Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I defeated | 'ana ghalabtaacnaa Galabt | أنا َ غـَلـَبت |
| We defeated | 'ihna ghalabnaiicHnaa Galabnaa | إحنا َ غـَلـَبنا |
| You(m) defeated | 'inta ghalabtiicnta Galabt | إنت َ غـَلـَبت |
| You(f) defeated | 'inti ghalabtiiicnti Galabty | إنت ِ غـَلـَبتي |
| You(pl) defeated | 'intu ghalabtuiicntoo Galabtoo | إنتوا غـَلـَبتوا |
| He/it(m) defeated | huwa ghalabhuwa Galab | هـُو َ غـَلـَب |
| She/it(f) defeated | hiya ghalabithiya Galabit | هـِي َ غـَلـَبـِت |
| They defeated | humma ghalabuhumma Galaboo | هـُمّ َ غـَلـَبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might defeat | 'ana yimkin 'aghlibaacnaa yimkin aacGlib | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغلـِب |
| We might defeat | 'ihna yimkin nighlibiicHnaa yimkin niGlib | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغلـِب |
| You(m) might defeat | 'inta yimkin tighlibiicnta yimkin tiGlib | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغلـِب |
| You(f) might defeat | 'inti yimkin tighlibiiicnti yimkin tiGliby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغلـِبي |
| You(pl) might defeat | 'intu yimkin tighlibuiicntoo yimkin tiGliboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) might defeat | huwa yimkin yighlibhuwa yimkin yiGlib | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغلـِب |
| She/it(f) might defeat | hiya yimkin tighlibhiya yimkin tiGlib | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغلـِب |
| They might defeat | humma yimkin yighlibuhumma yimkin yiGliboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغلـِبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I defeat | 'ana baghlibaacnaa baGlib | أنا َ بـَغلـِب |
| We defeat | 'ihna binighlibiicHnaa biniGlib | إحنا َ بـِنـِغلـِب |
| You(m) defeat | 'inta bitighlibiicnta bitiGlib | إنت َ بـِتـِغلـِب |
| You(f) defeat | 'inti bitighlibiiicnti bitiGliby | إنت ِ بـِتـِغلـِبي |
| You(pl) defeat | 'intu bitighlibuiicntoo bitiGliboo | إنتوا بـِتـِغلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) defeats | huwa biyighlibhuwa biyiGlib | هـُو َ بـِيـِغلـِب |
| She/it(f) defeats | hiya bitighlibhiya bitiGlib | هـِي َ بـِتـِغلـِب |
| They defeat | humma biyighlibuhumma biyiGliboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغلـِبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will defeat | 'ana haghlibaacnaa haGlib | أنا َ هـَغلـِب |
| We will defeat | 'ihna hanighlibiicHnaa haniGlib | إحنا َ هـَنـِغلـِب |
| You(m) will defeat | 'inta hatighlibiicnta hatiGlib | إنت َ هـَتـِغلـِب |
| You(f) will defeat | 'inti hatighlibiiicnti hatiGliby | إنت ِ هـَتـِغلـِبي |
| You(pl) will defeat | 'intu hatighlibuiicntoo hatiGliboo | إنتوا هـَتـِغلـِبوا |
| He/it(m) will defeat | huwa hayighlibhuwa hayiGlib | هـُو َ هـَيـِغلـِب |
| She/it(f) will defeat | hiya hatighlibhiya hatiGlib | هـِي َ هـَتـِغلـِب |
| They will defeat | humma hayighlibuhumma hayiGliboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغلـِبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) defeat! | 'ighlibiicGlib | إغلـِب |
| You(f) defeat! | 'ighlibiiicGliby | إغلـِبي |
| You(pl) defeat! | 'ighlibuiicGliboo | إغلـِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am defeating | 'ana ghaelibaacnaa Gaelib | أنا َ غا َلـِب |
| I(f) am defeating | 'ana ghaelibaaacnaa Gaelibaö | أنا َ غا َلـِبـَة |
| We are defeating | 'ihna ghaelibeeniicHnaa Gaelibyn | إحنا َ غا َلـِبين |
| You(m) are defeating | 'inta ghaelibiicnta Gaelib | إنت َ غا َلـِب |
| You(f) are defeating | 'inti ghaelibaiicnti Gaelibaö | إنت ِ غا َلـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are defeating | 'intu ghaelibeeniicntoo Gaelibyn | إنتوا غا َلـِبين |
| He/it(m) is defeating | huwa ghaelibhuwa Gaelib | هـُو َ غا َلـِب |
| She/it(f) is defeating | hiya ghaelibahiya Gaelibaö | هـِي َ غا َلـِبـَة |
| They are defeating | humma ghaelibeenhumma Gaelibyn | هـُمّ َ غا َلـِبين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is defeated | huwa maghloobhuwa maGlwb | هـُو َ مـَغلوب |
| She/it(f) is defeated | hiya maghloobahiya maGlwbaö | هـِي َ مـَغلوبـَة |
| They are defeated | humma maghloobeenhumma maGlwbyn | هـُمّ َ مـَغلوبين |
