Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I twitched | 'ana nashaltaacnaa nashalt | أنا َ نـَشـَلت |
| We twitched | 'ihna nashalnaiicHnaa nashalnaa | إحنا َ نـَشـَلنا |
| You(m) twitched | 'inta nashaltiicnta nashalt | إنت َ نـَشـَلت |
| You(f) twitched | 'inti nashaltiiicnti nashalty | إنت ِ نـَشـَلتي |
| You(pl) twitched | 'intu nashaltuiicntoo nashaltoo | إنتوا نـَشـَلتوا |
| He/it(m) twitched | huwa nashalhuwa nashal | هـُو َ نـَشـَل |
| She/it(f) twitched | hiya nashalithiya nashalit | هـِي َ نـَشـَلـِت |
| They twitched | humma nashaluhumma nashaloo | هـُمّ َ نـَشـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might twitch | 'ana yimkin 'anshilaacnaa yimkin aacnshil | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنشـِل |
| We might twitch | 'ihna yimkin ninshiliicHnaa yimkin ninshil | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنشـِل |
| You(m) might twitch | 'inta yimkin tinshiliicnta yimkin tinshil | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنشـِل |
| You(f) might twitch | 'inti yimkin tinshiliiicnti yimkin tinshily | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنشـِلي |
| You(pl) might twitch | 'intu yimkin tinshiluiicntoo yimkin tinshiloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنشـِلوا |
| He/it(m) might twitch | huwa yimkin yinshilhuwa yimkin yinshil | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنشـِل |
| She/it(f) might twitch | hiya yimkin tinshilhiya yimkin tinshil | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنشـِل |
| They might twitch | humma yimkin yinshiluhumma yimkin yinshiloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنشـِلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I twitch | 'ana banshilaacnaa banshil | أنا َ بـَنشـِل |
| We twitch | 'ihna bininshiliicHnaa bininshil | إحنا َ بـِنـِنشـِل |
| You(m) twitch | 'inta bitinshiliicnta bitinshil | إنت َ بـِتـِنشـِل |
| You(f) twitch | 'inti bitinshiliiicnti bitinshily | إنت ِ بـِتـِنشـِلي |
| You(pl) twitch | 'intu bitinshiluiicntoo bitinshiloo | إنتوا بـِتـِنشـِلوا |
| He/it(m) twitchs | huwa biyinshilhuwa biyinshil | هـُو َ بـِيـِنشـِل |
| She/it(f) twitchs | hiya bitinshilhiya bitinshil | هـِي َ بـِتـِنشـِل |
| They twitch | humma biyinshiluhumma biyinshiloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنشـِلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will twitch | 'ana hanshilaacnaa hanshil | أنا َ هـَنشـِل |
| We will twitch | 'ihna haninshiliicHnaa haninshil | إحنا َ هـَنـِنشـِل |
| You(m) will twitch | 'inta hatinshiliicnta hatinshil | إنت َ هـَتـِنشـِل |
| You(f) will twitch | 'inti hatinshiliiicnti hatinshily | إنت ِ هـَتـِنشـِلي |
| You(pl) will twitch | 'intu hatinshiluiicntoo hatinshiloo | إنتوا هـَتـِنشـِلوا |
| He/it(m) will twitch | huwa hayinshilhuwa hayinshil | هـُو َ هـَيـِنشـِل |
| She/it(f) will twitch | hiya hatinshilhiya hatinshil | هـِي َ هـَتـِنشـِل |
| They will twitch | humma hayinshiluhumma hayinshiloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنشـِلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) twitch! | 'inshiliicnshil | إنشـِل |
| You(f) twitch! | 'inshiliiicnshily | إنشـِلي |
| You(pl) twitch! | 'inshiluiicnshiloo | إنشـِلوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am twitching | 'ana naeshilaacnaa naeshil | أنا َ نا َشـِل |
| I(f) am twitching | 'ana naeshilaaacnaa naeshilaö | أنا َ نا َشـِلـَة |
| We are twitching | 'ihna naeshileeniicHnaa naeshilyn | إحنا َ نا َشـِلين |
| You(m) are twitching | 'inta naeshiliicnta naeshil | إنت َ نا َشـِل |
| You(f) are twitching | 'inti naeshilaiicnti naeshilaö | إنت ِ نا َشـِلـَة |
| You(pl) are twitching | 'intu naeshileeniicntoo naeshilyn | إنتوا نا َشـِلين |
| He/it(m) is twitching | huwa naeshilhuwa naeshil | هـُو َ نا َشـِل |
| She/it(f) is twitching | hiya naeshilahiya naeshilaö | هـِي َ نا َشـِلـَة |
| They are twitching | humma naeshileenhumma naeshilyn | هـُمّ َ نا َشـِلين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is twitched | huwa manshoolhuwa manshwl | هـُو َ مـَنشول |
| She/it(f) is twitched | hiya manshoolahiya manshwlaö | هـِي َ مـَنشولـَة |
| They are twitched | humma manshooleenhumma manshwlyn | هـُمّ َ مـَنشولين |
