Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I became | 'ana 'istagaddtaacnaa iicstagaddt | أنا َ إستـَجـَدّت |
| We became | 'ihna 'istagaddnaiicHnaa iicstagaddnaa | إحنا َ إستـَجـَدّنا |
| You(m) became | 'inta 'istagaddtiicnta iicstagaddt | إنت َ إستـَجـَدّت |
| You(f) became | 'inti 'istagaddtiiicnti iicstagaddty | إنت ِ إستـَجـَدّتي |
| You(pl) became | 'intu 'istagaddtuiicntoo iicstagaddtoo | إنتوا إستـَجـَدّتوا |
| He/it(m) became | huwa 'istagaddhuwa iicstagadd | هـُو َ إستـَجـَدّ |
| She/it(f) became | hiya 'istagaddithiya iicstagaddit | هـِي َ إستـَجـَدّ ِت |
| They became | humma 'istagadduhumma iicstagaddoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَجـَدّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might become | 'ana yimkin 'astagaddaacnaa yimkin aacstagadd | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَجـَدّ |
| We might become | 'ihna yimkin nastagaddiicHnaa yimkin nastagadd | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـَستـَجـَدّ |
| You(m) might become | 'inta yimkin tastagaddiicnta yimkin tastagadd | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـَستـَجـَدّ |
| You(f) might become | 'inti yimkin tastagaddiiicnti yimkin tastagaddy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـَستـَجـَدّي |
| You(pl) might become | 'intu yimkin tastagadduiicntoo yimkin tastagaddoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـَستـَجـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) might become | huwa yimkin yastagaddhuwa yimkin yastagadd | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـَستـَجـَدّ |
| She/it(f) might become | hiya yimkin tastagaddhiya yimkin tastagadd | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـَستـَجـَدّ |
| They might become | humma yimkin yastagadduhumma yimkin yastagaddoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـَستـَجـَدّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I become | 'ana bastagaddaacnaa bastagadd | أنا َ بـَستـَجـَدّ |
| We become | 'ihna binastagaddiicHnaa binastagadd | إحنا َ بـِنـَستـَجـَدّ |
| You(m) become | 'inta bitastagaddiicnta bitastagadd | إنت َ بـِتـَستـَجـَدّ |
| You(f) become | 'inti bitastagaddiiicnti bitastagaddy | إنت ِ بـِتـَستـَجـَدّي |
| You(pl) become | 'intu bitastagadduiicntoo bitastagaddoo | إنتوا بـِتـَستـَجـَدّوا |
| He/it(m) becomes | huwa biyastagiddhuwa biyastagidd | هـُو َ بـِيـَستـَجـِدّ |
| She/it(f) becomes | hiya bitastagiddhiya bitastagidd | هـِي َ بـِتـَستـَجـِدّ |
| They become | humma biyastagidduhumma biyastagiddoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـَستـَجـِدّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will become | 'ana hastagiddaacnaa hastagidd | أنا َ هـَستـَجـِدّ |
| We will become | 'ihna hanastagiddiicHnaa hanastagidd | إحنا َ هـَنـَستـَجـِدّ |
| You(m) will become | 'inta hatastagiddiicnta hatastagidd | إنت َ هـَتـَستـَجـِدّ |
| You(f) will become | 'inti hatastagiddiiicnti hatastagiddy | إنت ِ هـَتـَستـَجـِدّي |
| You(pl) will become | 'intu hatastagidduiicntoo hatastagiddoo | إنتوا هـَتـَستـَجـِدّوا |
| He/it(m) will become | huwa hayastagiddhuwa hayastagidd | هـُو َ هـَيـَستـَجـِدّ |
| She/it(f) will become | hiya hatastagiddhiya hatastagidd | هـِي َ هـَتـَستـَجـِدّ |
| They will become | humma hayastagidduhumma hayastagiddoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـَستـَجـِدّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) become! | 'istagiddiicstagidd | إستـَجـِدّ |
| You(f) become! | 'istagiddiiicstagiddy | إستـَجـِدّي |
| You(pl) become! | 'istagidduiicstagiddoo | إستـَجـِدّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is become | huwa mustagiddhuwa mustagidd | هـُو َ مـُستـَجـِدّ |
| She/it(f) is become | hiya mustagiddahiya mustagiddaö | هـِي َ مـُستـَجـِدّ َة |
| They are become | humma mustagiddeenhumma mustagiddyn | هـُمّ َ مـُستـَجـِدّين |
