Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I ground | 'ana tahantaacnaa TaHant | أنا َ طـَحـَنت |
| We ground | 'ihna tahannaiicHnaa TaHannaa | إحنا َ طـَحـَنّا |
| You(m) ground | 'inta tahantiicnta TaHant | إنت َ طـَحـَنت |
| You(f) ground | 'inti tahantiiicnti TaHanty | إنت ِ طـَحـَنتي |
| You(pl) ground | 'intu tahantuiicntoo TaHantoo | إنتوا طـَحـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) ground | huwa tahanhuwa TaHan | هـُو َ طـَحـَن |
| She/it(f) ground | hiya tahanithiya TaHanit | هـِي َ طـَحـَنـِت |
| They ground | humma tahanuhumma TaHanoo | هـُمّ َ طـَحـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grind | 'ana yimkin 'athanaacnaa yimkin aacTHan | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطحـَن |
| We might grind | 'ihna yimkin nithaniicHnaa yimkin niTHan | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطحـَن |
| You(m) might grind | 'inta yimkin tithaniicnta yimkin tiTHan | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطحـَن |
| You(f) might grind | 'inti yimkin tithaniiicnti yimkin tiTHany | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطحـَني |
| You(pl) might grind | 'intu yimkin tithanuiicntoo yimkin tiTHanoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطحـَنوا |
| He/it(m) might grind | huwa yimkin yithanhuwa yimkin yiTHan | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطحـَن |
| She/it(f) might grind | hiya yimkin tithanhiya yimkin tiTHan | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطحـَن |
| They might grind | humma yimkin yithanuhumma yimkin yiTHanoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطحـَنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grind | 'ana bathanaacnaa baTHan | أنا َ بـَطحـَن |
| We grind | 'ihna binithaniicHnaa biniTHan | إحنا َ بـِنـِطحـَن |
| You(m) grind | 'inta bitithaniicnta bitiTHan | إنت َ بـِتـِطحـَن |
| You(f) grind | 'inti bitithaniiicnti bitiTHany | إنت ِ بـِتـِطحـَني |
| You(pl) grind | 'intu bitithanuiicntoo bitiTHanoo | إنتوا بـِتـِطحـَنوا |
| He/it(m) grinds | huwa biyithanhuwa biyiTHan | هـُو َ بـِيـِطحـَن |
| She/it(f) grinds | hiya bitithanhiya bitiTHan | هـِي َ بـِتـِطحـَن |
| They grind | humma biyithanuhumma biyiTHanoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِطحـَنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grind | 'ana hathanaacnaa haTHan | أنا َ هـَطحـَن |
| We will grind | 'ihna hanithaniicHnaa haniTHan | إحنا َ هـَنـِطحـَن |
| You(m) will grind | 'inta hatithaniicnta hatiTHan | إنت َ هـَتـِطحـَن |
| You(f) will grind | 'inti hatithaniiicnti hatiTHany | إنت ِ هـَتـِطحـَني |
| You(pl) will grind | 'intu hatithanuiicntoo hatiTHanoo | إنتوا هـَتـِطحـَنوا |
| He/it(m) will grind | huwa hayithanhuwa hayiTHan | هـُو َ هـَيـِطحـَن |
| She/it(f) will grind | hiya hatithanhiya hatiTHan | هـِي َ هـَتـِطحـَن |
| They will grind | humma hayithanuhumma hayiTHanoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطحـَنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grind! | 'ithaniicTHan | إطحـَن |
| You(f) grind! | 'ithaniiicTHany | إطحـَني |
| You(pl) grind! | 'ithanuiicTHanoo | إطحـَنوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am grinding | 'ana taahinaacnaa TaaHin | أنا َ طا َحـِن |
| I(f) am grinding | 'ana taahinaaacnaa TaaHinaö | أنا َ طا َحـِنـَة |
| We are grinding | 'ihna taahineeniicHnaa TaaHinyn | إحنا َ طا َحـِنين |
| You(m) are grinding | 'inta taahiniicnta TaaHin | إنت َ طا َحـِن |
| You(f) are grinding | 'inti taahinaiicnti TaaHinaö | إنت ِ طا َحـِنـَة |
| You(pl) are grinding | 'intu taahineeniicntoo TaaHinyn | إنتوا طا َحـِنين |
| He/it(m) is grinding | huwa taahinhuwa TaaHin | هـُو َ طا َحـِن |
| She/it(f) is grinding | hiya taahinahiya TaaHinaö | هـِي َ طا َحـِنـَة |
| They are grinding | humma taahineenhumma TaaHinyn | هـُمّ َ طا َحـِنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is ground | huwa mathoonhuwa maTHwn | هـُو َ مـَطحون |
| She/it(f) is ground | hiya mathoonahiya maTHwnaö | هـِي َ مـَطحونـَة |
| They are ground | humma mathooneenhumma maTHwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَطحونين |
