Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I greased | 'ana shahhamtaacnaa shaHHamt | أنا َ شـَحّـَمت |
| We greased | 'ihna shahhamnaiicHnaa shaHHamnaa | إحنا َ شـَحّـَمنا |
| You(m) greased | 'inta shahhamtiicnta shaHHamt | إنت َ شـَحّـَمت |
| You(f) greased | 'inti shahhamtiiicnti shaHHamty | إنت ِ شـَحّـَمتي |
| You(pl) greased | 'intu shahhamtuiicntoo shaHHamtoo | إنتوا شـَحّـَمتوا |
| He/it(m) greased | huwa shahhamhuwa shaHHam | هـُو َ شـَحّـَم |
| She/it(f) greased | hiya shahhamithiya shaHHamit | هـِي َ شـَحّـَمـِت |
| They greased | humma shahhamuhumma shaHHamoo | هـُمّ َ شـَحّـَموا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grease | 'ana yimkin 'ashahhamaacnaa yimkin aacshaHHam | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَحّـَم |
| We might grease | 'ihna yimkin nishahhamiicHnaa yimkin nishaHHam | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَحّـَم |
| You(m) might grease | 'inta yimkin tishahhamiicnta yimkin tishaHHam | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَحّـَم |
| You(f) might grease | 'inti yimkin tishahhamiiicnti yimkin tishaHHamy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَحّـَمي |
| You(pl) might grease | 'intu yimkin tishahhamuiicntoo yimkin tishaHHamoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَحّـَموا |
| He/it(m) might grease | huwa yimkin yishahhamhuwa yimkin yishaHHam | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَحّـَم |
| She/it(f) might grease | hiya yimkin tishahhamhiya yimkin tishaHHam | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَحّـَم |
| They might grease | humma yimkin yishahhamuhumma yimkin yishaHHamoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَحّـَموا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grease | 'ana bashahhamaacnaa bashaHHam | أنا َ بـَشـَحّـَم |
| We grease | 'ihna binishahhamiicHnaa binishaHHam | إحنا َ بـِنـِشـَحّـَم |
| You(m) grease | 'inta bitishahhamiicnta bitishaHHam | إنت َ بـِتـِشـَحّـَم |
| You(f) grease | 'inti bitishahhamiiicnti bitishaHHamy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشـَحّـَمي |
| You(pl) grease | 'intu bitishahhamuiicntoo bitishaHHamoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشـَحّـَموا |
| He/it(m) greases | huwa biyishahhamhuwa biyishaHHam | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَحّـَم |
| She/it(f) greases | hiya bitishahhamhiya bitishaHHam | هـِي َ بـِتـِشـَحّـَم |
| They grease | humma biyishahhamuhumma biyishaHHamoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَحّـَموا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grease | 'ana hashahhamaacnaa hashaHHam | أنا َ هـَشـَحّـَم |
| We will grease | 'ihna hanishahhamiicHnaa hanishaHHam | إحنا َ هـَنـِشـَحّـَم |
| You(m) will grease | 'inta hatishahhamiicnta hatishaHHam | إنت َ هـَتـِشـَحّـَم |
| You(f) will grease | 'inti hatishahhamiiicnti hatishaHHamy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشـَحّـَمي |
| You(pl) will grease | 'intu hatishahhamuiicntoo hatishaHHamoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشـَحّـَموا |
| He/it(m) will grease | huwa hayishahhamhuwa hayishaHHam | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَحّـَم |
| She/it(f) will grease | hiya hatishahhamhiya hatishaHHam | هـِي َ هـَتـِشـَحّـَم |
| They will grease | humma hayishahhamuhumma hayishaHHamoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَحّـَموا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grease! | 'ishhamiicshHam | إشحـَم |
| You(f) grease! | 'ishhamiiicshHamy | إشحـَمي |
| You(pl) grease! | ishhamuishHamoo | ِشحـَموا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is greased | huwa mushahhamhuwa mushaHHam | هـُو َ مـُشـَحّـَم |
| She/it(f) is greased | hiya mushahhamahiya mushaHHamaö | هـِي َ مـُشـَحّـَمـَة |
| They are greased | humma mushahhameenhumma mushaHHamyn | هـُمّ َ مـُشـَحّـَمين |
