Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I collected | 'ana gamaAtaacnaa gamaAt | أنا َ جـَمـَعت |
| We collected | 'ihna gamaAnaiicHnaa gamaAnaa | إحنا َ جـَمـَعنا |
| You(m) collected | 'inta gamaAtiicnta gamaAt | إنت َ جـَمـَعت |
| You(f) collected | 'inti gamaAtiiicnti gamaAty | إنت ِ جـَمـَعتي |
| You(pl) collected | 'intu gamaAtuiicntoo gamaAtoo | إنتوا جـَمـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) collected | huwa gamaAhuwa gamaA | هـُو َ جـَمـَع |
| She/it(f) collected | hiya gamaAithiya gamaAit | هـِي َ جـَمـَعـِت |
| They collected | humma gamaAuhumma gamaAoo | هـُمّ َ جـَمـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might collect | 'ana yimkin 'agmaAaacnaa yimkin aacgmaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجمـَع |
| We might collect | 'ihna yimkin nigmaAiicHnaa yimkin nigmaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجمـَع |
| You(m) might collect | 'inta yimkin tigmaAiicnta yimkin tigmaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجمـَع |
| You(f) might collect | 'inti yimkin tigmaAiiicnti yimkin tigmaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجمـَعي |
| You(pl) might collect | 'intu yimkin tigmaAuiicntoo yimkin tigmaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجمـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might collect | huwa yimkin yigmaAhuwa yimkin yigmaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجمـَع |
| She/it(f) might collect | hiya yimkin tigmaAhiya yimkin tigmaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجمـَع |
| They might collect | humma yimkin yigmaAuhumma yimkin yigmaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجمـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I collect | 'ana bagmaAaacnaa bagmaA | أنا َ بـَجمـَع |
| We collect | 'ihna binigmaAiicHnaa binigmaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِجمـَع |
| You(m) collect | 'inta bitigmaAiicnta bitigmaA | إنت َ بـِتـِجمـَع |
| You(f) collect | 'inti bitigmaAiiicnti bitigmaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِجمـَعي |
| You(pl) collect | 'intu bitigmaAuiicntoo bitigmaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِجمـَعوا |
| He/it(m) collects | huwa biyigmaAhuwa biyigmaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِجمـَع |
| She/it(f) collects | hiya bitigmaAhiya bitigmaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِجمـَع |
| They collect | humma biyigmaAuhumma biyigmaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجمـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will collect | 'ana hagmaAaacnaa hagmaA | أنا َ هـَجمـَع |
| We will collect | 'ihna hanigmaAiicHnaa hanigmaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِجمـَع |
| You(m) will collect | 'inta hatigmaAiicnta hatigmaA | إنت َ هـَتـِجمـَع |
| You(f) will collect | 'inti hatigmaAiiicnti hatigmaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِجمـَعي |
| You(pl) will collect | 'intu hatigmaAuiicntoo hatigmaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِجمـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will collect | huwa hayigmaAhuwa hayigmaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِجمـَع |
| She/it(f) will collect | hiya hatigmaAhiya hatigmaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِجمـَع |
| They will collect | humma hayigmaAuhumma hayigmaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجمـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) collect! | 'igmaAiicgmaA | إجمـَع |
| You(f) collect! | 'igmaAiiicgmaAy | إجمـَعي |
| You(pl) collect! | 'igmaAuiicgmaAoo | إجمـَعوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am collecting | 'ana gaemiAaacnaa gaemiA | أنا َ جا َمـِع |
| I(f) am collecting | 'ana gaemiAaaacnaa gaemiAaö | أنا َ جا َمـِعـَة |
| We are collecting | 'ihna gaemiAeeniicHnaa gaemiAyn | إحنا َ جا َمـِعين |
| You(m) are collecting | 'inta gaemiAiicnta gaemiA | إنت َ جا َمـِع |
| You(f) are collecting | 'inti gaemiAaiicnti gaemiAaö | إنت ِ جا َمـِعـَة |
| You(pl) are collecting | 'intu gaemiAeeniicntoo gaemiAyn | إنتوا جا َمـِعين |
| He/it(m) is collecting | huwa gaemiAhuwa gaemiA | هـُو َ جا َمـِع |
| She/it(f) is collecting | hiya gaemiAahiya gaemiAaö | هـِي َ جا َمـِعـَة |
| They are collecting | humma gaemiAeenhumma gaemiAyn | هـُمّ َ جا َمـِعين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is collected | huwa magmooAhuwa magmwA | هـُو َ مـَجموع |
| She/it(f) is collected | hiya magmooAahiya magmwAaö | هـِي َ مـَجموعـَة |
| They are collected | humma magmooAeenhumma magmwAyn | هـُمّ َ مـَجموعين |
