Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I diminished | 'ana 'alleetaacnaa qallyt | أنا َ قـَلّيت |
| We diminished | 'ihna 'alleenaiicHnaa qallynaa | إحنا َ قـَلّينا |
| You(m) diminished | 'inta 'alleetiicnta qallyt | إنت َ قـَلّيت |
| You(f) diminished | 'inti 'alleetiiicnti qallyty | إنت ِ قـَلّيتي |
| You(pl) diminished | 'intu 'alleetuiicntoo qallytoo | إنتوا قـَلّيتوا |
| He/it(m) diminished | huwa 'allhuwa qall | هـُو َ قـَلّ |
| She/it(f) diminished | hiya 'allithiya qallit | هـِي َ قـَلّـِت |
| They diminished | humma 'alluhumma qalloo | هـُمّ َ قـَلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might diminish | 'ana yimkin 'a'illaacnaa yimkin aacqill | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أقـِلّ |
| We might diminish | 'ihna yimkin ni'illiicHnaa yimkin niqill | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِقـِلّ |
| You(m) might diminish | 'inta yimkin ti'illiicnta yimkin tiqill | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـِلّ |
| You(f) might diminish | 'inti yimkin ti'illiiicnti yimkin tiqilly | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِقـِلّي |
| You(pl) might diminish | 'intu yimkin ti'illuiicntoo yimkin tiqilloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِقـِلّوا |
| He/it(m) might diminish | huwa yimkin yi'illhuwa yimkin yiqill | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـِلّ |
| She/it(f) might diminish | hiya yimkin ti'illhiya yimkin tiqill | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِقـِلّ |
| They might diminish | humma yimkin yi'illuhumma yimkin yiqilloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِقـِلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I diminish | 'ana ba'illaacnaa baqill | أنا َ بـَقـِلّ |
| We diminish | 'ihna bin'illiicHnaa binqill | إحنا َ بـِنقـِلّ |
| You(m) diminish | 'inta bit'illiicnta bitqill | إنت َ بـِتقـِلّ |
| You(f) diminish | 'inti bit'illiiicnti bitqilly | إنت ِ بـِتقـِلّي |
| You(pl) diminish | 'intu bit'illuiicntoo bitqilloo | إنتوا بـِتقـِلّوا |
| He/it(m) diminishes | huwa biyi'illhuwa biyiqill | هـُو َ بـِيـِقـِلّ |
| She/it(f) diminishes | hiya bit'illhiya bitqill | هـِي َ بـِتقـِلّ |
| They diminish | humma biyi'illuhumma biyiqilloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِقـِلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will diminish | 'ana ha'illaacnaa haqill | أنا َ هـَقـِلّ |
| We will diminish | 'ihna han'illiicHnaa hanqill | إحنا َ هـَنقـِلّ |
| You(m) will diminish | 'inta hat'illiicnta hatqill | إنت َ هـَتقـِلّ |
| You(f) will diminish | 'inti hat'illiiicnti hatqilly | إنت ِ هـَتقـِلّي |
| You(pl) will diminish | 'intu hat'illuiicntoo hatqilloo | إنتوا هـَتقـِلّوا |
| He/it(m) will diminish | huwa hayi'illhuwa hayiqill | هـُو َ هـَيـِقـِلّ |
| She/it(f) will diminish | hiya hat'illhiya hatqill | هـِي َ هـَتقـِلّ |
| They will diminish | humma hayi'illuhumma hayiqilloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِقـِلّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) diminish! | 'illqill | قـِلّ |
| You(f) diminish! | 'illiqilly | قـِلّي |
| You(pl) diminish! | 'illuqilloo | قـِلّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is diminished | huwa ma'loolhuwa maqlwl | هـُو َ مـَقلول |
| She/it(f) is diminished | hiya ma'loolahiya maqlwlaö | هـِي َ مـَقلولـَة |
| They are diminished | humma ma'looleenhumma maqlwlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَقلولين |
