Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I prepared | 'ana gahhiztaacnaa gahhizt | أنا َ جـَهّـِزت |
| We prepared | 'ihna gahhiznaiicHnaa gahhiznaa | إحنا َ جـَهّـِزنا |
| You(m) prepared | 'inta gahhiztiicnta gahhizt | إنت َ جـَهّـِزت |
| You(f) prepared | 'inti gahhiztiiicnti gahhizty | إنت ِ جـَهّـِزتي |
| You(pl) prepared | 'intu gahhiztuiicntoo gahhiztoo | إنتوا جـَهّـِزتوا |
| He/it(m) prepared | huwa gahhizhuwa gahhiz | هـُو َ جـَهّـِز |
| She/it(f) prepared | hiya gahhizithiya gahhizit | هـِي َ جـَهّـِز ِت |
| They prepared | humma gahhizuhumma gahhizoo | هـُمّ َ جـَهّـِزوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might prepare | 'ana yimkin 'agahhizaacnaa yimkin aacgahhiz | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجـَهّـِز |
| We might prepare | 'ihna yimkin nigahhiziicHnaa yimkin nigahhiz | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجـَهّـِز |
| You(m) might prepare | 'inta yimkin tigahhiziicnta yimkin tigahhiz | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَهّـِز |
| You(f) might prepare | 'inti yimkin tigahhiziiicnti yimkin tigahhizy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَهّـِزي |
| You(pl) might prepare | 'intu yimkin tigahhizuiicntoo yimkin tigahhizoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجـَهّـِزوا |
| He/it(m) might prepare | huwa yimkin yigahhizhuwa yimkin yigahhiz | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَهّـِز |
| She/it(f) might prepare | hiya yimkin tigahhizhiya yimkin tigahhiz | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجـَهّـِز |
| They might prepare | humma yimkin yigahhizuhumma yimkin yigahhizoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجـَهّـِزوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I prepare | 'ana bagahhizaacnaa bagahhiz | أنا َ بـَجـَهّـِز |
| We prepare | 'ihna bingahhiziicHnaa bingahhiz | إحنا َ بـِنجـَهّـِز |
| You(m) prepare | 'inta bitgahhiziicnta bitgahhiz | إنت َ بـِتجـَهّـِز |
| You(f) prepare | 'inti bitgahhiziiicnti bitgahhizy | إنت ِ بـِتجـَهّـِزي |
| You(pl) prepare | 'intu bitgahhizuiicntoo bitgahhizoo | إنتوا بـِتجـَهّـِزوا |
| He/it(m) prepares | huwa biyigahhizhuwa biyigahhiz | هـُو َ بـِيـِجـَهّـِز |
| She/it(f) prepares | hiya bitgahhizhiya bitgahhiz | هـِي َ بـِتجـَهّـِز |
| They prepare | humma biyigahhizuhumma biyigahhizoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجـَهّـِزوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will prepare | 'ana hagahhizaacnaa hagahhiz | أنا َ هـَجـَهّـِز |
| We will prepare | 'ihna hangahhiziicHnaa hangahhiz | إحنا َ هـَنجـَهّـِز |
| You(m) will prepare | 'inta hatgahhiziicnta hatgahhiz | إنت َ هـَتجـَهّـِز |
| You(f) will prepare | 'inti hatgahhiziiicnti hatgahhizy | إنت ِ هـَتجـَهّـِزي |
| You(pl) will prepare | 'intu hatgahhizuiicntoo hatgahhizoo | إنتوا هـَتجـَهّـِزوا |
| He/it(m) will prepare | huwa hayigahhizhuwa hayigahhiz | هـُو َ هـَيـِجـَهّـِز |
| She/it(f) will prepare | hiya hatgahhizhiya hatgahhiz | هـِي َ هـَتجـَهّـِز |
| They will prepare | humma hayigahhizuhumma hayigahhizoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجـَهّـِزوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) prepare! | gahhizgahhiz | جـَهّـِز |
| You(f) prepare! | gahhizigahhizy | جـَهّـِزي |
| You(pl) prepare! | gahhizugahhizoo | جـَهّـِزوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is prepared | huwa mugahhizhuwa mugahhiz | هـُو َ مـُجـَهّـِز |
| She/it(f) is prepared | hiya mugahhizahiya mugahhizaö | هـِي َ مـُجـَهّـِز َة |
| They are prepared | humma mugahhizeenhumma mugahhizyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجـَهّـِزين |
