Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sniffed | 'ana shanneetaacnaa shannyt | أنا َ شـَنّيت |
| We sniffed | 'ihna shanneenaiicHnaa shannynaa | إحنا َ شـَنّينا |
| You(m) sniffed | 'inta shanneetiicnta shannyt | إنت َ شـَنّيت |
| You(f) sniffed | 'inti shanneetiiicnti shannyty | إنت ِ شـَنّيتي |
| You(pl) sniffed | 'intu shanneetuiicntoo shannytoo | إنتوا شـَنّيتوا |
| He/it(m) sniffed | huwa shannhuwa shann | هـُو َ شـَنّ |
| She/it(f) sniffed | hiya shannithiya shannit | هـِي َ شـَنّـِت |
| They sniffed | humma shannuhumma shannoo | هـُمّ َ شـَنّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might sniff | 'ana yimkin 'ashinnaacnaa yimkin aacshinn | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـِنّ |
| We might sniff | 'ihna yimkin nishinniicHnaa yimkin nishinn | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـِنّ |
| You(m) might sniff | 'inta yimkin tishinniicnta yimkin tishinn | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِنّ |
| You(f) might sniff | 'inti yimkin tishinniiicnti yimkin tishinny | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِنّي |
| You(pl) might sniff | 'intu yimkin tishinnuiicntoo yimkin tishinnoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـِنّوا |
| He/it(m) might sniff | huwa yimkin yishinnhuwa yimkin yishinn | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـِنّ |
| She/it(f) might sniff | hiya yimkin tishinnhiya yimkin tishinn | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِنّ |
| They might sniff | humma yimkin yishinnuhumma yimkin yishinnoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـِنّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I sniff | 'ana bashinnaacnaa bashinn | أنا َ بـَشـِنّ |
| We sniff | 'ihna binshinniicHnaa binshinn | إحنا َ بـِنشـِنّ |
| You(m) sniff | 'inta bitshinniicnta bitshinn | إنت َ بـِتشـِنّ |
| You(f) sniff | 'inti bitshinniiicnti bitshinny | إنت ِ بـِتشـِنّي |
| You(pl) sniff | 'intu bitshinnuiicntoo bitshinnoo | إنتوا بـِتشـِنّوا |
| He/it(m) sniffs | huwa biyishinnhuwa biyishinn | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـِنّ |
| She/it(f) sniffs | hiya bitshinnhiya bitshinn | هـِي َ بـِتشـِنّ |
| They sniff | humma biyishinnuhumma biyishinnoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـِنّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will sniff | 'ana hashinnaacnaa hashinn | أنا َ هـَشـِنّ |
| We will sniff | 'ihna hanshinniicHnaa hanshinn | إحنا َ هـَنشـِنّ |
| You(m) will sniff | 'inta hatshinniicnta hatshinn | إنت َ هـَتشـِنّ |
| You(f) will sniff | 'inti hatshinniiicnti hatshinny | إنت ِ هـَتشـِنّي |
| You(pl) will sniff | 'intu hatshinnuiicntoo hatshinnoo | إنتوا هـَتشـِنّوا |
| He/it(m) will sniff | huwa hayishinnhuwa hayishinn | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـِنّ |
| She/it(f) will sniff | hiya hatshinnhiya hatshinn | هـِي َ هـَتشـِنّ |
| They will sniff | humma hayishinnuhumma hayishinnoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـِنّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) sniff! | shinnshinn | شـِنّ |
| You(f) sniff! | shinnishinny | شـِنّي |
| You(pl) sniff! | shinnushinnoo | شـِنّوا |
