Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I explored | 'ana 'istakshiftaacnaa iicstakshift | أنا َ إستـَكشـِفت |
| We explored | 'ihna 'istakshifnaiicHnaa iicstakshifnaa | إحنا َ إستـَكشـِفنا |
| You(m) explored | 'inta 'istakshiftiicnta iicstakshift | إنت َ إستـَكشـِفت |
| You(f) explored | 'inti 'istakshiftiiicnti iicstakshifty | إنت ِ إستـَكشـِفتي |
| You(pl) explored | 'intu 'istakshiftuiicntoo iicstakshiftoo | إنتوا إستـَكشـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) explored | huwa 'istakshifhuwa iicstakshif | هـُو َ إستـَكشـِف |
| She/it(f) explored | hiya 'istakshifithiya iicstakshifit | هـِي َ إستـَكشـِفـِت |
| They explored | humma 'istakshifuhumma iicstakshifoo | هـُمّ َ إستـَكشـِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might explore | 'ana yimkin 'astakshifaacnaa yimkin aacstakshif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَكشـِف |
| We might explore | 'ihna yimkin nistakshifiicHnaa yimkin nistakshif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَكشـِف |
| You(m) might explore | 'inta yimkin tistakshifiicnta yimkin tistakshif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَكشـِف |
| You(f) might explore | 'inti yimkin titsakshifiiicnti yimkin titsakshify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَكشـِفي |
| You(pl) might explore | 'intu yimkin titsakshifuiicntoo yimkin titsakshifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتسـَكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might explore | huwa yimkin yistakshifhuwa yimkin yistakshif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَكشـِف |
| She/it(f) might explore | hiya yimkin tistakshifhiya yimkin tistakshif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَكشـِف |
| They might explore | humma yimkin yistakshifuhumma yimkin yistakshifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَكشـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I explore | 'ana bastakshifaacnaa bastakshif | أنا َ بـَستـَكشـِف |
| We explore | 'ihna binistakshifiicHnaa binistakshif | إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَكشـِف |
| You(m) explore | 'inta bitistakshifiicnta bitistakshif | إنت َ بـِتـِستـَكشـِف |
| You(f) explore | 'inti bitisikshifiiicnti bitisikshify | إنت ِ بـِتـِسـِكشـِفي |
| You(pl) explore | 'intu bitistakshifuiicntoo bitistakshifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِستـَكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) explores | huwa biyistakshifhuwa biyistakshif | هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَكشـِف |
| She/it(f) explores | hiya bitistakshifhiya bitistakshif | هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَكشـِف |
| They explore | humma biyistakshifuhumma biyistakshifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَكشـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will explore | 'ana hastakshifaacnaa hastakshif | أنا َ هـَستـَكشـِف |
| We will explore | 'ihna hanistakshifiicHnaa hanistakshif | إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَكشـِف |
| You(m) will explore | 'inta hatistakshifiicnta hatistakshif | إنت َ هـَتـِستـَكشـِف |
| You(f) will explore | 'inti hatistakshifiiicnti hatistakshify | إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَكشـِفي |
| You(pl) will explore | 'intu hatistakshifuiicntoo hatistakshifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِستـَكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will explore | huwa hayistakshifhuwa hayistakshif | هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَكشـِف |
| She/it(f) will explore | hiya hatistakshifhiya hatistakshif | هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَكشـِف |
| They will explore | humma hayistakshifuhumma hayistakshifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَكشـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) explore! | 'istakshifiicstakshif | إستـَكشـِف |
| You(f) explore! | 'istakshifiiicstakshify | إستـَكشـِفي |
| You(pl) explore! | 'istakshifuiicstakshifoo | إستـَكشـِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is explored | huwa mistakshifhuwa mistakshif | هـُو َ مـِستـَكشـِف |
| She/it(f) is explored | hiya mistakshifahiya mistakshifaö | هـِي َ مـِستـَكشـِفـَة |
| They are explored | humma mistakshifeenhumma mistakshifyn | هـُمّ َ مـِستـَكشـِفين |
