Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spotted | 'ana lahaztaacnaa laHaZt | أنا َ لـَحـَظت |
| We spotted | 'ihna lahaznaiicHnaa laHaZnaa | إحنا َ لـَحـَظنا |
| You(m) spotted | 'inta lahaztiicnta laHaZt | إنت َ لـَحـَظت |
| You(f) spotted | 'inti lahaztiiicnti laHaZty | إنت ِ لـَحـَظتي |
| You(pl) spotted | 'intu lahaztuiicntoo laHaZtoo | إنتوا لـَحـَظتوا |
| He/it(m) spotted | huwa lahazhuwa laHaZ | هـُو َ لـَحـَظ |
| She/it(f) spotted | hiya lahazithiya laHaZit | هـِي َ لـَحـَظـِت |
| They spotted | humma lahazuhumma laHaZoo | هـُمّ َ لـَحـَظوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spot | 'ana yimkin 'alhazaacnaa yimkin aaclHaZ | أنا َ يـِمكـِن ألحـَظ |
| We might spot | 'ihna yimkin nilhaziicHnaa yimkin nilHaZ | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِلحـَظ |
| You(m) might spot | 'inta yimkin tilhaziicnta yimkin tilHaZ | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَظ |
| You(f) might spot | 'inti yimkin tilhaziiicnti yimkin tilHaZy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَظي |
| You(pl) might spot | 'intu yimkin tilhazuiicntoo yimkin tilHaZoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَظوا |
| He/it(m) might spot | huwa yimkin yilhazhuwa yimkin yilHaZ | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِلحـَظ |
| She/it(f) might spot | hiya yimkin tilhazhiya yimkin tilHaZ | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِلحـَظ |
| They might spot | humma yimkin yilhazuhumma yimkin yilHaZoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِلحـَظوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spot | 'ana balhazaacnaa balHaZ | أنا َ بـَلحـَظ |
| We spot | 'ihna binilhaziicHnaa binilHaZ | إحنا َ بـِنـِلحـَظ |
| You(m) spot | 'inta bitilhaziicnta bitilHaZ | إنت َ بـِتـِلحـَظ |
| You(f) spot | 'inti bitilhaziiicnti bitilHaZy | إنت ِ بـِتـِلحـَظي |
| You(pl) spot | 'intu bitilhazuiicntoo bitilHaZoo | إنتوا بـِتـِلحـَظوا |
| He/it(m) spots | huwa biyilhazhuwa biyilHaZ | هـُو َ بـِيـِلحـَظ |
| She/it(f) spots | hiya bitilhazhiya bitilHaZ | هـِي َ بـِتـِلحـَظ |
| They spot | humma biyilhazuhumma biyilHaZoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِلحـَظوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spot | 'ana halhazaacnaa halHaZ | أنا َ هـَلحـَظ |
| We will spot | 'ihna hanilhaziicHnaa hanilHaZ | إحنا َ هـَنـِلحـَظ |
| You(m) will spot | 'inta hatilhaziicnta hatilHaZ | إنت َ هـَتـِلحـَظ |
| You(f) will spot | 'inti hatilhaziiicnti hatilHaZy | إنت ِ هـَتـِلحـَظي |
| You(pl) will spot | 'intu hatilhazuiicntoo hatilHaZoo | إنتوا هـَتـِلحـَظوا |
| He/it(m) will spot | huwa hayilhazhuwa hayilHaZ | هـُو َ هـَيـِلحـَظ |
| She/it(f) will spot | hiya hatilhazhiya hatilHaZ | هـِي َ هـَتـِلحـَظ |
| They will spot | humma hayilhazuhumma hayilHaZoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِلحـَظوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spot! | 'ilhaziiclHaZ | إلحـَظ |
| You(f) spot! | 'ilhaziiiclHaZy | إلحـَظي |
| You(pl) spot! | 'ilhazuiiclHaZoo | إلحـَظوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am spotting | 'ana laahizaacnaa laaHiZ | أنا َ لا َحـِظ |
| I(f) am spotting | 'ana laahizaaacnaa laaHiZaö | أنا َ لا َحـِظـَة |
| We are spotting | 'ihna laahizeeniicHnaa laaHiZyn | إحنا َ لا َحـِظين |
| You(m) are spotting | 'inta laahiziicnta laaHiZ | إنت َ لا َحـِظ |
| You(f) are spotting | 'inti laahizaiicnti laaHiZaö | إنت ِ لا َحـِظـَة |
| You(pl) are spotting | 'intu laahizeeniicntoo laaHiZyn | إنتوا لا َحـِظين |
| He/it(m) is spotting | huwa laahizhuwa laaHiZ | هـُو َ لا َحـِظ |
| She/it(f) is spotting | hiya laahizahiya laaHiZaö | هـِي َ لا َحـِظـَة |
| They are spotting | humma laahizeenhumma laaHiZyn | هـُمّ َ لا َحـِظين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is spotted | huwa malhoozhuwa malHwZ | هـُو َ مـَلحوظ |
| She/it(f) is spotted | hiya malhoozahiya malHwZaö | هـِي َ مـَلحوظـَة |
| They are spotted | humma malhoozeenhumma malHwZyn | هـُمّ َ مـَلحوظين |
