Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I defeated | 'ana hazamtaacnaa hazamt | أنا َ هـَز َمت |
| We defeated | 'ihna hazamnaiicHnaa hazamnaa | إحنا َ هـَز َمنا |
| You(m) defeated | 'inta hazamtiicnta hazamt | إنت َ هـَز َمت |
| You(f) defeated | 'inti hazamtiiicnti hazamty | إنت ِ هـَز َمتي |
| You(pl) defeated | 'intu hazamtuiicntoo hazamtoo | إنتوا هـَز َمتوا |
| He/it(m) defeated | huwa hazamhuwa hazam | هـُو َ هـَز َم |
| She/it(f) defeated | hiya hazamithiya hazamit | هـِي َ هـَز َمـِت |
| They defeated | humma hazamuhumma hazamoo | هـُمّ َ هـَز َموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might defeat | 'ana yimkin 'ahzimaacnaa yimkin aachzim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهز ِم |
| We might defeat | 'ihna yimkin nihzimiicHnaa yimkin nihzim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهز ِم |
| You(m) might defeat | 'inta yimkin tihzimiicnta yimkin tihzim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهز ِم |
| You(f) might defeat | 'inti yimkin tihzimiiicnti yimkin tihzimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهز ِمي |
| You(pl) might defeat | 'intu yimkin tihzimuiicntoo yimkin tihzimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهز ِموا |
| He/it(m) might defeat | huwa yimkin yihzimhuwa yimkin yihzim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهز ِم |
| She/it(f) might defeat | hiya yimkin tihzimhiya yimkin tihzim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهز ِم |
| They might defeat | humma yimkin yihzimuhumma yimkin yihzimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهز ِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I defeat | 'ana bahzimaacnaa bahzim | أنا َ بـَهز ِم |
| We defeat | 'ihna binihzimiicHnaa binihzim | إحنا َ بـِنـِهز ِم |
| You(m) defeat | 'inta bitihzimiicnta bitihzim | إنت َ بـِتـِهز ِم |
| You(f) defeat | 'inti bitihzimiiicnti bitihzimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِهز ِمي |
| You(pl) defeat | 'intu bitihzimuiicntoo bitihzimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِهز ِموا |
| He/it(m) defeats | huwa biyihzimhuwa biyihzim | هـُو َ بـِيـِهز ِم |
| She/it(f) defeats | hiya bitihzimhiya bitihzim | هـِي َ بـِتـِهز ِم |
| They defeat | humma biyihzimuhumma biyihzimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهز ِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will defeat | 'ana hahzimaacnaa hahzim | أنا َ هـَهز ِم |
| We will defeat | 'ihna hanihzimiicHnaa hanihzim | إحنا َ هـَنـِهز ِم |
| You(m) will defeat | 'inta hatihzimiicnta hatihzim | إنت َ هـَتـِهز ِم |
| You(f) will defeat | 'inti hatihzimiiicnti hatihzimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِهز ِمي |
| You(pl) will defeat | 'intu hatihzimuiicntoo hatihzimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِهز ِموا |
| He/it(m) will defeat | huwa hayihzimhuwa hayihzim | هـُو َ هـَيـِهز ِم |
| She/it(f) will defeat | hiya hatihzimhiya hatihzim | هـِي َ هـَتـِهز ِم |
| They will defeat | humma hayihzimuhumma hayihzimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهز ِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) defeat! | 'ihzimiichzim | إهز ِم |
| You(f) defeat! | 'ihzimiiichzimy | إهز ِمي |
| You(pl) defeat! | 'ihzimuiichzimoo | إهز ِموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is defeated | huwa mahzoomhuwa mahzwm | هـُو َ مـَهزوم |
| She/it(f) is defeated | hiya mahzoomahiya mahzwmaö | هـِي َ مـَهزومـَة |
| They are defeated | humma mahzoomeenhumma mahzwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَهزومين |
