Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I gilded | 'ana zahhabtaacnaa dhahhabt | أنا َ ذ َهّـَبت |
| We gilded | 'ihna zahhabnaiicHnaa dhahhabnaa | إحنا َ ذ َهّـَبنا |
| You(m) gilded | 'inta zahhabtiicnta dhahhabt | إنت َ ذ َهّـَبت |
| You(f) gilded | 'inti zahhabtiiicnti dhahhabty | إنت ِ ذ َهّـَبتي |
| You(pl) gilded | 'intu zahhabtuiicntoo dhahhabtoo | إنتوا ذ َهّـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) gilded | huwa zahhabhuwa dhahhab | هـُو َ ذ َهّـَب |
| She/it(f) gilded | hiya zahhabithiya dhahhabit | هـِي َ ذ َهّـَبـِت |
| They gilded | humma zahhabuhumma dhahhaboo | هـُمّ َ ذ َهّـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might gild | 'ana yimkin 'azahhabaacnaa yimkin aacdhahhab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أذ َهّـَب |
| We might gild | 'ihna yimkin nizahhabiicHnaa yimkin nidhahhab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِذ َهّـَب |
| You(m) might gild | 'inta yimkin tizahhabiicnta yimkin tidhahhab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِذ َهّـَب |
| You(f) might gild | 'inti yimkin tizahhabiiicnti yimkin tidhahhaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِذ َهّـَبي |
| You(pl) might gild | 'intu yimkin tizahhabuiicntoo yimkin tidhahhaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِذ َهّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might gild | huwa yimkin yizahhabhuwa yimkin yidhahhab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِذ َهّـَب |
| She/it(f) might gild | hiya yimkin tizahhabhiya yimkin tidhahhab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِذ َهّـَب |
| They might gild | humma yimkin yizahhabuhumma yimkin yidhahhaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِذ َهّـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I gild | 'ana bazahhabaacnaa badhahhab | أنا َ بـَذ َهّـَب |
| We gild | 'ihna binizahhabiicHnaa binidhahhab | إحنا َ بـِنـِذ َهّـَب |
| You(m) gild | 'inta bitizahhabiicnta bitidhahhab | إنت َ بـِتـِذ َهّـَب |
| You(f) gild | 'inti bitizahhabiiicnti bitidhahhaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِذ َهّـَبي |
| You(pl) gild | 'intu bitizahhabuiicntoo bitidhahhaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِذ َهّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) gilds | huwa biyizahhabhuwa biyidhahhab | هـُو َ بـِيـِذ َهّـَب |
| She/it(f) gilds | hiya bitizahhabhiya bitidhahhab | هـِي َ بـِتـِذ َهّـَب |
| They gild | humma biyizahhabuhumma biyidhahhaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِذ َهّـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will gild | 'ana hazahhabaacnaa hadhahhab | أنا َ هـَذ َهّـَب |
| We will gild | 'ihna hanizahhabiicHnaa hanidhahhab | إحنا َ هـَنـِذ َهّـَب |
| You(m) will gild | 'inta hatizahhabiicnta hatidhahhab | إنت َ هـَتـِذ َهّـَب |
| You(f) will gild | 'inti hatizahhabiiicnti hatidhahhaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِذ َهّـَبي |
| You(pl) will gild | 'intu hatizahhabuiicntoo hatidhahhaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِذ َهّـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will gild | huwa hayizahhabhuwa hayidhahhab | هـُو َ هـَيـِذ َهّـَب |
| She/it(f) will gild | hiya hatizahhabhiya hatidhahhab | هـِي َ هـَتـِذ َهّـَب |
| They will gild | humma hayizahhabuhumma hayidhahhaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِذ َهّـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) gild! | 'izhabiicdhhab | إذهـَب |
| You(f) gild! | 'izhabiiicdhhaby | إذهـَبي |
| You(pl) gild! | izhabuidhhaboo | ِذهـَبوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is gilded | huwa muzahhabhuwa mudhahhab | هـُو َ مـُذ َهّـَب |
| She/it(f) is gilded | hiya muzahhabahiya mudhahhabaö | هـِي َ مـُذ َهّـَبـَة |
| They are gilded | humma muzahhabeenhumma mudhahhabyn | هـُمّ َ مـُذ َهّـَبين |
