Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I drove | 'ana gannintaacnaa gannint | أنا َ جـَنّـِنت |
| We drove | 'ihna ganninnaiicHnaa ganninnaa | إحنا َ جـَنّـِنّا |
| You(m) drove | 'inta gannintiicnta gannint | إنت َ جـَنّـِنت |
| You(f) drove | 'inti gannintiiicnti ganninty | إنت ِ جـَنّـِنتي |
| You(pl) drove | 'intu gannintuiicntoo gannintoo | إنتوا جـَنّـِنتوا |
| He/it(m) drove | huwa ganninhuwa gannin | هـُو َ جـَنّـِن |
| She/it(f) drove | hiya ganninithiya ganninit | هـِي َ جـَنّـِنـِت |
| They drove | humma ganninuhumma ganninoo | هـُمّ َ جـَنّـِنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might drive | 'ana yimkin 'aganninaacnaa yimkin aacgannin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَنّـِن |
| We might drive | 'ihna yimkin niganniniicHnaa yimkin nigannin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَنّـِن |
| You(m) might drive | 'inta yimkin tiganniniicnta yimkin tigannin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَنّـِن |
| You(f) might drive | 'inti yimkin tiganniniiicnti yimkin tiganniny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَنّـِني |
| You(pl) might drive | 'intu yimkin tiganninuiicntoo yimkin tiganninoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَنّـِنوا |
| He/it(m) might drive | huwa yimkin yiganninhuwa yimkin yigannin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَنّـِن |
| She/it(f) might drive | hiya yimkin tiganninhiya yimkin tigannin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَنّـِن |
| They might drive | humma yimkin yiganninuhumma yimkin yiganninoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَنّـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I drive | 'ana baganninaacnaa bagannin | أنا َ بـَجـَنّـِن |
| We drive | 'ihna binganniniicHnaa bingannin | إحنا َ بـِنجـَنّـِن |
| You(m) drive | 'inta bitganniniicnta bitgannin | إنت َ بـِتجـَنّـِن |
| You(f) drive | 'inti bitganniniiicnti bitganniny | إنت ِ بـِتجـَنّـِني |
| You(pl) drive | 'intu bitganninuiicntoo bitganninoo | إنتوا بـِتجـَنّـِنوا |
| He/it(m) drives | huwa biyiganninhuwa biyigannin | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَنّـِن |
| She/it(f) drives | hiya bitganninhiya bitgannin | هـِي َ بـِتجـَنّـِن |
| They drive | humma biyiganninuhumma biyiganninoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَنّـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will drive | 'ana haganninaacnaa hagannin | أنا َ هـَجـَنّـِن |
| We will drive | 'ihna hanganniniicHnaa hangannin | إحنا َ هـَنجـَنّـِن |
| You(m) will drive | 'inta hatganniniicnta hatgannin | إنت َ هـَتجـَنّـِن |
| You(f) will drive | 'inti hatganniniiicnti hatganniny | إنت ِ هـَتجـَنّـِني |
| You(pl) will drive | 'intu hatganninuiicntoo hatganninoo | إنتوا هـَتجـَنّـِنوا |
| He/it(m) will drive | huwa hayiganninhuwa hayigannin | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَنّـِن |
| She/it(f) will drive | hiya hatganninhiya hatgannin | هـِي َ هـَتجـَنّـِن |
| They will drive | humma hayiganninuhumma hayiganninoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَنّـِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) drive! | ganningannin | جـَنّـِن |
| You(f) drive! | ganniniganniny | جـَنّـِني |
| You(pl) drive! | ganninuganninoo | جـَنّـِنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is crazy | huwa magnoonhuwa magnwn | هـُو َ مـَجنون |
| She/it(f) is crazy | hiya magnoonahiya magnwnaö | هـِي َ مـَجنونـَة |
| They are crazy | humma magnooneenhumma magnwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَجنونين |
