Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I guarded | 'ana harastaacnaa Harast | أنا َ حـَر َست |
| We guarded | 'ihna harasnaiicHnaa Harasnaa | إحنا َ حـَر َسنا |
| You(m) guarded | 'inta harastiicnta Harast | إنت َ حـَر َست |
| You(f) guarded | 'inti harastiiicnti Harasty | إنت ِ حـَر َستي |
| You(pl) guarded | 'intu harastuiicntoo Harastoo | إنتوا حـَر َستوا |
| He/it(m) guarded | huwa harashuwa Haras | هـُو َ حـَر َس |
| She/it(f) guarded | hiya harasithiya Harasit | هـِي َ حـَر َسـِت |
| They guarded | humma harasuhumma Harasoo | هـُمّ َ حـَر َسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might guard | 'ana yimkin 'ahrusaacnaa yimkin aacHrus | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحر ُس |
| We might guard | 'ihna yimkin nuhrusiicHnaa yimkin nuHrus | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُحر ُس |
| You(m) might guard | 'inta yimkin tuhrusiicnta yimkin tuHrus | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُحر ُس |
| You(f) might guard | 'inti yimkin tuhrusiiicnti yimkin tuHrusy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُحر ُسي |
| You(pl) might guard | 'intu yimkin tuhrusuiicntoo yimkin tuHrusoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُحر ُسوا |
| He/it(m) might guard | huwa yimkin yuhrushuwa yimkin yuHrus | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُحر ُس |
| She/it(f) might guard | hiya yimkin tuhrushiya yimkin tuHrus | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُحر ُس |
| They might guard | humma yimkin yuhrusuhumma yimkin yuHrusoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُحر ُسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I guard | 'ana bahrusaacnaa baHrus | أنا َ بـَحر ُس |
| We guard | 'ihna binuhrusiicHnaa binuHrus | إحنا َ بـِنـُحر ُس |
| You(m) guard | 'inta bituhrusiicnta bituHrus | إنت َ بـِتـُحر ُس |
| You(f) guard | 'inti bituhrusiiicnti bituHrusy | إنت ِ بـِتـُحر ُسي |
| You(pl) guard | 'intu bituhrusuiicntoo bituHrusoo | إنتوا بـِتـُحر ُسوا |
| He/it(m) guards | huwa biyuhrushuwa biyuHrus | هـُو َ بـِيـُحر ُس |
| She/it(f) guards | hiya bituhrushiya bituHrus | هـِي َ بـِتـُحر ُس |
| They guard | humma biyuhrusuhumma biyuHrusoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُحر ُسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will guard | 'ana hahrusaacnaa haHrus | أنا َ هـَحر ُس |
| We will guard | 'ihna hanuhrusiicHnaa hanuHrus | إحنا َ هـَنـُحر ُس |
| You(m) will guard | 'inta hatuhrusiicnta hatuHrus | إنت َ هـَتـُحر ُس |
| You(f) will guard | 'inti hatuhrusiiicnti hatuHrusy | إنت ِ هـَتـُحر ُسي |
| You(pl) will guard | 'intu hatuhrusuiicntoo hatuHrusoo | إنتوا هـَتـُحر ُسوا |
| He/it(m) will guard | huwa hayuhrushuwa hayuHrus | هـُو َ هـَيـُحر ُس |
| She/it(f) will guard | hiya hatuhrushiya hatuHrus | هـِي َ هـَتـُحر ُس |
| They will guard | humma hayuhrusuhumma hayuHrusoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُحر ُسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) guard! | 'uhrusuucHrus | أ ُحر ُس |
| You(f) guard! | 'uhrusiuucHrusy | أ ُحر ُسي |
| You(pl) guard! | 'uhrusuuucHrusoo | أ ُحر ُسوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am guarding | 'ana haerisaacnaa Haeris | أنا َ حا َر ِس |
| I(f) am guarding | 'ana haerisaaacnaa Haerisaö | أنا َ حا َر ِسـَة |
| We are guarding | 'ihna haeriseeniicHnaa Haerisyn | إحنا َ حا َر ِسين |
| You(m) are guarding | 'inta haerisiicnta Haeris | إنت َ حا َر ِس |
| You(f) are guarding | 'inti haerisaiicnti Haerisaö | إنت ِ حا َر ِسـَة |
| You(pl) are guarding | 'intu haeriseeniicntoo Haerisyn | إنتوا حا َر ِسين |
| He/it(m) is guarding | huwa haerishuwa Haeris | هـُو َ حا َر ِس |
| She/it(f) is guarding | hiya haerisahiya Haerisaö | هـِي َ حا َر ِسـَة |
| They are guarding | humma haeriseenhumma Haerisyn | هـُمّ َ حا َر ِسين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is guarded | huwa mahrooshuwa maHrws | هـُو َ مـَحروس |
| She/it(f) is guarded | hiya mahroosahiya maHrwsaö | هـِي َ مـَحروسـَة |
| They are guarded | humma mahrooseenhumma maHrwsyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحروسين |
