Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I shook | 'ana hizzeetaacnaa hizzyt | أنا َ هـِزّيت |
| We shook | 'ihna hizzeenaiicHnaa hizzynaa | إحنا َ هـِزّينا |
| You(m) shook | 'inta hizzeetiicnta hizzyt | إنت َ هـِزّيت |
| You(f) shook | 'inti hizzeetiiicnti hizzyty | إنت ِ هـِزّيتي |
| You(pl) shook | 'intu hizzeetuiicntoo hizzytoo | إنتوا هـِزّيتوا |
| He/it(m) shook | huwa hizzhuwa hizz | هـُو َ هـِزّ |
| She/it(f) shook | hiya hizzithiya hizzit | هـِي َ هـِزّ ِت |
| They shook | humma hizzuhumma hizzoo | هـُمّ َ هـِزّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might shake | 'ana yimkin 'ahizzaacnaa yimkin aachizz | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أهـِزّ |
| We might shake | 'ihna yimkin nihizziicHnaa yimkin nihizz | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِهـِزّ |
| You(m) might shake | 'inta yimkin tihizziicnta yimkin tihizz | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـِزّ |
| You(f) might shake | 'inti yimkin tihizziiicnti yimkin tihizzy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِهـِزّي |
| You(pl) might shake | 'intu yimkin tihizzuiicntoo yimkin tihizzoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِهـِزّوا |
| He/it(m) might shake | huwa yimkin yihizzhuwa yimkin yihizz | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـِزّ |
| She/it(f) might shake | hiya yimkin tihizzhiya yimkin tihizz | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِهـِزّ |
| They might shake | humma yimkin yihizzuhumma yimkin yihizzoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِهـِزّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I shake | 'ana bahizzaacnaa bahizz | أنا َ بـَهـِزّ |
| We shake | 'ihna binhizziicHnaa binhizz | إحنا َ بـِنهـِزّ |
| You(m) shake | 'inta bithizziicnta bithizz | إنت َ بـِثـِزّ |
| You(f) shake | 'inti bithizziiicnti bithizzy | إنت ِ بـِثـِزّي |
| You(pl) shake | 'intu bithizzuiicntoo bithizzoo | إنتوا بـِثـِزّوا |
| He/it(m) shakes | huwa biyihizzhuwa biyihizz | هـُو َ بـِيـِهـِزّ |
| She/it(f) shakes | hiya bithizzhiya bithizz | هـِي َ بـِثـِزّ |
| They shake | humma biyihizzuhumma biyihizzoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِهـِزّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will shake | 'ana hahizzaacnaa hahizz | أنا َ هـَهـِزّ |
| We will shake | 'ihna hanhizziicHnaa hanhizz | إحنا َ هـَنهـِزّ |
| You(m) will shake | 'inta hathizziicnta hathizz | إنت َ هـَثـِزّ |
| You(f) will shake | 'inti hathizziiicnti hathizzy | إنت ِ هـَثـِزّي |
| You(pl) will shake | 'intu hathizzuiicntoo hathizzoo | إنتوا هـَثـِزّوا |
| He/it(m) will shake | huwa hayihizzhuwa hayihizz | هـُو َ هـَيـِهـِزّ |
| She/it(f) will shake | hiya hathizzhiya hathizz | هـِي َ هـَثـِزّ |
| They will shake | humma hayihizzuhumma hayihizzoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِهـِزّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) shake! | hizzhizz | هـِزّ |
| You(f) shake! | hizzihizzy | هـِزّي |
| You(pl) shake! | hizzuhizzoo | هـِزّوا |
