Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I whispered | 'ana 'itwashwishtaacnaa iictwashwisht | أنا َ إتو َشو ِشت |
| We whispered | 'ihna 'itwashwishnaiicHnaa iictwashwishnaa | إحنا َ إتو َشو ِشنا |
| You(m) whispered | 'inta 'itwashwishtiicnta iictwashwisht | إنت َ إتو َشو ِشت |
| You(f) whispered | 'inti 'itwashwishtiiicnti iictwashwishty | إنت ِ إتو َشو ِشتي |
| You(pl) whispered | 'intu 'itwashwishtuiicntoo iictwashwishtoo | إنتوا إتو َشو ِشتوا |
| He/it(m) whispered | huwa 'itwashwishhuwa iictwashwish | هـُو َ إتو َشو ِش |
| She/it(f) whispered | hiya 'itwashwishithiya iictwashwishit | هـِي َ إتو َشو ِشـِت |
| They whispered | humma 'itwashwishuhumma iictwashwishoo | هـُمّ َ إتو َشو ِشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might whisper | 'ana yimkin 'atwashwishaacnaa yimkin aactwashwish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتو َشو ِش |
| We might whisper | 'ihna yimkin nitwashwishiicHnaa yimkin nitwashwish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتو َشو ِش |
| You(m) might whisper | 'inta yimkin titwashwishiicnta yimkin titwashwish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتو َشو ِش |
| You(f) might whisper | 'inti yimkin titwashwishiiicnti yimkin titwashwishy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتو َشو ِشي |
| You(pl) might whisper | 'intu yimkin titwashwishuiicntoo yimkin titwashwishoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتو َشو ِشوا |
| He/it(m) might whisper | huwa yimkin yitwashwishhuwa yimkin yitwashwish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتو َشو ِش |
| She/it(f) might whisper | hiya yimkin titwashwishhiya yimkin titwashwish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتو َشو ِش |
| They might whisper | humma yimkin yitwashwishuhumma yimkin yitwashwishoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتو َشو ِشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I whisper | 'ana batwashwishaacnaa batwashwish | أنا َ بـَتو َشو ِش |
| We whisper | 'ihna binitwashwishiicHnaa binitwashwish | إحنا َ بـِنـِتو َشو ِش |
| You(m) whisper | 'inta bititwashwishiicnta bititwashwish | إنت َ بـِتـِتو َشو ِش |
| You(f) whisper | 'inti bitiwashwishiiicnti bitiwashwishy | إنت ِ بـِتـِو َشو ِشي |
| You(pl) whisper | 'intu bititwashwishuiicntoo bititwashwishoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتو َشو ِشوا |
| He/it(m) whispers | huwa biyitwashwishhuwa biyitwashwish | هـُو َ بـِيـِتو َشو ِش |
| She/it(f) whispers | hiya bititwashwishhiya bititwashwish | هـِي َ بـِتـِتو َشو ِش |
| They whisper | humma biyitwashwishuhumma biyitwashwishoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتو َشو ِشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will whisper | 'ana hatwashwishaacnaa hatwashwish | أنا َ هـَتو َشو ِش |
| We will whisper | 'ihna hanitwashwishiicHnaa hanitwashwish | إحنا َ هـَنـِتو َشو ِش |
| You(m) will whisper | 'inta hatitwashwishiicnta hatitwashwish | إنت َ هـَتـِتو َشو ِش |
| You(f) will whisper | 'inti hatitwashwishiiicnti hatitwashwishy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتو َشو ِشي |
| You(pl) will whisper | 'intu hatitwashwishuiicntoo hatitwashwishoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتو َشو ِشوا |
| He/it(m) will whisper | huwa hayitwashwishhuwa hayitwashwish | هـُو َ هـَيـِتو َشو ِش |
| She/it(f) will whisper | hiya hatitwashwishhiya hatitwashwish | هـِي َ هـَتـِتو َشو ِش |
| They will whisper | humma hayitwashwishuhumma hayitwashwishoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتو َشو ِشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) whisper! | 'itwashwishiictwashwish | إتو َشو ِش |
| You(f) whisper! | 'itwashwishiiictwashwishy | إتو َشو ِشي |
| You(pl) whisper! | 'itwashwishuiictwashwishoo | إتو َشو ِشوا |
