Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I cracked | 'ana 'itsha''eetaacnaa iictshaqqyt | أنا َ إتشـَقّيت |
| We cracked | 'ihna 'itsha''eenaiicHnaa iictshaqqynaa | إحنا َ إتشـَقّينا |
| You(m) cracked | 'inta 'itsha''eetiicnta iictshaqqyt | إنت َ إتشـَقّيت |
| You(f) cracked | 'inti 'itsha''eetiiicnti iictshaqqyty | إنت ِ إتشـَقّيتي |
| You(pl) cracked | 'intu 'itsha''eetuiicntoo iictshaqqytoo | إنتوا إتشـَقّيتوا |
| He/it(m) cracked | huwa 'itsha''huwa iictshaqq | هـُو َ إتشـَقّ |
| She/it(f) cracked | hiya 'itsha''ithiya iictshaqqit | هـِي َ إتشـَقّـِت |
| They cracked | humma 'itsha''uhumma iictshaqqoo | هـُمّ َ إتشـَقّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might crack | 'ana yimkin 'atsha''aacnaa yimkin aactshaqq | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتشـَقّ |
| We might crack | 'ihna yimkin nitsha''iicHnaa yimkin nitshaqq | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتشـَقّ |
| You(m) might crack | 'inta yimkin titsha''iicnta yimkin titshaqq | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَقّ |
| You(f) might crack | 'inti yimkin titsha''iiicnti yimkin titshaqqy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَقّي |
| You(pl) might crack | 'intu yimkin titsha''uiicntoo yimkin titshaqqoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَقّوا |
| He/it(m) might crack | huwa yimkin yitsha''huwa yimkin yitshaqq | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتشـَقّ |
| She/it(f) might crack | hiya yimkin titsha''hiya yimkin titshaqq | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتشـَقّ |
| They might crack | humma yimkin yitsha''uhumma yimkin yitshaqqoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتشـَقّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I crack | 'ana batsha''aacnaa batshaqq | أنا َ بـَتشـَقّ |
| We crack | 'ihna binitsha''iicHnaa binitshaqq | إحنا َ بـِنـِتشـَقّ |
| You(m) crack | 'inta bititsha''iicnta bititshaqq | إنت َ بـِتـِتشـَقّ |
| You(f) crack | 'inti bititsha''iiicnti bititshaqqy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتشـَقّي |
| You(pl) crack | 'intu bititsha''uiicntoo bititshaqqoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتشـَقّوا |
| He/it(m) cracks | huwa biyitsha''huwa biyitshaqq | هـُو َ بـِيـِتشـَقّ |
| She/it(f) cracks | hiya bititsha''hiya bititshaqq | هـِي َ بـِتـِتشـَقّ |
| They crack | humma biyitsha''uhumma biyitshaqqoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتشـَقّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will crack | 'ana hatsha''aacnaa hatshaqq | أنا َ هـَتشـَقّ |
| We will crack | 'ihna hanitsha''iicHnaa hanitshaqq | إحنا َ هـَنـِتشـَقّ |
| You(m) will crack | 'inta hatitsha''iicnta hatitshaqq | إنت َ هـَتـِتشـَقّ |
| You(f) will crack | 'inti hatitsha''iiicnti hatitshaqqy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتشـَقّي |
| You(pl) will crack | 'intu hatitsha''uiicntoo hatitshaqqoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتشـَقّوا |
| He/it(m) will crack | huwa hayitsha''huwa hayitshaqq | هـُو َ هـَيـِتشـَقّ |
| She/it(f) will crack | hiya hatitsha''hiya hatitshaqq | هـِي َ هـَتـِتشـَقّ |
| They will crack | humma hayitsha''uhumma hayitshaqqoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتشـَقّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) crack! | 'itsha''iictshaqq | إتشـَقّ |
| You(f) crack! | 'itsha''iiictshaqqy | إتشـَقّي |
| You(pl) crack! | 'itsha''uiictshaqqoo | إتشـَقّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is cracked | huwa mitsha'a'huwa mitshaqaq | هـُو َ مـِتشـَقـَق |
| She/it(f) is cracked | hiya mitsha'a'ahiya mitshaqaqaö | هـِي َ مـِتشـَقـَقـَة |
| They are cracked | humma mitsha'a'eenhumma mitshaqaqyn | هـُمّ َ مـِتشـَقـَقين |
