Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I confronted | 'ana gaebihtaacnaa gaebiht | أنا َ جا َبـِهت |
| We confronted | 'ihna gaebihnaiicHnaa gaebihnaa | إحنا َ جا َبـِهنا |
| You(m) confronted | 'inta gaebihtiicnta gaebiht | إنت َ جا َبـِهت |
| You(f) confronted | 'inti gaebihtiiicnti gaebihty | إنت ِ جا َبـِهتي |
| You(pl) confronted | 'intu gaebihtuiicntoo gaebihtoo | إنتوا جا َبـِهتوا |
| He/it(m) confronted | huwa gaebihhuwa gaebih | هـُو َ جا َبـِه |
| She/it(f) confronted | hiya gabhithiya gaebhit | هـِي َ جا َبهـِت |
| They confronted | humma gaebihuhumma gaebihoo | هـُمّ َ جا َبـِهوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might confront | 'ana yimkin 'agaebihaacnaa yimkin aacgaebih | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أجا َبـِه |
| We might confront | 'ihna yimkin nigaebihiicHnaa yimkin nigaebih | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِجا َبـِه |
| You(m) might confront | 'inta yimkin tigaebihiicnta yimkin tigaebih | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َبـِه |
| You(f) might confront | 'inti yimkin tigabhiiicnti yimkin tigaebhy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َبهي |
| You(pl) might confront | 'intu yimkin tigabhuiicntoo yimkin tigaebhoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِجا َبهوا |
| He/it(m) might confront | huwa yimkin yigaebihhuwa yimkin yigaebih | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِجا َبـِه |
| She/it(f) might confront | hiya yimkin tigaebihhiya yimkin tigaebih | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِجا َبـِه |
| They might confront | humma yimkin yigabhuhumma yimkin yigaebhoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِجا َبهوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I confront | 'ana bagaebihaacnaa bagaebih | أنا َ بـَجا َبـِه |
| We confront | 'ihna bingaebihiicHnaa bingaebih | إحنا َ بـِنجا َبـِه |
| You(m) confront | 'inta bitgaebihiicnta bitgaebih | إنت َ بـِتجا َبـِه |
| You(f) confront | 'inti bitgabhiiicnti bitgaebhy | إنت ِ بـِتجا َبهي |
| You(pl) confront | 'intu bitgabhuiicntoo bitgaebhoo | إنتوا بـِتجا َبهوا |
| He/it(m) confronts | huwa biyigaebihhuwa biyigaebih | هـُو َ بـِيـِجا َبـِه |
| She/it(f) confronts | hiya bitgaebihhiya bitgaebih | هـِي َ بـِتجا َبـِه |
| They confront | humma biygabhuhumma biygaebhoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيجا َبهوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will confront | 'ana hagaebihaacnaa hagaebih | أنا َ هـَجا َبـِه |
| We will confront | 'ihna hangaebihiicHnaa hangaebih | إحنا َ هـَنجا َبـِه |
| You(m) will confront | 'inta hatgaebihiicnta hatgaebih | إنت َ هـَتجا َبـِه |
| You(f) will confront | 'inti hatgabhiiicnti hatgaebhy | إنت ِ هـَتجا َبهي |
| You(pl) will confront | 'intu hatgabhuiicntoo hatgaebhoo | إنتوا هـَتجا َبهوا |
| He/it(m) will confront | huwa hayigaebihhuwa hayigaebih | هـُو َ هـَيـِجا َبـِه |
| She/it(f) will confront | hiya hatgaebihhiya hatgaebih | هـِي َ هـَتجا َبـِه |
| They will confront | humma hayigabhuhumma hayigaebhoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِجا َبهوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) confront! | gaebihgaebih | جا َبـِه |
| You(f) confront! | gabhigaebhy | جا َبهي |
| You(pl) confront! | gabhugaebhoo | جا َبهوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is confronted | huwa mugaebihhuwa mugaebih | هـُو َ مـُجا َبـِه |
| She/it(f) is confronted | hiya mugaebihahiya mugaebihaö | هـِي َ مـُجا َبـِهـَة |
| They are confronted | humma mugaebiheenhumma mugaebihyn | هـُمّ َ مـُجا َبـِهين |
