Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I topped | 'ana shahantaacnaa shaHant | أنا َ شـَحـَنت |
| We topped | 'ihna shahannaiicHnaa shaHannaa | إحنا َ شـَحـَنّا |
| You(m) topped | 'inta shahantiicnta shaHant | إنت َ شـَحـَنت |
| You(f) topped | 'inti shahantiiicnti shaHanty | إنت ِ شـَحـَنتي |
| You(pl) topped | 'intu shahantuiicntoo shaHantoo | إنتوا شـَحـَنتوا |
| He/it(m) topped | huwa shahanhuwa shaHan | هـُو َ شـَحـَن |
| She/it(f) topped | hiya shahanithiya shaHanit | هـِي َ شـَحـَنـِت |
| They topped | humma shahanuhumma shaHanoo | هـُمّ َ شـَحـَنوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might top | 'ana yimkin 'ashhinaacnaa yimkin aacshHin | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشحـِن |
| We might top | 'ihna yimkin nishhiniicHnaa yimkin nishHin | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشحـِن |
| You(m) might top | 'inta yimkin tishhiniicnta yimkin tishHin | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشحـِن |
| You(f) might top | 'inti yimkin tishhiniiicnti yimkin tishHiny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشحـِني |
| You(pl) might top | 'intu yimkin tishhinuiicntoo yimkin tishHinoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشحـِنوا |
| He/it(m) might top | huwa yimkin yishhinhuwa yimkin yishHin | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشحـِن |
| She/it(f) might top | hiya yimkin tishhinhiya yimkin tishHin | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشحـِن |
| They might top | humma yimkin yishhinuhumma yimkin yishHinoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشحـِنوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I top | 'ana bashhinaacnaa bashHin | أنا َ بـَشحـِن |
| We top | 'ihna binishhiniicHnaa binishHin | إحنا َ بـِنـِشحـِن |
| You(m) top | 'inta bitishhiniicnta bitishHin | إنت َ بـِتـِشحـِن |
| You(f) top | 'inti bitishhiniiicnti bitishHiny | إنت ِ بـِتـِشحـِني |
| You(pl) top | 'intu bitishhinuiicntoo bitishHinoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشحـِنوا |
| He/it(m) tops | huwa biyishhinhuwa biyishHin | هـُو َ بـِيـِشحـِن |
| She/it(f) tops | hiya bitishhinhiya bitishHin | هـِي َ بـِتـِشحـِن |
| They top | humma biyishhinuhumma biyishHinoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشحـِنوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will top | 'ana hashhinaacnaa hashHin | أنا َ هـَشحـِن |
| We will top | 'ihna hanishhiniicHnaa hanishHin | إحنا َ هـَنـِشحـِن |
| You(m) will top | 'inta hatishhiniicnta hatishHin | إنت َ هـَتـِشحـِن |
| You(f) will top | 'inti hatishhiniiicnti hatishHiny | إنت ِ هـَتـِشحـِني |
| You(pl) will top | 'intu hatishhinuiicntoo hatishHinoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشحـِنوا |
| He/it(m) will top | huwa hayishhinhuwa hayishHin | هـُو َ هـَيـِشحـِن |
| She/it(f) will top | hiya hatishhinhiya hatishHin | هـِي َ هـَتـِشحـِن |
| They will top | humma hayishhinuhumma hayishHinoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشحـِنوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) top! | 'ishhiniicshHin | إشحـِن |
| You(f) top! | 'ishhiniiicshHiny | إشحـِني |
| You(pl) top! | 'ishhinuiicshHinoo | إشحـِنوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am topping | 'ana shaehinaacnaa shaeHin | أنا َ شا َحـِن |
| I(f) am topping | 'ana shaehinaaacnaa shaeHinaö | أنا َ شا َحـِنـَة |
| We are topping | 'ihna shaehineeniicHnaa shaeHinyn | إحنا َ شا َحـِنين |
| You(m) are topping | 'inta shaehiniicnta shaeHin | إنت َ شا َحـِن |
| You(f) are topping | 'inti shaehinaiicnti shaeHinaö | إنت ِ شا َحـِنـَة |
| You(pl) are topping | 'intu shaehineeniicntoo shaeHinyn | إنتوا شا َحـِنين |
| He/it(m) is topping | huwa shaehinhuwa shaeHin | هـُو َ شا َحـِن |
| She/it(f) is topping | hiya shaehinahiya shaeHinaö | هـِي َ شا َحـِنـَة |
| They are topping | humma shaehineenhumma shaeHinyn | هـُمّ َ شا َحـِنين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is topped | huwa mashhoonhuwa mashHwn | هـُو َ مـَشحون |
| She/it(f) is topped | hiya mashhoonahiya mashHwnaö | هـِي َ مـَشحونـَة |
| They are topped | humma mashhooneenhumma mashHwnyn | هـُمّ َ مـَشحونين |
