Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I imprisoned | 'ana sagantaacnaa sagant | أنا َ سـَجـَنت |
| We imprisoned | 'ihna sagannaiicHnaa sagannaa | إحنا َ سـَجـَنّا |
| You(m) imprisoned | 'inta sagantiicnta sagant | إنت َ سـَجـَنت |
| You(f) imprisoned | 'inti sagantiiicnti saganty | إنت ِ سـَجـَنتي |
| You(pl) imprisoned | 'intu sagantuiicntoo sagantoo | إنتوا سـَجـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) imprisoned | huwa saganhuwa sagan | هـُو َ سـَجـَن |
| She/it(f) imprisoned | hiya saganithiya saganit | هـِي َ سـَجـَنـِت |
| They imprisoned | humma saganuhumma saganoo | هـُمّ َ سـَجـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might imprison | 'ana yimkin 'asgunaacnaa yimkin aacsgun | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسجـُن |
| We might imprison | 'ihna yimkin nusguniicHnaa yimkin nusgun | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُسجـُن |
| You(m) might imprison | 'inta yimkin tusguniicnta yimkin tusgun | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُسجـُن |
| You(f) might imprison | 'inti yimkin tusguniiicnti yimkin tusguny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُسجـُني |
| You(pl) might imprison | 'intu yimkin tusgunuiicntoo yimkin tusgunoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُسجـُنوا |
| He/it(m) might imprison | huwa yimkin yusgunhuwa yimkin yusgun | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُسجـُن |
| She/it(f) might imprison | hiya yimkin tusgunhiya yimkin tusgun | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُسجـُن |
| They might imprison | humma yimkin yusgunuhumma yimkin yusgunoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُسجـُنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I imprison | 'ana basgunaacnaa basgun | أنا َ بـَسجـُن |
| We imprison | 'ihna binusguniicHnaa binusgun | إحنا َ بـِنـُسجـُن |
| You(m) imprison | 'inta bitusguniicnta bitusgun | إنت َ بـِتـُسجـُن |
| You(f) imprison | 'inti bitusguniiicnti bitusguny | إنت ِ بـِتـُسجـُني |
| You(pl) imprison | 'intu bitusgunuiicntoo bitusgunoo | إنتوا بـِتـُسجـُنوا |
| He/it(m) imprisons | huwa biyusgunhuwa biyusgun | هـُو َ بـِيـُسجـُن |
| She/it(f) imprisons | hiya bitusgunhiya bitusgun | هـِي َ بـِتـُسجـُن |
| They imprison | humma biyusgunuhumma biyusgunoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُسجـُنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will imprison | 'ana hasgunaacnaa hasgun | أنا َ هـَسجـُن |
| We will imprison | 'ihna hanusguniicHnaa hanusgun | إحنا َ هـَنـُسجـُن |
| You(m) will imprison | 'inta hatusguniicnta hatusgun | إنت َ هـَتـُسجـُن |
| You(f) will imprison | 'inti hatusguniiicnti hatusguny | إنت ِ هـَتـُسجـُني |
| You(pl) will imprison | 'intu hatusgunuiicntoo hatusgunoo | إنتوا هـَتـُسجـُنوا |
| He/it(m) will imprison | huwa hayusgunhuwa hayusgun | هـُو َ هـَيـُسجـُن |
| She/it(f) will imprison | hiya hatusgunhiya hatusgun | هـِي َ هـَتـُسجـُن |
| They will imprison | humma hayusgunuhumma hayusgunoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُسجـُنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) imprison! | 'usgunuucsgun | أ ُسجـُن |
| You(f) imprison! | 'usguniuucsguny | أ ُسجـُني |
| You(pl) imprison! | 'usgunuuucsgunoo | أ ُسجـُنوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is imprisoned | huwa masgoonhuwa masgwn | هـُو َ مـَسجون |
| She/it(f) is imprisoned | hiya masgoonahiya masgwnaö | هـِي َ مـَسجونـَة |
| They are imprisoned | humma masgooneenhumma masgwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسجونين |
