Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I shopped | 'ana 'itsawwa'taacnaa iictsawwaqt | أنا َ إتسـَوّ َقت |
| We shopped | 'ihna 'itsawwa'naiicHnaa iictsawwaqnaa | إحنا َ إتسـَوّ َقنا |
| You(m) shopped | 'inta 'itsawwa'tiicnta iictsawwaqt | إنت َ إتسـَوّ َقت |
| You(f) shopped | 'inti 'itsawwa'tiiicnti iictsawwaqty | إنت ِ إتسـَوّ َقتي |
| You(pl) shopped | 'intu 'itsawwa'tuiicntoo iictsawwaqtoo | إنتوا إتسـَوّ َقتوا |
| He/it(m) shopped | huwa 'itsawwa'huwa iictsawwaq | هـُو َ إتسـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) shopped | hiya 'itsawwa'ithiya iictsawwaqit | هـِي َ إتسـَوّ َقـِت |
| They shopped | humma 'itsawwa'uhumma iictsawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ إتسـَوّ َقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might shop | 'ana yimkin 'atsawwa'aacnaa yimkin aactsawwaq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتسـَوّ َق |
| We might shop | 'ihna yimkin nitsawwa'iicHnaa yimkin nitsawwaq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتسـَوّ َق |
| You(m) might shop | 'inta yimkin titsawwa'iicnta yimkin titsawwaq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَوّ َق |
| You(f) might shop | 'inti yimkin titsawwa'iiicnti yimkin titsawwaqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) might shop | 'intu yimkin titsawwa'uiicntoo yimkin titsawwaqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) might shop | huwa yimkin yitsawwa'huwa yimkin yitsawwaq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) might shop | hiya yimkin titsawwa'hiya yimkin titsawwaq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَوّ َق |
| They might shop | humma yimkin yitsawwa'uhumma yimkin yitsawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتسـَوّ َقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I shop | 'ana batsawwa'aacnaa batsawwaq | أنا َ بـَتسـَوّ َق |
| We shop | 'ihna binitsawwa'iicHnaa binitsawwaq | إحنا َ بـِنـِتسـَوّ َق |
| You(m) shop | 'inta bititsawwa'iicnta bititsawwaq | إنت َ بـِتـِتسـَوّ َق |
| You(f) shop | 'inti bititsawwa'iiicnti bititsawwaqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتسـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) shop | 'intu bititsawwa'uiicntoo bititsawwaqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتسـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) shops | huwa biyitsawwa'huwa biyitsawwaq | هـُو َ بـِيـِتسـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) shops | hiya bititsawwa'hiya bititsawwaq | هـِي َ بـِتـِتسـَوّ َق |
| They shop | humma biyitsawwa'uhumma biyitsawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتسـَوّ َقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will shop | 'ana hatsawwa'aacnaa hatsawwaq | أنا َ هـَتسـَوّ َق |
| We will shop | 'ihna hanitsawwa'iicHnaa hanitsawwaq | إحنا َ هـَنـِتسـَوّ َق |
| You(m) will shop | 'inta hatitsawwa'iicnta hatitsawwaq | إنت َ هـَتـِتسـَوّ َق |
| You(f) will shop | 'inti hatitsawwa'iiicnti hatitsawwaqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتسـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) will shop | 'intu hatitsawwa'uiicntoo hatitsawwaqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتسـَوّ َقوا |
| He/it(m) will shop | huwa hayitsawwa'huwa hayitsawwaq | هـُو َ هـَيـِتسـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) will shop | hiya hatitsawwa'hiya hatitsawwaq | هـِي َ هـَتـِتسـَوّ َق |
| They will shop | humma hayitsawwa'uhumma hayitsawwaqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتسـَوّ َقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) shop! | 'itsawwa'iictsawwaq | إتسـَوّ َق |
| You(f) shop! | 'itsawwa'iiictsawwaqy | إتسـَوّ َقي |
| You(pl) shop! | 'itsawwa'uiictsawwaqoo | إتسـَوّ َقوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is | huwa mitsawwa'huwa mitsawwaq | هـُو َ مـِتسـَوّ َق |
| She/it(f) is | hiya mitsawwa'ahiya mitsawwaqaö | هـِي َ مـِتسـَوّ َقـَة |
| They are | humma mitsawwa'eenhumma mitsawwaqyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتسـَوّ َقين |
