Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I obtained | 'ana geebtaacnaa gybt | أنا َ جيبت |
| We obtained | 'ihna geebnaiicHnaa gybnaa | إحنا َ جيبنا |
| You(m) obtained | 'inta geebtiicnta gybt | إنت َ جيبت |
| You(f) obtained | 'inti geebtiiicnti gybty | إنت ِ جيبتي |
| You(pl) obtained | 'intu geebtuiicntoo gybtoo | إنتوا جيبتوا |
| He/it(m) obtained | huwa gaebhuwa gaeb | هـُو َ جا َب |
| She/it(f) obtained | hiya gaebithiya gaebit | هـِي َ جا َبـِت |
| They obtained | humma gabuhumma gaeboo | هـُمّ َ جا َبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might obtain | 'ana yimkin 'ageebaacnaa yimkin aacgyb | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجيب |
| We might obtain | 'ihna yimkin nigeebiicHnaa yimkin nigyb | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجيب |
| You(m) might obtain | 'inta yimkin tigeebiicnta yimkin tigyb | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجيب |
| You(f) might obtain | 'inti yimkin tigeebiiicnti yimkin tigyby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجيبي |
| You(pl) might obtain | 'intu yimkin tigeebuiicntoo yimkin tigyboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجيبوا |
| He/it(m) might obtain | huwa yimkin yigeebhuwa yimkin yigyb | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجيب |
| She/it(f) might obtain | hiya yimkin tigeebhiya yimkin tigyb | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجيب |
| They might obtain | humma yimkin yigeebuhumma yimkin yigyboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجيبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I obtain | 'ana bageebaacnaa bagyb | أنا َ بـَجيب |
| We obtain | 'ihna bingeebiicHnaa bingyb | إحنا َ بـِنجيب |
| You(m) obtain | 'inta bitgeebiicnta bitgyb | إنت َ بـِتجيب |
| You(f) obtain | 'inti bitgeebiiicnti bitgyby | إنت ِ بـِتجيبي |
| You(pl) obtain | 'intu bitgeebuiicntoo bitgyboo | إنتوا بـِتجيبوا |
| He/it(m) obtains | huwa biyigeebhuwa biyigyb | هـُو َ بـِيـِجيب |
| She/it(f) obtains | hiya bitgeebhiya bitgyb | هـِي َ بـِتجيب |
| They obtain | humma biyigeebuhumma biyigyboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجيبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will obtain | 'ana hageebaacnaa hagyb | أنا َ هـَجيب |
| We will obtain | 'ihna hangeebiicHnaa hangyb | إحنا َ هـَنجيب |
| You(m) will obtain | 'inta hatgeebiicnta hatgyb | إنت َ هـَتجيب |
| You(f) will obtain | 'inti hatgeebiiicnti hatgyby | إنت ِ هـَتجيبي |
| You(pl) will obtain | 'intu hatgeebuiicntoo hatgyboo | إنتوا هـَتجيبوا |
| He/it(m) will obtain | huwa hayigeebhuwa hayigyb | هـُو َ هـَيـِجيب |
| She/it(f) will obtain | hiya hatgeebhiya hatgyb | هـِي َ هـَتجيب |
| They will obtain | humma hayigeebuhumma hayigyboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجيبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) obtain! | geebgyb | جيب |
| You(f) obtain! | geebigyby | جيبي |
| You(pl) obtain! | geebugyboo | جيبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am obtaining | 'ana gaeyibaacnaa gaeyib | أنا َ جا َيـِب |
| I(f) am obtaining | 'ana gaeyibaaacnaa gaeyibaö | أنا َ جا َيـِبـَة |
| We are obtaining | 'ihna gaeyibeeniicHnaa gaeyibyn | إحنا َ جا َيـِبين |
| You(m) are obtaining | 'inta gaeyibiicnta gaeyib | إنت َ جا َيـِب |
| You(f) are obtaining | 'inti gaeyibaiicnti gaeyibaö | إنت ِ جا َيـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are obtaining | 'intu gaeyibeeniicntoo gaeyibyn | إنتوا جا َيـِبين |
| He/it(m) is obtaining | huwa gaeyibhuwa gaeyib | هـُو َ جا َيـِب |
| She/it(f) is obtaining | hiya gaeyibahiya gaeyibaö | هـِي َ جا َيـِبـَة |
| They are obtaining | humma gaeyibeenhumma gaeyibyn | هـُمّ َ جا َيـِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is obtained | huwa mitgaebhuwa mitgaeb | هـُو َ مـِتجا َب |
| She/it(f) is obtained | hiya mitgaebahiya mitgaebaö | هـِي َ مـِتجا َبـَة |
| They are obtained | humma mitgabeenhumma mitgaebyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتجا َبين |
