Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I decided | 'ana gazamtaacnaa gazamt | أنا َ جـَز َمت |
| We decided | 'ihna gazamnaiicHnaa gazamnaa | إحنا َ جـَز َمنا |
| You(m) decided | 'inta gazamtiicnta gazamt | إنت َ جـَز َمت |
| You(f) decided | 'inti gazamtiiicnti gazamty | إنت ِ جـَز َمتي |
| You(pl) decided | 'intu gazamtuiicntoo gazamtoo | إنتوا جـَز َمتوا |
| He/it(m) decided | huwa gazamhuwa gazam | هـُو َ جـَز َم |
| She/it(f) decided | hiya gazamithiya gazamit | هـِي َ جـَز َمـِت |
| They decided | humma gazamuhumma gazamoo | هـُمّ َ جـَز َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might decide | 'ana yimkin 'agzimaacnaa yimkin aacgzim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجز ِم |
| We might decide | 'ihna yimkin nigzimiicHnaa yimkin nigzim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجز ِم |
| You(m) might decide | 'inta yimkin tigzimiicnta yimkin tigzim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجز ِم |
| You(f) might decide | 'inti yimkin tigzimiiicnti yimkin tigzimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجز ِمي |
| You(pl) might decide | 'intu yimkin tigzimuiicntoo yimkin tigzimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجز ِموا |
| He/it(m) might decide | huwa yimkin yigzimhuwa yimkin yigzim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجز ِم |
| She/it(f) might decide | hiya yimkin tigzimhiya yimkin tigzim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجز ِم |
| They might decide | humma yimkin yigzimuhumma yimkin yigzimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجز ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I decide | 'ana bagzimaacnaa bagzim | أنا َ بـَجز ِم |
| We decide | 'ihna binigzimiicHnaa binigzim | إحنا َ بـِنـِجز ِم |
| You(m) decide | 'inta bitigzimiicnta bitigzim | إنت َ بـِتـِجز ِم |
| You(f) decide | 'inti bitigzimiiicnti bitigzimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِجز ِمي |
| You(pl) decide | 'intu bitigzimuiicntoo bitigzimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِجز ِموا |
| He/it(m) decides | huwa biyigzimhuwa biyigzim | هـُو َ بـِيـِجز ِم |
| She/it(f) decides | hiya bitigzimhiya bitigzim | هـِي َ بـِتـِجز ِم |
| They decide | humma biyigzimuhumma biyigzimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجز ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will decide | 'ana hagzimaacnaa hagzim | أنا َ هـَجز ِم |
| We will decide | 'ihna hanigzimiicHnaa hanigzim | إحنا َ هـَنـِجز ِم |
| You(m) will decide | 'inta hatigzimiicnta hatigzim | إنت َ هـَتـِجز ِم |
| You(f) will decide | 'inti hatigzimiiicnti hatigzimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِجز ِمي |
| You(pl) will decide | 'intu hatigzimuiicntoo hatigzimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِجز ِموا |
| He/it(m) will decide | huwa hayigzimhuwa hayigzim | هـُو َ هـَيـِجز ِم |
| She/it(f) will decide | hiya hatigzimhiya hatigzim | هـِي َ هـَتـِجز ِم |
| They will decide | humma hayigzimuhumma hayigzimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجز ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) decide! | 'igzimiicgzim | إجز ِم |
| You(f) decide! | 'igzimiiicgzimy | إجز ِمي |
| You(pl) decide! | 'igzimuiicgzimoo | إجز ِموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am deciding | 'ana gaezimaacnaa gaezim | أنا َ جا َز ِم |
| I(f) am deciding | 'ana gaezimaaacnaa gaezimaö | أنا َ جا َز ِمـَة |
| We are deciding | 'ihna gaezimeeniicHnaa gaezimyn | إحنا َ جا َز ِمين |
| You(m) are deciding | 'inta gaezimiicnta gaezim | إنت َ جا َز ِم |
| You(f) are deciding | 'inti gaezimaiicnti gaezimaö | إنت ِ جا َز ِمـَة |
| You(pl) are deciding | 'intu gaezimeeniicntoo gaezimyn | إنتوا جا َز ِمين |
| He/it(m) is deciding | huwa gaezimhuwa gaezim | هـُو َ جا َز ِم |
| She/it(f) is deciding | hiya gaezimahiya gaezimaö | هـِي َ جا َز ِمـَة |
| They are deciding | humma gaezimeenhumma gaezimyn | هـُمّ َ جا َز ِمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is decided | huwa magzoomhuwa magzwm | هـُو َ مـَجزوم |
| She/it(f) is decided | hiya magzoomahiya magzwmaö | هـِي َ مـَجزومـَة |
| They are decided | humma magzoomeenhumma magzwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَجزومين |
