Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sharpened | 'ana shahhaztaacnaa shaHHadht | أنا َ شـَحّـَذت |
| We sharpened | 'ihna shahhaznaiicHnaa shaHHadhnaa | إحنا َ شـَحّـَذنا |
| You(m) sharpened | 'inta shahhaztiicnta shaHHadht | إنت َ شـَحّـَذت |
| You(f) sharpened | 'inti shahhaztiiicnti shaHHadhty | إنت ِ شـَحّـَذتي |
| You(pl) sharpened | 'intu shahhaztuiicntoo shaHHadhtoo | إنتوا شـَحّـَذتوا |
| He/it(m) sharpened | huwa shahhazhuwa shaHHadh | هـُو َ شـَحّـَذ |
| She/it(f) sharpened | hiya shahhazithiya shaHHadhit | هـِي َ شـَحّـَذ ِت |
| They sharpened | humma shahhazuhumma shaHHadhoo | هـُمّ َ شـَحّـَذوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sharpen | 'ana yimkin 'ashahhazaacnaa yimkin aacshaHHadh | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَحّـَذ |
| We might sharpen | 'ihna yimkin nishahhaziicHnaa yimkin nishaHHadh | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَحّـَذ |
| You(m) might sharpen | 'inta yimkin tishahhaziicnta yimkin tishaHHadh | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَحّـَذ |
| You(f) might sharpen | 'inti yimkin tishahhaziiicnti yimkin tishaHHadhy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَحّـَذي |
| You(pl) might sharpen | 'intu yimkin tishahhazuiicntoo yimkin tishaHHadhoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَحّـَذوا |
| He/it(m) might sharpen | huwa yimkin yishahhazhuwa yimkin yishaHHadh | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَحّـَذ |
| She/it(f) might sharpen | hiya yimkin tishahhazhiya yimkin tishaHHadh | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَحّـَذ |
| They might sharpen | humma yimkin yishahhazuhumma yimkin yishaHHadhoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَحّـَذوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sharpen | 'ana bashahhazaacnaa bashaHHadh | أنا َ بـَشـَحّـَذ |
| We sharpen | 'ihna binishahhaziicHnaa binishaHHadh | إحنا َ بـِنـِشـَحّـَذ |
| You(m) sharpen | 'inta bitishahhaziicnta bitishaHHadh | إنت َ بـِتـِشـَحّـَذ |
| You(f) sharpen | 'inti bitishahhaziiicnti bitishaHHadhy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشـَحّـَذي |
| You(pl) sharpen | 'intu bitishahhazuiicntoo bitishaHHadhoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشـَحّـَذوا |
| He/it(m) sharpens | huwa biyishahhazhuwa biyishaHHadh | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَحّـَذ |
| She/it(f) sharpens | hiya bitishahhazhiya bitishaHHadh | هـِي َ بـِتـِشـَحّـَذ |
| They sharpen | humma biyishahhazuhumma biyishaHHadhoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَحّـَذوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sharpen | 'ana hashahhazaacnaa hashaHHadh | أنا َ هـَشـَحّـَذ |
| We will sharpen | 'ihna hanishahhaziicHnaa hanishaHHadh | إحنا َ هـَنـِشـَحّـَذ |
| You(m) will sharpen | 'inta hatishahhaziicnta hatishaHHadh | إنت َ هـَتـِشـَحّـَذ |
| You(f) will sharpen | 'inti hatishahhaziiicnti hatishaHHadhy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشـَحّـَذي |
| You(pl) will sharpen | 'intu hatishahhazuiicntoo hatishaHHadhoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشـَحّـَذوا |
| He/it(m) will sharpen | huwa hayishahhazhuwa hayishaHHadh | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَحّـَذ |
| She/it(f) will sharpen | hiya hatishahhazhiya hatishaHHadh | هـِي َ هـَتـِشـَحّـَذ |
| They will sharpen | humma hayishahhazuhumma hayishaHHadhoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَحّـَذوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sharpen! | 'ishhaziicshHadh | إشحـَذ |
| You(f) sharpen! | 'ishhaziiicshHadhy | إشحـَذي |
| You(pl) sharpen! | ishhazuishHadhoo | ِشحـَذوا |
