Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I cornered | 'ana zana'taacnaa zanaqt | أنا َ ز َنـَقت |
| We cornered | 'ihna zana'naiicHnaa zanaqnaa | إحنا َ ز َنـَقنا |
| You(m) cornered | 'inta zana'tiicnta zanaqt | إنت َ ز َنـَقت |
| You(f) cornered | 'inti zana'tiiicnti zanaqty | إنت ِ ز َنـَقتي |
| You(pl) cornered | 'intu zana'tuiicntoo zanaqtoo | إنتوا ز َنـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) cornered | huwa zana'huwa zanaq | هـُو َ ز َنـَق |
| She/it(f) cornered | hiya zana'ithiya zanaqit | هـِي َ ز َنـَقـِت |
| They cornered | humma zana'uhumma zanaqoo | هـُمّ َ ز َنـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might corner | 'ana yimkin 'aznu'aacnaa yimkin aacznuq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أزنـُق |
| We might corner | 'ihna yimkin nuznu'iicHnaa yimkin nuznuq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُزنـُق |
| You(m) might corner | 'inta yimkin tuznu'iicnta yimkin tuznuq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُزنـُق |
| You(f) might corner | 'inti yimkin tuznu'iiicnti yimkin tuznuqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُزنـُقي |
| You(pl) might corner | 'intu yimkin tuznu'uiicntoo yimkin tuznuqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُزنـُقوا |
| He/it(m) might corner | huwa yimkin yuznu'huwa yimkin yuznuq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُزنـُق |
| She/it(f) might corner | hiya yimkin tuznu'hiya yimkin tuznuq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُزنـُق |
| They might corner | humma yimkin yuznu'uhumma yimkin yuznuqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُزنـُقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I corner | 'ana baznu'aacnaa baznuq | أنا َ بـَزنـُق |
| We corner | 'ihna binuznu'iicHnaa binuznuq | إحنا َ بـِنـُزنـُق |
| You(m) corner | 'inta bituznu'iicnta bituznuq | إنت َ بـِتـُزنـُق |
| You(f) corner | 'inti bituznu'iiicnti bituznuqy | إنت ِ بـِتـُزنـُقي |
| You(pl) corner | 'intu bituznu'uiicntoo bituznuqoo | إنتوا بـِتـُزنـُقوا |
| He/it(m) corners | huwa biyuznu'huwa biyuznuq | هـُو َ بـِيـُزنـُق |
| She/it(f) corners | hiya bituznu'hiya bituznuq | هـِي َ بـِتـُزنـُق |
| They corner | humma biyuznu'uhumma biyuznuqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُزنـُقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will corner | 'ana haznu'aacnaa haznuq | أنا َ هـَزنـُق |
| We will corner | 'ihna hanuznu'iicHnaa hanuznuq | إحنا َ هـَنـُزنـُق |
| You(m) will corner | 'inta hatuznu'iicnta hatuznuq | إنت َ هـَتـُزنـُق |
| You(f) will corner | 'inti hatuznu'iiicnti hatuznuqy | إنت ِ هـَتـُزنـُقي |
| You(pl) will corner | 'intu hatuznu'uiicntoo hatuznuqoo | إنتوا هـَتـُزنـُقوا |
| He/it(m) will corner | huwa hayuznu'huwa hayuznuq | هـُو َ هـَيـُزنـُق |
| She/it(f) will corner | hiya hatuznu'hiya hatuznuq | هـِي َ هـَتـُزنـُق |
| They will corner | humma hayuznu'uhumma hayuznuqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُزنـُقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) corner! | 'uznu'uucznuq | أ ُزنـُق |
| You(f) corner! | 'uznu'iuucznuqy | أ ُزنـُقي |
| You(pl) corner! | 'uznu'uuucznuqoo | أ ُزنـُقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am cornerring | 'ana zaeni'aacnaa zaeniq | أنا َ زا َنـِق |
| I(f) am cornerring | 'ana zaeni'aaacnaa zaeniqaö | أنا َ زا َنـِقـَة |
| We are cornerring | 'ihna zaeni'eeniicHnaa zaeniqyn | إحنا َ زا َنـِقين |
| You(m) are cornerring | 'inta zaeni'iicnta zaeniq | إنت َ زا َنـِق |
| You(f) are cornerring | 'inti zaeni'aiicnti zaeniqaö | إنت ِ زا َنـِقـَة |
| You(pl) are cornerring | 'intu zaeni'eeniicntoo zaeniqyn | إنتوا زا َنـِقين |
| He/it(m) is cornerring | huwa zaeni'huwa zaeniq | هـُو َ زا َنـِق |
| She/it(f) is cornerring | hiya zaeni'ahiya zaeniqaö | هـِي َ زا َنـِقـَة |
| They are cornerring | humma zaeni'eenhumma zaeniqyn | هـُمّ َ زا َنـِقين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is cornered | huwa maznoo'huwa maznwq | هـُو َ مـَزنوق |
| She/it(f) is cornered | hiya maznoo'ahiya maznwqaö | هـِي َ مـَزنوقـَة |
| They are cornered | humma maznoo'eenhumma maznwqyn | هـُمّ َ مـَزنوقين |
