Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I dried | 'ana nishiftaacnaa nishift | أنا َ نـِشـِفت |
| We dried | 'ihna nishifnaiicHnaa nishifnaa | إحنا َ نـِشـِفنا |
| You(m) dried | 'inta nishiftiicnta nishift | إنت َ نـِشـِفت |
| You(f) dried | 'inti nishiftiiicnti nishifty | إنت ِ نـِشـِفتي |
| You(pl) dried | 'intu nishiftuiicntoo nishiftoo | إنتوا نـِشـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) dried | huwa nishifhuwa nishif | هـُو َ نـِشـِف |
| She/it(f) dried | hiya nishfithiya nishfit | هـِي َ نـِشفـِت |
| They dried | humma nishfuhumma nishfoo | هـُمّ َ نـِشفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might dry | 'ana yimkin 'anshafaacnaa yimkin aacnshaf | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنشـَف |
| We might dry | 'ihna yimkin ninshafiicHnaa yimkin ninshaf | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنشـَف |
| You(m) might dry | 'inta yimkin tinshafiicnta yimkin tinshaf | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنشـَف |
| You(f) might dry | 'inti yimkin tinshafiiicnti yimkin tinshafy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنشـَفي |
| You(pl) might dry | 'intu yimkin tinshafuiicntoo yimkin tinshafoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنشـَفوا |
| He/it(m) might dry | huwa yimkin yinshafhuwa yimkin yinshaf | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنشـَف |
| She/it(f) might dry | hiya yimkin tinshafhiya yimkin tinshaf | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنشـَف |
| They might dry | humma yimkin yinshafuhumma yimkin yinshafoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنشـَفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I dry | 'ana banshafaacnaa banshaf | أنا َ بـَنشـَف |
| We dry | 'ihna bininshafiicHnaa bininshaf | إحنا َ بـِنـِنشـَف |
| You(m) dry | 'inta bitinshafiicnta bitinshaf | إنت َ بـِتـِنشـَف |
| You(f) dry | 'inti bitinshafiiicnti bitinshafy | إنت ِ بـِتـِنشـَفي |
| You(pl) dry | 'intu bitinshafuiicntoo bitinshafoo | إنتوا بـِتـِنشـَفوا |
| He/it(m) drys | huwa biyinshafhuwa biyinshaf | هـُو َ بـِيـِنشـَف |
| She/it(f) drys | hiya bitinshafhiya bitinshaf | هـِي َ بـِتـِنشـَف |
| They dry | humma biyinshafuhumma biyinshafoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنشـَفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will dry | 'ana hanshafaacnaa hanshaf | أنا َ هـَنشـَف |
| We will dry | 'ihna haninshafiicHnaa haninshaf | إحنا َ هـَنـِنشـَف |
| You(m) will dry | 'inta hatinshafiicnta hatinshaf | إنت َ هـَتـِنشـَف |
| You(f) will dry | 'inti hatinshafiiicnti hatinshafy | إنت ِ هـَتـِنشـَفي |
| You(pl) will dry | 'intu hatinshafuiicntoo hatinshafoo | إنتوا هـَتـِنشـَفوا |
| He/it(m) will dry | huwa hayinshafhuwa hayinshaf | هـُو َ هـَيـِنشـَف |
| She/it(f) will dry | hiya hatinshafhiya hatinshaf | هـِي َ هـَتـِنشـَف |
| They will dry | humma hayinshafuhumma hayinshafoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنشـَفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) dry! | 'inshifiicnshif | إنشـِف |
| You(f) dry! | 'inshifiiicnshify | إنشـِفي |
| You(pl) dry! | 'inshifuiicnshifoo | إنشـِفوا |
