Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sent | 'ana gahamtaacnaa gaHamt | أنا َ جـَحـَمت |
| We sent | 'ihna gahamnaiicHnaa gaHamnaa | إحنا َ جـَحـَمنا |
| You(m) sent | 'inta gahamtiicnta gaHamt | إنت َ جـَحـَمت |
| You(f) sent | 'inti gahamtiiicnti gaHamty | إنت ِ جـَحـَمتي |
| You(pl) sent | 'intu gahamtuiicntoo gaHamtoo | إنتوا جـَحـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) sent | huwa gahamhuwa gaHam | هـُو َ جـَحـَم |
| She/it(f) sent | hiya gahamithiya gaHamit | هـِي َ جـَحـَمـِت |
| They sent | humma gahamuhumma gaHamoo | هـُمّ َ جـَحـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might send | 'ana yimkin 'aghimaacnaa yimkin aacgHim | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجحـِم |
| We might send | 'ihna yimkin nighimiicHnaa yimkin nigHim | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجحـِم |
| You(m) might send | 'inta yimkin tighimiicnta yimkin tigHim | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجحـِم |
| You(f) might send | 'inti yimkin tighimiiicnti yimkin tigHimy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجحـِمي |
| You(pl) might send | 'intu yimkin tighimuiicntoo yimkin tigHimoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجحـِموا |
| He/it(m) might send | huwa yimkin yighimhuwa yimkin yigHim | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجحـِم |
| She/it(f) might send | hiya yimkin tighimhiya yimkin tigHim | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجحـِم |
| They might send | humma yimkin yighimuhumma yimkin yigHimoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجحـِموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I send | 'ana baghimaacnaa bagHim | أنا َ بـَجحـِم |
| We send | 'ihna binighimiicHnaa binigHim | إحنا َ بـِنـِجحـِم |
| You(m) send | 'inta bitighimiicnta bitigHim | إنت َ بـِتـِجحـِم |
| You(f) send | 'inti bitighimiiicnti bitigHimy | إنت ِ بـِتـِجحـِمي |
| You(pl) send | 'intu bitighimuiicntoo bitigHimoo | إنتوا بـِتـِجحـِموا |
| He/it(m) sends | huwa biyighimhuwa biyigHim | هـُو َ بـِيـِجحـِم |
| She/it(f) sends | hiya bitighimhiya bitigHim | هـِي َ بـِتـِجحـِم |
| They send | humma biyighimuhumma biyigHimoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِجحـِموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will send | 'ana haghimaacnaa hagHim | أنا َ هـَجحـِم |
| We will send | 'ihna hanighimiicHnaa hanigHim | إحنا َ هـَنـِجحـِم |
| You(m) will send | 'inta hatighimiicnta hatigHim | إنت َ هـَتـِجحـِم |
| You(f) will send | 'inti hatighimiiicnti hatigHimy | إنت ِ هـَتـِجحـِمي |
| You(pl) will send | 'intu hatighimuiicntoo hatigHimoo | إنتوا هـَتـِجحـِموا |
| He/it(m) will send | huwa hayighimhuwa hayigHim | هـُو َ هـَيـِجحـِم |
| She/it(f) will send | hiya hatighimhiya hatigHim | هـِي َ هـَتـِجحـِم |
| They will send | humma hayighimuhumma hayigHimoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجحـِموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) send! | 'ighimiicgHim | إجحـِم |
| You(f) send! | 'ighimiiicgHimy | إجحـِمي |
| You(pl) send! | 'ighimuiicgHimoo | إجحـِموا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am sending | 'ana gaehamaacnaa gaeHam | أنا َ جا َحـَم |
| I(f) am sending | 'ana gaehamaaacnaa gaeHamaö | أنا َ جا َحـَمـَة |
| We are sending | 'ihna gaehameeniicHnaa gaeHamyn | إحنا َ جا َحـَمين |
| You(m) are sending | 'inta gaehamiicnta gaeHam | إنت َ جا َحـَم |
| You(f) are sending | 'inti gaehamaiicnti gaeHamaö | إنت ِ جا َحـَمـَة |
| You(pl) are sending | 'intu gaehameeniicntoo gaeHamyn | إنتوا جا َحـَمين |
| He/it(m) is sending | huwa gaehamhuwa gaeHam | هـُو َ جا َحـَم |
| She/it(f) is sending | hiya gaehamahiya gaeHamaö | هـِي َ جا َحـَمـَة |
| They are sending | humma gaehameenhumma gaeHamyn | هـُمّ َ جا َحـَمين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is sent | huwa maghoomhuwa magHwm | هـُو َ مـَجحوم |
| She/it(f) is sent | hiya maghoomahiya magHwmaö | هـِي َ مـَجحومـَة |
| They are sent | humma maghoomeenhumma magHwmyn | هـُمّ َ مـَجحومين |
