Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I bound | 'ana gallidtaacnaa gallidt | أنا َ جـَلّـِدت |
| We bound | 'ihna gallidnaiicHnaa gallidnaa | إحنا َ جـَلّـِدنا |
| You(m) bound | 'inta gallidtiicnta gallidt | إنت َ جـَلّـِدت |
| You(f) bound | 'inti gallidtiiicnti gallidty | إنت ِ جـَلّـِدتي |
| You(pl) bound | 'intu gallidtuiicntoo gallidtoo | إنتوا جـَلّـِدتوا |
| He/it(m) bound | huwa gallidhuwa gallid | هـُو َ جـَلّـِد |
| She/it(f) bound | hiya gallidithiya gallidit | هـِي َ جـَلّـِد ِت |
| They bound | humma galliduhumma gallidoo | هـُمّ َ جـَلّـِدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might bind | 'ana yimkin 'agallidaacnaa yimkin aacgallid | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَلّـِد |
| We might bind | 'ihna yimkin nigallidiicHnaa yimkin nigallid | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَلّـِد |
| You(m) might bind | 'inta yimkin tigallidiicnta yimkin tigallid | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَلّـِد |
| You(f) might bind | 'inti yimkin tigallidiiicnti yimkin tigallidy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَلّـِدي |
| You(pl) might bind | 'intu yimkin tigalliduiicntoo yimkin tigallidoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَلّـِدوا |
| He/it(m) might bind | huwa yimkin yigallidhuwa yimkin yigallid | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَلّـِد |
| She/it(f) might bind | hiya yimkin tigallidhiya yimkin tigallid | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَلّـِد |
| They might bind | humma yimkin yigalliduhumma yimkin yigallidoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَلّـِدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I bind | 'ana bagallidaacnaa bagallid | أنا َ بـَجـَلّـِد |
| We bind | 'ihna bingallidiicHnaa bingallid | إحنا َ بـِنجـَلّـِد |
| You(m) bind | 'inta bitgallidiicnta bitgallid | إنت َ بـِتجـَلّـِد |
| You(f) bind | 'inti bitgallidiiicnti bitgallidy | إنت ِ بـِتجـَلّـِدي |
| You(pl) bind | 'intu bitgalliduiicntoo bitgallidoo | إنتوا بـِتجـَلّـِدوا |
| He/it(m) binds | huwa biyigallidhuwa biyigallid | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَلّـِد |
| She/it(f) binds | hiya bitgallidhiya bitgallid | هـِي َ بـِتجـَلّـِد |
| They bind | humma biyigalliduhumma biyigallidoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَلّـِدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will bind | 'ana hagallidaacnaa hagallid | أنا َ هـَجـَلّـِد |
| We will bind | 'ihna hangallidiicHnaa hangallid | إحنا َ هـَنجـَلّـِد |
| You(m) will bind | 'inta hatgallidiicnta hatgallid | إنت َ هـَتجـَلّـِد |
| You(f) will bind | 'inti hatgallidiiicnti hatgallidy | إنت ِ هـَتجـَلّـِدي |
| You(pl) will bind | 'intu hatgalliduiicntoo hatgallidoo | إنتوا هـَتجـَلّـِدوا |
| He/it(m) will bind | huwa hayigallidhuwa hayigallid | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَلّـِد |
| She/it(f) will bind | hiya hatgallidhiya hatgallid | هـِي َ هـَتجـَلّـِد |
| They will bind | humma hayigalliduhumma hayigallidoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَلّـِدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) bind! | gallidgallid | جـَلّـِد |
| You(f) bind! | gallidigallidy | جـَلّـِدي |
| You(pl) bind! | gallidugallidoo | جـَلّـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is bound | huwa mugallidhuwa mugallid | هـُو َ مـُجـَلّـِد |
| She/it(f) is bound | hiya mugallidahiya mugallidaö | هـِي َ مـُجـَلّـِد َة |
| They are bound | humma mugallideenhumma mugallidyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجـَلّـِدين |
