Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I trotted | 'ana gireetaacnaa giryt | أنا َ جـِريت |
| We trotted | 'ihna gireenaiicHnaa girynaa | إحنا َ جـِرينا |
| You(m) trotted | 'inta gireetiicnta giryt | إنت َ جـِريت |
| You(f) trotted | 'inti gireetiiicnti giryty | إنت ِ جـِريتي |
| You(pl) trotted | 'intu gireetuiicntoo girytoo | إنتوا جـِريتوا |
| He/it(m) trotted | huwa girihuwa giry | هـُو َ جـِري |
| She/it(f) trotted | hiya giryithiya giryit | هـِي َ جـِريـِت |
| They trotted | humma giryuhumma giryoo | هـُمّ َ جـِريوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might trot | 'ana yimkin 'agraaacnaa yimkin aacgrY | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجرى |
| We might trot | 'ihna yimkin nigraiicHnaa yimkin nigrY | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجرى |
| You(m) might trot | 'inta yimkin tigraiicnta yimkin tigrY | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجرى |
| You(f) might trot | 'inti yimkin tigriiicnti yimkin tigry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجري |
| You(pl) might trot | 'intu yimkin tigruiicntoo yimkin tigroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجروا |
| He/it(m) might trot | huwa yimkin yigrahuwa yimkin yigrY | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجرى |
| She/it(f) might trot | hiya yimkin tigrahiya yimkin tigrY | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجرى |
| They might trot | humma yimkin yigruhumma yimkin yigroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I trot | 'ana bagraaacnaa bagrY | أنا َ بـَجرى |
| We trot | 'ihna binigraiicHnaa binigrY | إحنا َ بـِنـِجرى |
| You(m) trot | 'inta bitigraiicnta bitigrY | إنت َ بـِتـِجرى |
| You(f) trot | 'inti bitigriiicnti bitigry | إنت ِ بـِتـِجري |
| You(pl) trot | 'intu bitigruiicntoo bitigroo | إنتوا بـِتـِجروا |
| He/it(m) trots | huwa biyigrahuwa biyigrY | هـُو َ بـِيـِجرى |
| She/it(f) trots | hiya bitigrahiya bitigrY | هـِي َ بـِتـِجرى |
| They trot | humma biyigruhumma biyigroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will trot | 'ana hagraaacnaa hagrY | أنا َ هـَجرى |
| We will trot | 'ihna hanigraiicHnaa hanigrY | إحنا َ هـَنـِجرى |
| You(m) will trot | 'inta hatigraiicnta hatigrY | إنت َ هـَتـِجرى |
| You(f) will trot | 'inti hatigriiicnti hatigry | إنت ِ هـَتـِجري |
| You(pl) will trot | 'intu hatigruiicntoo hatigroo | إنتوا هـَتـِجروا |
| He/it(m) will trot | huwa hayigrahuwa hayigrY | هـُو َ هـَيـِجرى |
| She/it(f) will trot | hiya hatigrahiya hatigrY | هـِي َ هـَتـِجرى |
| They will trot | humma hayigruhumma hayigroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) trot! | 'igraiicgrY | إجرى |
| You(f) trot! | 'igriiicgry | إجري |
| You(pl) trot! | 'igruiicgroo | إجروا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am trotting | 'ana gaeriaacnaa gaery | أنا َ جا َري |
| I(f) am trotting | 'ana garyaaacnaa gaeryaö | أنا َ جا َريـَة |
| We are trotting | 'ihna garyeeniicHnaa gaeryyn | إحنا َ جا َريين |
| You(m) are trotting | 'inta gaeriiicnta gaery | إنت َ جا َري |
| You(f) are trotting | 'inti garyaiicnti gaeryaö | إنت ِ جا َريـَة |
| You(pl) are trotting | 'intu garyeeniicntoo gaeryyn | إنتوا جا َريين |
| He/it(m) is trotting | huwa gaerihuwa gaery | هـُو َ جا َري |
| She/it(f) is trotting | hiya garyahiya gaeryaö | هـِي َ جا َريـَة |
| They are trotting | humma garyeenhumma gaeryyn | هـُمّ َ جا َريين |
