Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I spied | 'ana 'itgassistaacnaa iictgassist | أنا َ إتجـَسّـِست |
| We spied | 'ihna 'itgassisnaiicHnaa iictgassisnaa | إحنا َ إتجـَسّـِسنا |
| You(m) spied | 'inta 'itgassistiicnta iictgassist | إنت َ إتجـَسّـِست |
| You(f) spied | 'inti 'itgassistiiicnti iictgassisty | إنت ِ إتجـَسّـِستي |
| You(pl) spied | 'intu 'itgassistuiicntoo iictgassistoo | إنتوا إتجـَسّـِستوا |
| He/it(m) spied | huwa 'itgassishuwa iictgassis | هـُو َ إتجـَسّـِس |
| She/it(f) spied | hiya 'itgassisithiya iictgassisit | هـِي َ إتجـَسّـِسـِت |
| They spied | humma 'itgassisuhumma iictgassisoo | هـُمّ َ إتجـَسّـِسوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might spy | 'ana yimkin 'atgassisaacnaa yimkin aactgassis | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتجـَسّـِس |
| We might spy | 'ihna yimkin nitgassisiicHnaa yimkin nitgassis | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتجـَسّـِس |
| You(m) might spy | 'inta yimkin titgassisiicnta yimkin titgassis | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَسّـِس |
| You(f) might spy | 'inti yimkin titgassisiiicnti yimkin titgassisy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَسّـِسي |
| You(pl) might spy | 'intu yimkin titgassisuiicntoo yimkin titgassisoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَسّـِسوا |
| He/it(m) might spy | huwa yimkin yitgassishuwa yimkin yitgassis | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـَسّـِس |
| She/it(f) might spy | hiya yimkin titgassishiya yimkin titgassis | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتجـَسّـِس |
| They might spy | humma yimkin yitgassisuhumma yimkin yitgassisoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتجـَسّـِسوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I spy | 'ana batgassisaacnaa batgassis | أنا َ بـَتجـَسّـِس |
| We spy | 'ihna binitgassisiicHnaa binitgassis | إحنا َ بـِنـِتجـَسّـِس |
| You(m) spy | 'inta bititgassisiicnta bititgassis | إنت َ بـِتـِتجـَسّـِس |
| You(f) spy | 'inti bititgassisiiicnti bititgassisy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتجـَسّـِسي |
| You(pl) spy | 'intu bititgassisuiicntoo bititgassisoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتجـَسّـِسوا |
| He/it(m) spys | huwa biyitgassishuwa biyitgassis | هـُو َ بـِيـِتجـَسّـِس |
| She/it(f) spys | hiya bititgassishiya bititgassis | هـِي َ بـِتـِتجـَسّـِس |
| They spy | humma biyitgassisuhumma biyitgassisoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتجـَسّـِسوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will spy | 'ana hatgassisaacnaa hatgassis | أنا َ هـَتجـَسّـِس |
| We will spy | 'ihna hanitgassisiicHnaa hanitgassis | إحنا َ هـَنـِتجـَسّـِس |
| You(m) will spy | 'inta hatitgassisiicnta hatitgassis | إنت َ هـَتـِتجـَسّـِس |
| You(f) will spy | 'inti hatitgassisiiicnti hatitgassisy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتجـَسّـِسي |
| You(pl) will spy | 'intu hatitgassisuiicntoo hatitgassisoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتجـَسّـِسوا |
| He/it(m) will spy | huwa hayitgassishuwa hayitgassis | هـُو َ هـَيـِتجـَسّـِس |
| She/it(f) will spy | hiya hatitgassishiya hatitgassis | هـِي َ هـَتـِتجـَسّـِس |
| They will spy | humma hayitgassisuhumma hayitgassisoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتجـَسّـِسوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) spy! | 'itgassisiictgassis | إتجـَسّـِس |
| You(f) spy! | 'itgassisiiictgassisy | إتجـَسّـِسي |
| You(pl) spy! | 'itgassisuiictgassisoo | إتجـَسّـِسوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is spied | huwa mutagassishuwa mutagassis | هـُو َ مـُتـَجـَسّـِس |
| She/it(f) is spied | hiya mutagassisahiya mutagassisaö | هـِي َ مـُتـَجـَسّـِسـَة |
| They are spied | humma mutagassiseenhumma mutagassisyn | هـُمّ َ مـُتـَجـَسّـِسين |
