Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I gained | 'ana kisibtaacnaa kisibt | أنا َ كـِسـِبت |
| We gained | 'ihna kisibnaiicHnaa kisibnaa | إحنا َ كـِسـِبنا |
| You(m) gained | 'inta kisibtiicnta kisibt | إنت َ كـِسـِبت |
| You(f) gained | 'inti kisibtiiicnti kisibty | إنت ِ كـِسـِبتي |
| You(pl) gained | 'intu kisibtuiicntoo kisibtoo | إنتوا كـِسـِبتوا |
| He/it(m) gained | huwa kisibhuwa kisib | هـُو َ كـِسـِب |
| She/it(f) gained | hiya kisbithiya kisbit | هـِي َ كـِسبـِت |
| They gained | humma kisbuhumma kisboo | هـُمّ َ كـِسبوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might gain | 'ana yimkin 'aksabaacnaa yimkin aacksab | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكسـَب |
| We might gain | 'ihna yimkin niksabiicHnaa yimkin niksab | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكسـَب |
| You(m) might gain | 'inta yimkin tiksabiicnta yimkin tiksab | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكسـَب |
| You(f) might gain | 'inti yimkin tiksabiiicnti yimkin tiksaby | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكسـَبي |
| You(pl) might gain | 'intu yimkin tiksabuiicntoo yimkin tiksaboo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكسـَبوا |
| He/it(m) might gain | huwa yimkin yiksabhuwa yimkin yiksab | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكسـَب |
| She/it(f) might gain | hiya yimkin tiksabhiya yimkin tiksab | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكسـَب |
| They might gain | humma yimkin yiksabuhumma yimkin yiksaboo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكسـَبوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I gain | 'ana baksabaacnaa baksab | أنا َ بـَكسـَب |
| We gain | 'ihna biniksabiicHnaa biniksab | إحنا َ بـِنـِكسـَب |
| You(m) gain | 'inta bitiksabiicnta bitiksab | إنت َ بـِتـِكسـَب |
| You(f) gain | 'inti bitiksabiiicnti bitiksaby | إنت ِ بـِتـِكسـَبي |
| You(pl) gain | 'intu bitiksabuiicntoo bitiksaboo | إنتوا بـِتـِكسـَبوا |
| He/it(m) gains | huwa biyiksabhuwa biyiksab | هـُو َ بـِيـِكسـَب |
| She/it(f) gains | hiya bitiksabhiya bitiksab | هـِي َ بـِتـِكسـَب |
| They gain | humma biyiksabuhumma biyiksaboo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكسـَبوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will gain | 'ana haksabaacnaa haksab | أنا َ هـَكسـَب |
| We will gain | 'ihna haniksabiicHnaa haniksab | إحنا َ هـَنـِكسـَب |
| You(m) will gain | 'inta hatiksabiicnta hatiksab | إنت َ هـَتـِكسـَب |
| You(f) will gain | 'inti hatiksabiiicnti hatiksaby | إنت ِ هـَتـِكسـَبي |
| You(pl) will gain | 'intu hatiksabuiicntoo hatiksaboo | إنتوا هـَتـِكسـَبوا |
| He/it(m) will gain | huwa hayiksabhuwa hayiksab | هـُو َ هـَيـِكسـَب |
| She/it(f) will gain | hiya hatiksabhiya hatiksab | هـِي َ هـَتـِكسـَب |
| They will gain | humma hayiksabuhumma hayiksaboo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكسـَبوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) gain! | 'iksibiicksib | إكسـِب |
| You(f) gain! | 'iksibiiicksiby | إكسـِبي |
| You(pl) gain! | 'iksibuiicksiboo | إكسـِبوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am gaining | 'ana kaesibaacnaa kaesib | أنا َ كا َسـِب |
| I(f) am gaining | 'ana kaesibaaacnaa kaesibaö | أنا َ كا َسـِبـَة |
| We are gaining | 'ihna kaesibeeniicHnaa kaesibyn | إحنا َ كا َسـِبين |
| You(m) are gaining | 'inta kaesibiicnta kaesib | إنت َ كا َسـِب |
| You(f) are gaining | 'inti kaesibaiicnti kaesibaö | إنت ِ كا َسـِبـَة |
| You(pl) are gaining | 'intu kaesibeeniicntoo kaesibyn | إنتوا كا َسـِبين |
| He/it(m) is gaining | huwa kaesibhuwa kaesib | هـُو َ كا َسـِب |
| She/it(f) is gaining | hiya kaesibahiya kaesibaö | هـِي َ كا َسـِبـَة |
| They are gaining | humma kaesibeenhumma kaesibyn | هـُمّ َ كا َسـِبين |
