Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I traded | 'ana taegirtaacnaa taegirt | أنا َ تا َجـِرت |
| We traded | 'ihna taegirnaiicHnaa taegirnaa | إحنا َ تا َجـِرنا |
| You(m) traded | 'inta taegirtiicnta taegirt | إنت َ تا َجـِرت |
| You(f) traded | 'inti taegirtiiicnti taegirty | إنت ِ تا َجـِرتي |
| You(pl) traded | 'intu taegirtuiicntoo taegirtoo | إنتوا تا َجـِرتوا |
| He/it(m) traded | huwa taegirhuwa taegir | هـُو َ تا َجـِر |
| She/it(f) traded | hiya tagrithiya taegrit | هـِي َ تا َجر ِت |
| They traded | humma taegiruhumma taegiroo | هـُمّ َ تا َجـِروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might trade | 'ana yimkin 'ataegiraacnaa yimkin aactaegir | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتا َجـِر |
| We might trade | 'ihna yimkin nitaegiriicHnaa yimkin nitaegir | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتا َجـِر |
| You(m) might trade | 'inta yimkin titaegiriicnta yimkin titaegir | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َجـِر |
| You(f) might trade | 'inti yimkin titagriiicnti yimkin titaegry | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َجري |
| You(pl) might trade | 'intu yimkin titagruiicntoo yimkin titaegroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتا َجروا |
| He/it(m) might trade | huwa yimkin yitaegirhuwa yimkin yitaegir | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َجـِر |
| She/it(f) might trade | hiya yimkin titaegirhiya yimkin titaegir | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتا َجـِر |
| They might trade | humma yimkin yitagruhumma yimkin yitaegroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتا َجروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I trade | 'ana bataegiraacnaa bataegir | أنا َ بـَتا َجـِر |
| We trade | 'ihna bintaegiriicHnaa bintaegir | إحنا َ بـِنتا َجـِر |
| You(m) trade | 'inta bittaegiriicnta bittaegir | إنت َ بـِتّا َجـِر |
| You(f) trade | 'inti bittagriiicnti bittaegry | إنت ِ بـِتّا َجري |
| You(pl) trade | 'intu bittagruiicntoo bittaegroo | إنتوا بـِتّا َجروا |
| He/it(m) trades | huwa biyitaegirhuwa biyitaegir | هـُو َ بـِيـِتا َجـِر |
| She/it(f) trades | hiya bittaegirhiya bittaegir | هـِي َ بـِتّا َجـِر |
| They trade | humma biytagruhumma biytaegroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيتا َجروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will trade | 'ana hataegiraacnaa hataegir | أنا َ هـَتا َجـِر |
| We will trade | 'ihna hantaegiriicHnaa hantaegir | إحنا َ هـَنتا َجـِر |
| You(m) will trade | 'inta hattaegiriicnta hattaegir | إنت َ هـَتّا َجـِر |
| You(f) will trade | 'inti hattagriiicnti hattaegry | إنت ِ هـَتّا َجري |
| You(pl) will trade | 'intu hattagruiicntoo hattaegroo | إنتوا هـَتّا َجروا |
| He/it(m) will trade | huwa hayitaegirhuwa hayitaegir | هـُو َ هـَيـِتا َجـِر |
| She/it(f) will trade | hiya hattaegirhiya hattaegir | هـِي َ هـَتّا َجـِر |
| They will trade | humma hayitagruhumma hayitaegroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتا َجروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) trade! | taegirtaegir | تا َجـِر |
| You(f) trade! | tagritaegry | تا َجري |
| You(pl) trade! | tagrutaegroo | تا َجروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is traded | huwa mutaegirhuwa mutaegir | هـُو َ مـُتا َجـِر |
| She/it(f) is traded | hiya mutaegirahiya mutaegiraö | هـِي َ مـُتا َجـِر َة |
| They are traded | humma mutaegireenhumma mutaegiryn | هـُمّ َ مـُتا َجـِرين |
