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