Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I gargled | 'ana gharghartaacnaa GarGart | أنا َ غـَرغـَرت |
| We gargled | 'ihna ghargharnaiicHnaa GarGarnaa | إحنا َ غـَرغـَرنا |
| You(m) gargled | 'inta gharghartiicnta GarGart | إنت َ غـَرغـَرت |
| You(f) gargled | 'inti gharghartiiicnti GarGarty | إنت ِ غـَرغـَرتي |
| You(pl) gargled | 'intu gharghartuiicntoo GarGartoo | إنتوا غـَرغـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) gargled | huwa ghargharhuwa GarGar | هـُو َ غـَرغـَر |
| She/it(f) gargled | hiya ghargharithiya GarGarit | هـِي َ غـَرغـَر ِت |
| They gargled | humma ghargharuhumma GarGaroo | هـُمّ َ غـَرغـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might gargle | 'ana yimkin 'aghargharaacnaa yimkin aacGarGar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أغـَرغـَر |
| We might gargle | 'ihna yimkin nigharghariicHnaa yimkin niGarGar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِغـَرغـَر |
| You(m) might gargle | 'inta yimkin tigharghariicnta yimkin tiGarGar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَرغـَر |
| You(f) might gargle | 'inti yimkin tigharghariiicnti yimkin tiGarGary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَرغـَري |
| You(pl) might gargle | 'intu yimkin tighargharuiicntoo yimkin tiGarGaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِغـَرغـَروا |
| He/it(m) might gargle | huwa yimkin yighargharhuwa yimkin yiGarGar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِغـَرغـَر |
| She/it(f) might gargle | hiya yimkin tighargharhiya yimkin tiGarGar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِغـَرغـَر |
| They might gargle | humma yimkin yighargharuhumma yimkin yiGarGaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِغـَرغـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I gargle | 'ana baghargharaacnaa baGarGar | أنا َ بـَغـَرغـَر |
| We gargle | 'ihna bingharghariicHnaa binGarGar | إحنا َ بـِنغـَرغـَر |
| You(m) gargle | 'inta bitgharghariicnta bitGarGar | إنت َ بـِتغـَرغـَر |
| You(f) gargle | 'inti bitgharghariiicnti bitGarGary | إنت ِ بـِتغـَرغـَري |
| You(pl) gargle | 'intu bitghargharuiicntoo bitGarGaroo | إنتوا بـِتغـَرغـَروا |
| He/it(m) gargles | huwa biyighargharhuwa biyiGarGar | هـُو َ بـِيـِغـَرغـَر |
| She/it(f) gargles | hiya bitghargharhiya bitGarGar | هـِي َ بـِتغـَرغـَر |
| They gargle | humma biyighargharuhumma biyiGarGaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِغـَرغـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will gargle | 'ana haghargharaacnaa haGarGar | أنا َ هـَغـَرغـَر |
| We will gargle | 'ihna hanigharghariicHnaa haniGarGar | إحنا َ هـَنـِغـَرغـَر |
| You(m) will gargle | 'inta hatigharghariicnta hatiGarGar | إنت َ هـَتـِغـَرغـَر |
| You(f) will gargle | 'inti hatigharghariiicnti hatiGarGary | إنت ِ هـَتـِغـَرغـَري |
| You(pl) will gargle | 'intu hatighargharuiicntoo hatiGarGaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِغـَرغـَروا |
| He/it(m) will gargle | huwa hayighargharhuwa hayiGarGar | هـُو َ هـَيـِغـَرغـَر |
| She/it(f) will gargle | hiya hatighargharhiya hatiGarGar | هـِي َ هـَتـِغـَرغـَر |
| They will gargle | humma hayighargharuhumma hayiGarGaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِغـَرغـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) gargle! | ghargharGarGar | غـَرغـَر |
| You(f) gargle! | gharghariGarGary | غـَرغـَري |
| You(pl) gargle! | ghargharuGarGaroo | غـَرغـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is gargled | huwa mitghargharhuwa mitGarGar | هـُو َ مـِتغـَرغـَر |
| She/it(f) is gargled | hiya mitghargharahiya mitGarGaraö | هـِي َ مـِتغـَرغـَر َة |
| They are gargled | humma mitgharghareenhumma mitGarGaryn | هـُمّ َ مـِتغـَرغـَرين |
