Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I rowed | 'ana gaediltaacnaa gaedilt | أنا َ جا َد ِلت |
| We rowed | 'ihna gaedilnaiicHnaa gaedilnaa | إحنا َ جا َد ِلنا |
| You(m) rowed | 'inta gaediltiicnta gaedilt | إنت َ جا َد ِلت |
| You(f) rowed | 'inti gaediltiiicnti gaedilty | إنت ِ جا َد ِلتي |
| You(pl) rowed | 'intu gaediltuiicntoo gaediltoo | إنتوا جا َد ِلتوا |
| He/it(m) rowed | huwa gaedilhuwa gaedil | هـُو َ جا َد ِل |
| She/it(f) rowed | hiya gadlithiya gaedlit | هـِي َ جا َدلـِت |
| They rowed | humma gaediluhumma gaediloo | هـُمّ َ جا َد ِلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might row | 'ana yimkin 'agaedilaacnaa yimkin aacgaedil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجا َد ِل |
| We might row | 'ihna yimkin nigaediliicHnaa yimkin nigaedil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجا َد ِل |
| You(m) might row | 'inta yimkin tigaediliicnta yimkin tigaedil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َد ِل |
| You(f) might row | 'inti yimkin tigadliiicnti yimkin tigaedly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َدلي |
| You(pl) might row | 'intu yimkin tigadluiicntoo yimkin tigaedloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجا َدلوا |
| He/it(m) might row | huwa yimkin yigaedilhuwa yimkin yigaedil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجا َد ِل |
| She/it(f) might row | hiya yimkin tigaedilhiya yimkin tigaedil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َد ِل |
| They might row | humma yimkin yigadluhumma yimkin yigaedloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجا َدلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I row | 'ana bagaedilaacnaa bagaedil | أنا َ بـَجا َد ِل |
| We row | 'ihna bingaediliicHnaa bingaedil | إحنا َ بـِنجا َد ِل |
| You(m) row | 'inta bitgaediliicnta bitgaedil | إنت َ بـِتجا َد ِل |
| You(f) row | 'inti bitgadliiicnti bitgaedly | إنت ِ بـِتجا َدلي |
| You(pl) row | 'intu bitgadluiicntoo bitgaedloo | إنتوا بـِتجا َدلوا |
| He/it(m) rows | huwa biyigaedilhuwa biyigaedil | هـُو َ بـِيـِجا َد ِل |
| She/it(f) rows | hiya bitgaedilhiya bitgaedil | هـِي َ بـِتجا َد ِل |
| They row | humma biygadluhumma biygaedloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيجا َدلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will row | 'ana hagaedilaacnaa hagaedil | أنا َ هـَجا َد ِل |
| We will row | 'ihna hangaediliicHnaa hangaedil | إحنا َ هـَنجا َد ِل |
| You(m) will row | 'inta hatgaediliicnta hatgaedil | إنت َ هـَتجا َد ِل |
| You(f) will row | 'inti hatgadliiicnti hatgaedly | إنت ِ هـَتجا َدلي |
| You(pl) will row | 'intu hatgadluiicntoo hatgaedloo | إنتوا هـَتجا َدلوا |
| He/it(m) will row | huwa hayigaedilhuwa hayigaedil | هـُو َ هـَيـِجا َد ِل |
| She/it(f) will row | hiya hatgaedilhiya hatgaedil | هـِي َ هـَتجا َد ِل |
| They will row | humma hayigadluhumma hayigaedloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجا َدلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) row! | gaedilgaedil | جا َد ِل |
| You(f) row! | gadligaedly | جا َدلي |
| You(pl) row! | gadlugaedloo | جا َدلوا |
