumma maaDiGyn | هـُمّ َ ما َضـِغين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is chewed | huwa mamdooghhuwa mamDwG | هـُو َ مـَمضوغ |
| She/it(f) is chewed | hiya mamdooghahiya mamDwGaö | هـِي َ مـَمضوغـَة |
| They are chewed | humma mamdoogheenhumma mamDwGyn | هـُمّ َ مـَمضوغين |
