Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I employed | 'ana wazzaftaacnaa waZZaft | أنا َ و َظّـَفت |
| We employed | 'ihna wazzafnaiicHnaa waZZafnaa | إحنا َ و َظّـَفنا |
| You(m) employed | 'inta wazzaftiicnta waZZaft | إنت َ و َظّـَفت |
| You(f) employed | 'inti wazzaftiiicnti waZZafty | إنت ِ و َظّـَفتي |
| You(pl) employed | 'intu wazzaftuiicntoo waZZaftoo | إنتوا و َظّـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) employed | huwa wazzafhuwa waZZaf | هـُو َ و َظّـَف |
| She/it(f) employed | hiya wazzafithiya waZZafit | هـِي َ و َظّـَفـِت |
| They employed | humma wazzafuhumma waZZafoo | هـُمّ َ و َظّـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might employ | 'ana yimkin 'awazzafaacnaa yimkin aacwaZZaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َظّـَف |
| We might employ | 'ihna yimkin niwazzafiicHnaa yimkin niwaZZaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َظّـَف |
| You(m) might employ | 'inta yimkin tiwazzafiicnta yimkin tiwaZZaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َظّـَف |
| You(f) might employ | 'inti yimkin tiwazzafiiicnti yimkin tiwaZZafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َظّـَفي |
| You(pl) might employ | 'intu yimkin tiwazzafuiicntoo yimkin tiwaZZafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َظّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) might employ | huwa yimkin yiwazzafhuwa yimkin yiwaZZaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َظّـَف |
| She/it(f) might employ | hiya yimkin tiwazzafhiya yimkin tiwaZZaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َظّـَف |
| They might employ | humma yimkin yiwazzafuhumma yimkin yiwaZZafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َظّـَفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I employ | 'ana bawazzafaacnaa bawaZZaf | أنا َ بـَو َظّـَف |
| We employ | 'ihna biniwazzafiicHnaa biniwaZZaf | إحنا َ بـِنـِو َظّـَف |
| You(m) employ | 'inta bitiwazzafiicnta bitiwaZZaf | إنت َ بـِتـِو َظّـَف |
| You(f) employ | 'inti bitiwazzafiiicnti bitiwaZZafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِو َظّـَفي |
| You(pl) employ | 'intu bitiwazzafuiicntoo bitiwaZZafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِو َظّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) employs | huwa biyiwazzafhuwa biyiwaZZaf | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َظّـَف |
| She/it(f) employs | hiya bitiwazzafhiya bitiwaZZaf | هـِي َ بـِتـِو َظّـَف |
| They employ | humma biyiwazzafuhumma biyiwaZZafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َظّـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will employ | 'ana hawazzafaacnaa hawaZZaf | أنا َ هـَو َظّـَف |
| We will employ | 'ihna haniwazzafiicHnaa haniwaZZaf | إحنا َ هـَنـِو َظّـَف |
| You(m) will employ | 'inta hatiwazzafiicnta hatiwaZZaf | إنت َ هـَتـِو َظّـَف |
| You(f) will employ | 'inti hatiwazzafiiicnti hatiwaZZafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِو َظّـَفي |
| You(pl) will employ | 'intu hatiwazzafuiicntoo hatiwaZZafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِو َظّـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will employ | huwa hayiwazzafhuwa hayiwaZZaf | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َظّـَف |
| She/it(f) will employ | hiya hatiwazzafhiya hatiwaZZaf | هـِي َ هـَتـِو َظّـَف |
| They will employ | humma hayiwazzafuhumma hayiwaZZafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َظّـَفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) employ! | 'ioozafiicwZaf | إوظـَف |
| You(f) employ! | 'ioozafiiicwZafy | إوظـَفي |
| You(pl) employ! | iwzafuiwZafoo | ِوظـَفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is employed | huwa muwazzafhuwa muwaZZaf | هـُو َ مـُو َظّـَف |
| She/it(f) is employed | hiya muwazzafahiya muwaZZafaö | هـِي َ مـُو َظّـَفـَة |
| They are employed | humma muwazzafeenhumma muwaZZafyn | هـُمّ َ مـُو َظّـَفين |
