Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I ground | 'ana sahaqtaacnaa saHaQt | أنا َ سـَحـَقت |
| We ground | 'ihna sahaqnaiicHnaa saHaQnaa | إحنا َ سـَحـَقنا |
| You(m) ground | 'inta sahaqtiicnta saHaQt | إنت َ سـَحـَقت |
| You(f) ground | 'inti sahaqtiiicnti saHaQty | إنت ِ سـَحـَقتي |
| You(pl) ground | 'intu sahaqtuiicntoo saHaQtoo | إنتوا سـَحـَقتوا |
| He/it(m) ground | huwa sahaqhuwa saHaQ | هـُو َ سـَحـَق |
| She/it(f) ground | hiya sahaqithiya saHaQit | هـِي َ سـَحـَقـِت |
| They ground | humma sahaquhumma saHaQoo | هـُمّ َ سـَحـَقوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grind | 'ana yimkin 'ashaqaacnaa yimkin aacsHaQ | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أسحـَق |
| We might grind | 'ihna yimkin nishaqiicHnaa yimkin nisHaQ | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِسحـَق |
| You(m) might grind | 'inta yimkin tishaqiicnta yimkin tisHaQ | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَق |
| You(f) might grind | 'inti yimkin tishaqiiicnti yimkin tisHaQy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَقي |
| You(pl) might grind | 'intu yimkin tishaquiicntoo yimkin tisHaQoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) might grind | huwa yimkin yishaqhuwa yimkin yisHaQ | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِسحـَق |
| She/it(f) might grind | hiya yimkin tishaqhiya yimkin tisHaQ | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِسحـَق |
| They might grind | humma yimkin yishaquhumma yimkin yisHaQoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِسحـَقوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grind | 'ana bashaqaacnaa basHaQ | أنا َ بـَسحـَق |
| We grind | 'ihna binishaqiicHnaa binisHaQ | إحنا َ بـِنـِسحـَق |
| You(m) grind | 'inta bitishaqiicnta bitisHaQ | إنت َ بـِتـِسحـَق |
| You(f) grind | 'inti bitishaqiiicnti bitisHaQy | إنت ِ بـِتـِسحـَقي |
| You(pl) grind | 'intu bitishaquiicntoo bitisHaQoo | إنتوا بـِتـِسحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) grinds | huwa biyishaqhuwa biyisHaQ | هـُو َ بـِيـِسحـَق |
| She/it(f) grinds | hiya bitishaqhiya bitisHaQ | هـِي َ بـِتـِسحـَق |
| They grind | humma biyishaquhumma biyisHaQoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِسحـَقوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grind | 'ana hashaqaacnaa hasHaQ | أنا َ هـَسحـَق |
| We will grind | 'ihna hanishaqiicHnaa hanisHaQ | إحنا َ هـَنـِسحـَق |
| You(m) will grind | 'inta hatishaqiicnta hatisHaQ | إنت َ هـَتـِسحـَق |
| You(f) will grind | 'inti hatishaqiiicnti hatisHaQy | إنت ِ هـَتـِسحـَقي |
| You(pl) will grind | 'intu hatishaquiicntoo hatisHaQoo | إنتوا هـَتـِسحـَقوا |
| He/it(m) will grind | huwa hayishaqhuwa hayisHaQ | هـُو َ هـَيـِسحـَق |
| She/it(f) will grind | hiya hatishaqhiya hatisHaQ | هـِي َ هـَتـِسحـَق |
| They will grind | humma hayishaquhumma hayisHaQoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِسحـَقوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grind! | 'ishaqiicsHaQ | إسحـَق |
| You(f) grind! | 'ishaqiiicsHaQy | إسحـَقي |
| You(pl) grind! | 'ishaquiicsHaQoo | إسحـَقوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am grinding | 'ana saahiqaacnaa saaHiQ | أنا َ سا َحـِق |
| I(f) am grinding | 'ana saahiqaaacnaa saaHiQaö | أنا َ سا َحـِقـَة |
| We are grinding | 'ihna saahiqeeniicHnaa saaHiQyn | إحنا َ سا َحـِقين |
| You(m) are grinding | 'inta saahiqiicnta saaHiQ | إنت َ سا َحـِق |
| You(f) are grinding | 'inti saahiqaiicnti saaHiQaö | إنت ِ سا َحـِقـَة |
| You(pl) are grinding | 'intu saahiqeeniicntoo saaHiQyn | إنتوا سا َحـِقين |
| He/it(m) is grinding | huwa saahiqhuwa saaHiQ | هـُو َ سا َحـِق |
| She/it(f) is grinding | hiya saahiqahiya saaHiQaö | هـِي َ سا َحـِقـَة |
| They are grinding | humma saahiqeenhumma saaHiQyn | هـُمّ َ سا َحـِقين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is ground | huwa mashooqhuwa masHwQ | هـُو َ مـَسحوق |
| She/it(f) is ground | hiya mashooqahiya masHwQaö | هـِي َ مـَسحوقـَة |
| They are ground | humma mashooqeenhumma masHwQyn | هـُمّ َ مـَسحوقين |
