Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I beat | 'ana ghalabtaacnaa Galabt | أنا َ غـَلـَبت |
| We beat | 'ihna ghalabnaiicHnaa Galabnaa | إحنا َ غـَلـَبنا |
| You(m) beat | 'inta ghalabtiicnta Galabt | إنت َ غـَلـَبت |
| You(f) beat | 'inti ghalabtiiicnti Galabty | إنت ِ غـَلـَبتي |
| You(pl) beat | 'intu ghalabtuiicntoo Galabtoo | إنتوا غـَلـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) beat | huwa ghalabhuwa Galab | هـُو َ غـَلـَب |
| She/it(f) beat | hiya ghalabithiya Galabit | هـِي َ غـَلـَبـِت |
| They beat | humma ghalabuhumma Galaboo | هـُمّ َ غـَلـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might beat | 'ana yimkin 'aghlibaacnaa yimkin aacGlib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغلـِب |
| We might beat | 'ihna yimkin nighlibiicHnaa yimkin niGlib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغلـِب |
| You(m) might beat | 'inta yimkin tighlibiicnta yimkin tiGlib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغلـِب |
| You(f) might beat | 'inti yimkin tighlibiiicnti yimkin tiGliby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغلـِبي |
| You(pl) might beat | 'intu yimkin tighlibuiicntoo yimkin tiGliboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might beat | huwa yimkin yighlibhuwa yimkin yiGlib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغلـِب |
| She/it(f) might beat | hiya yimkin tighlibhiya yimkin tiGlib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغلـِب |
| They might beat | humma yimkin yighlibuhumma yimkin yiGliboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغلـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I beat | 'ana baghlibaacnaa baGlib | أنا َ بـَغلـِب |
| We beat | 'ihna binighlibiicHnaa biniGlib | إحنا َ بـِنـِغلـِب |
| You(m) beat | 'inta bitighlibiicnta bitiGlib | إنت َ بـِتـِغلـِب |
| You(f) beat | 'inti bitighlibiiicnti bitiGliby | إنت ِ بـِتـِغلـِبي |
| You(pl) beat | 'intu bitighlibuiicntoo bitiGliboo | إنتوا بـِتـِغلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) beats | huwa biyighlibhuwa biyiGlib | هـُو َ بـِيـِغلـِب |
| She/it(f) beats | hiya bitighlibhiya bitiGlib | هـِي َ بـِتـِغلـِب |
| They beat | humma biyighlibuhumma biyiGliboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغلـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will beat | 'ana haghlibaacnaa haGlib | أنا َ هـَغلـِب |
| We will beat | 'ihna hanighlibiicHnaa haniGlib | إحنا َ هـَنـِغلـِب |
| You(m) will beat | 'inta hatighlibiicnta hatiGlib | إنت َ هـَتـِغلـِب |
| You(f) will beat | 'inti hatighlibiiicnti hatiGliby | إنت ِ هـَتـِغلـِبي |
| You(pl) will beat | 'intu hatighlibuiicntoo hatiGliboo | إنتوا هـَتـِغلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will beat | huwa hayighlibhuwa hayiGlib | هـُو َ هـَيـِغلـِب |
| She/it(f) will beat | hiya hatighlibhiya hatiGlib | هـِي َ هـَتـِغلـِب |
| They will beat | humma hayighlibuhumma hayiGliboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغلـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) beat! | 'ighlibiicGlib | إغلـِب |
| You(f) beat! | 'ighlibiiicGliby | إغلـِبي |
| You(pl) beat! | 'ighlibuiicGliboo | إغلـِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am beating | 'ana ghaelibaacnaa Gaelib | أنا َ غا َلـِب |
| I(f) am beating | 'ana ghaelibaaacnaa Gaelibaö | أنا َ غا َلـِبـَة |
| We are beating | 'ihna ghaelibeeniicHnaa Gaelibyn | إحنا َ غا َلـِبين |
| You(m) are beating | 'inta ghaelibiicnta Gaelib | إنت َ غا َلـِب |
| You(f) are beating | 'inti ghaelibaiicnti Gaelibaö | إنت ِ غا َلـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are beating | 'intu ghaelibeeniicntoo Gaelibyn | إنتوا غا َلـِبين |
| He/it(m) is beating | huwa ghaelibhuwa Gaelib | هـُو َ غا َلـِب |
| She/it(f) is beating | hiya ghaelibahiya Gaelibaö | هـِي َ غا َلـِبـَة |
| They are beating | humma ghaelibeenhumma Gaelibyn | هـُمّ َ غا َلـِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is beaten | huwa maghloobhuwa maGlwb | هـُو َ مـَغلوب |
| She/it(f) is beaten | hiya maghloobahiya maGlwbaö | هـِي َ مـَغلوبـَة |
| They are beaten | humma maghloobeenhumma maGlwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَغلوبين |
