Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I examined | 'ana kashaftaacnaa kashaft | أنا َ كـَشـَفت |
| We examined | 'ihna kashafnaiicHnaa kashafnaa | إحنا َ كـَشـَفنا |
| You(m) examined | 'inta kashaftiicnta kashaft | إنت َ كـَشـَفت |
| You(f) examined | 'inti kashaftiiicnti kashafty | إنت ِ كـَشـَفتي |
| You(pl) examined | 'intu kashaftuiicntoo kashaftoo | إنتوا كـَشـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) examined | huwa kashafhuwa kashaf | هـُو َ كـَشـَف |
| She/it(f) examined | hiya kashafithiya kashafit | هـِي َ كـَشـَفـِت |
| They examined | humma kashafuhumma kashafoo | هـُمّ َ كـَشـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might examine | 'ana yimkin 'akshifaacnaa yimkin aackshif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكشـِف |
| We might examine | 'ihna yimkin nikshifiicHnaa yimkin nikshif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكشـِف |
| You(m) might examine | 'inta yimkin tikshifiicnta yimkin tikshif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِف |
| You(f) might examine | 'inti yimkin tikshifiiicnti yimkin tikshify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِفي |
| You(pl) might examine | 'intu yimkin tikshifuiicntoo yimkin tikshifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might examine | huwa yimkin yikshifhuwa yimkin yikshif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكشـِف |
| She/it(f) might examine | hiya yimkin tikshifhiya yimkin tikshif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِف |
| They might examine | humma yimkin yikshifuhumma yimkin yikshifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكشـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I examine | 'ana bakshifaacnaa bakshif | أنا َ بـَكشـِف |
| We examine | 'ihna binikshifiicHnaa binikshif | إحنا َ بـِنـِكشـِف |
| You(m) examine | 'inta bitikshifiicnta bitikshif | إنت َ بـِتـِكشـِف |
| You(f) examine | 'inti bitikshifiiicnti bitikshify | إنت ِ بـِتـِكشـِفي |
| You(pl) examine | 'intu bitikshifuiicntoo bitikshifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) examines | huwa biyikshifhuwa biyikshif | هـُو َ بـِيـِكشـِف |
| She/it(f) examines | hiya bitikshifhiya bitikshif | هـِي َ بـِتـِكشـِف |
| They examine | humma biyikshifuhumma biyikshifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكشـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will examine | 'ana hakshifaacnaa hakshif | أنا َ هـَكشـِف |
| We will examine | 'ihna hanikshifiicHnaa hanikshif | إحنا َ هـَنـِكشـِف |
| You(m) will examine | 'inta hatikshifiicnta hatikshif | إنت َ هـَتـِكشـِف |
| You(f) will examine | 'inti hatikshifiiicnti hatikshify | إنت ِ هـَتـِكشـِفي |
| You(pl) will examine | 'intu hatikshifuiicntoo hatikshifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will examine | huwa hayikshifhuwa hayikshif | هـُو َ هـَيـِكشـِف |
| She/it(f) will examine | hiya hatikshifhiya hatikshif | هـِي َ هـَتـِكشـِف |
| They will examine | humma hayikshifuhumma hayikshifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكشـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) examine! | 'ikshifiickshif | إكشـِف |
| You(f) examine! | 'ikshifiiickshify | إكشـِفي |
| You(pl) examine! | 'ikshifuiickshifoo | إكشـِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is examined | huwa makshoofhuwa makshwf | هـُو َ مـَكشوف |
| She/it(f) is examined | hiya makshoofahiya makshwfaö | هـِي َ مـَكشوفـَة |
| They are examined | humma makshoofeenhumma makshwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَكشوفين |
