Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I nagged | 'ana zanneetaacnaa zannyt | أنا َ ز َنّيت |
| We nagged | 'ihna zanneenaiicHnaa zannynaa | إحنا َ ز َنّينا |
| You(m) nagged | 'inta zanneetiicnta zannyt | إنت َ ز َنّيت |
| You(f) nagged | 'inti zanneetiiicnti zannyty | إنت ِ ز َنّيتي |
| You(pl) nagged | 'intu zanneetuiicntoo zannytoo | إنتوا ز َنّيتوا |
| He/it(m) nagged | huwa zannhuwa zann | هـُو َ ز َنّ |
| She/it(f) nagged | hiya zannithiya zannit | هـِي َ ز َنّـِت |
| They nagged | humma zannuhumma zannoo | هـُمّ َ ز َنّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might nag | 'ana yimkin 'azinnaacnaa yimkin aaczinn | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أز ِنّ |
| We might nag | 'ihna yimkin nizinniicHnaa yimkin nizinn | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِز ِنّ |
| You(m) might nag | 'inta yimkin tizinniicnta yimkin tizinn | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِز ِنّ |
| You(f) might nag | 'inti yimkin tizinniiicnti yimkin tizinny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِز ِنّي |
| You(pl) might nag | 'intu yimkin tizinnuiicntoo yimkin tizinnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِز ِنّوا |
| He/it(m) might nag | huwa yimkin yizinnhuwa yimkin yizinn | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِز ِنّ |
| She/it(f) might nag | hiya yimkin tizinnhiya yimkin tizinn | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِز ِنّ |
| They might nag | humma yimkin yizinnuhumma yimkin yizinnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِز ِنّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I nag | 'ana bazinnaacnaa bazinn | أنا َ بـَز ِنّ |
| We nag | 'ihna binzinniicHnaa binzinn | إحنا َ بـِنز ِنّ |
| You(m) nag | 'inta bitzinniicnta bitzinn | إنت َ بـِتز ِنّ |
| You(f) nag | 'inti bitzinniiicnti bitzinny | إنت ِ بـِتز ِنّي |
| You(pl) nag | 'intu bitzinnuiicntoo bitzinnoo | إنتوا بـِتز ِنّوا |
| He/it(m) nags | huwa biyizinnhuwa biyizinn | هـُو َ بـِيـِز ِنّ |
| She/it(f) nags | hiya bitzinnhiya bitzinn | هـِي َ بـِتز ِنّ |
| They nag | humma biyizinnuhumma biyizinnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِز ِنّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will nag | 'ana hazinnaacnaa hazinn | أنا َ هـَز ِنّ |
| We will nag | 'ihna hanzinniicHnaa hanzinn | إحنا َ هـَنز ِنّ |
| You(m) will nag | 'inta hatzinniicnta hatzinn | إنت َ هـَتز ِنّ |
| You(f) will nag | 'inti hatzinniiicnti hatzinny | إنت ِ هـَتز ِنّي |
| You(pl) will nag | 'intu hatzinnuiicntoo hatzinnoo | إنتوا هـَتز ِنّوا |
| He/it(m) will nag | huwa hayizinnhuwa hayizinn | هـُو َ هـَيـِز ِنّ |
| She/it(f) will nag | hiya hatzinnhiya hatzinn | هـِي َ هـَتز ِنّ |
| They will nag | humma hayizinnuhumma hayizinnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِز ِنّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) nag! | zinnzinn | ز ِنّ |
| You(f) nag! | zinnizinny | ز ِنّي |
| You(pl) nag! | zinnuzinnoo | ز ِنّوا |
