Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itshaggaAtaacnaa iictshaggaAt | أنا َ إتشـَجّـَعت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itshaggaAnaiicHnaa iictshaggaAnaa | إحنا َ إتشـَجّـَعنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itshaggaAtiicnta iictshaggaAt | إنت َ إتشـَجّـَعت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itshaggaAtiiicnti iictshaggaAty | إنت ِ إتشـَجّـَعتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itshaggaAtuiicntoo iictshaggaAtoo | إنتوا إتشـَجّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itshaggaAhuwa iictshaggaA | هـُو َ إتشـَجّـَع |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itshaggaAithiya iictshaggaAit | هـِي َ إتشـَجّـَعـِت |
| They was | humma 'itshaggaAuhumma iictshaggaAoo | هـُمّ َ إتشـَجّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atshaggaAaacnaa yimkin aactshaggaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتشـَجّـَع |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitshaggaAiicHnaa yimkin nitshaggaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتشـَجّـَع |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titshaggaAiicnta yimkin titshaggaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَجّـَع |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titshaggaAiiicnti yimkin titshaggaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَجّـَعي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titshaggaAuiicntoo yimkin titshaggaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَجّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitshaggaAhuwa yimkin yitshaggaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتشـَجّـَع |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titshaggaAhiya yimkin titshaggaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَجّـَع |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitshaggaAuhumma yimkin yitshaggaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتشـَجّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batshaggaAaacnaa batshaggaA | أنا َ بـَتشـَجّـَع |
| We be | 'ihna binitshaggaAiicHnaa binitshaggaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِتشـَجّـَع |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititshaggaAiicnta bititshaggaA | إنت َ بـِتـِتشـَجّـَع |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititshaggaAiiicnti bititshaggaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتشـَجّـَعي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititshaggaAuiicntoo bititshaggaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتشـَجّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitshaggaAhuwa biyitshaggaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِتشـَجّـَع |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititshaggaAhiya bititshaggaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِتشـَجّـَع |
| They be | humma biyitshaggaAuhumma biyitshaggaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتشـَجّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatshaggaAaacnaa hatshaggaA | أنا َ هـَتشـَجّـَع |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitshaggaAiicHnaa hanitshaggaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِتشـَجّـَع |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitshaggaAiicnta hatitshaggaA | إنت َ هـَتـِتشـَجّـَع |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitshaggaAiiicnti hatitshaggaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتشـَجّـَعي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitshaggaAuiicntoo hatitshaggaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتشـَجّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitshaggaAhuwa hayitshaggaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِتشـَجّـَع |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitshaggaAhiya hatitshaggaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِتشـَجّـَع |
| They will be | humma hayitshaggaAuhumma hayitshaggaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتشـَجّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itshaggaAiictshaggaA | إتشـَجّـَع |
| You(f) be! | 'itshaggaAiiictshaggaAy | إتشـَجّـَعي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itshaggaAuiictshaggaAoo | إتشـَجّـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitshaggaAhuwa mitshaggaA | هـُو َ مـِتشـَجّـَع |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitshaggaAahiya mitshaggaAaö | هـِي َ مـِتشـَجّـَعـَة |
| They are | humma mitshaggaAeenhumma mitshaggaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتشـَجّـَعين |
