Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I shivered | 'ana 'irtaAashtaacnaa iicrtaAasht | أنا َ إرتـَعـَشت |
| We shivered | 'ihna 'irtaAashnaiicHnaa iicrtaAashnaa | إحنا َ إرتـَعـَشنا |
| You(m) shivered | 'inta 'irtaAashtiicnta iicrtaAasht | إنت َ إرتـَعـَشت |
| You(f) shivered | 'inti 'irtaAashtiiicnti iicrtaAashty | إنت ِ إرتـَعـَشتي |
| You(pl) shivered | 'intu 'irtaAashtuiicntoo iicrtaAashtoo | إنتوا إرتـَعـَشتوا |
| He/it(m) shivered | huwa 'irtaAashhuwa iicrtaAash | هـُو َ إرتـَعـَش |
| She/it(f) shivered | hiya 'irtaAashithiya iicrtaAashit | هـِي َ إرتـَعـَشـِت |
| They shivered | humma 'irtaAashuhumma iicrtaAashoo | هـُمّ َ إرتـَعـَشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might shiver | 'ana yimkin 'artaAishaacnaa yimkin aacrtaAish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أرتـَعـِش |
| We might shiver | 'ihna yimkin nartaAishiicHnaa yimkin nartaAish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـَرتـَعـِش |
| You(m) might shiver | 'inta yimkin tartaAishiicnta yimkin tartaAish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـَرتـَعـِش |
| You(f) might shiver | 'inti yimkin tartaAishiiicnti yimkin tartaAishy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـَرتـَعـِشي |
| You(pl) might shiver | 'intu yimkin tartaAishuiicntoo yimkin tartaAishoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـَرتـَعـِشوا |
| He/it(m) might shiver | huwa yimkin yartaAishhuwa yimkin yartaAish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـَرتـَعـِش |
| She/it(f) might shiver | hiya yimkin tartaAishhiya yimkin tartaAish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـَرتـَعـِش |
| They might shiver | humma yimkin yartaAshuhumma yimkin yartaAshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـَرتـَعشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I shiver | 'ana bartaAishaacnaa bartaAish | أنا َ بـَرتـَعـِش |
| We shiver | 'ihna binartaAishiicHnaa binartaAish | إحنا َ بـِنـَرتـَعـِش |
| You(m) shiver | 'inta bitartaAishiicnta bitartaAish | إنت َ بـِتـَرتـَعـِش |
| You(f) shiver | 'inti bitartaAishiiicnti bitartaAishy | إنت ِ بـِتـَرتـَعـِشي |
| You(pl) shiver | 'intu bitartaAishuiicntoo bitartaAishoo | إنتوا بـِتـَرتـَعـِشوا |
| He/it(m) shivers | huwa biyartaAishhuwa biyartaAish | هـُو َ بـِيـَرتـَعـِش |
| She/it(f) shivers | hiya bitartaAishhiya bitartaAish | هـِي َ بـِتـَرتـَعـِش |
| They shiver | humma biyartaAshuhumma biyartaAshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـَرتـَعشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will shiver | 'ana hartaAishaacnaa hartaAish | أنا َ هـَرتـَعـِش |
| We will shiver | 'ihna hanartaAishiicHnaa hanartaAish | إحنا َ هـَنـَرتـَعـِش |
| You(m) will shiver | 'inta hatartaAishiicnta hatartaAish | إنت َ هـَتـَرتـَعـِش |
| You(f) will shiver | 'inti hatartaAishiiicnti hatartaAishy | إنت ِ هـَتـَرتـَعـِشي |
| You(pl) will shiver | 'intu hatartaAishuiicntoo hatartaAishoo | إنتوا هـَتـَرتـَعـِشوا |
| He/it(m) will shiver | huwa hayartaAishhuwa hayartaAish | هـُو َ هـَيـَرتـَعـِش |
| She/it(f) will shiver | hiya hatartaAishhiya hatartaAish | هـِي َ هـَتـَرتـَعـِش |
| They will shiver | humma hayartaAshuhumma hayartaAshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـَرتـَعشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) shiver! | 'irtaAishiicrtaAish | إرتـَعـِش |
| You(f) shiver! | 'irtaAishiiicrtaAishy | إرتـَعـِشي |
| You(pl) shiver! | 'irtaAishuiicrtaAishoo | إرتـَعـِشوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is shivered | huwa murtaAishhuwa murtaAish | هـُو َ مـُرتـَعـِش |
| She/it(f) is shivered | hiya murtaAishahiya murtaAishaö | هـِي َ مـُرتـَعـِشـَة |
| They are shivered | humma murtaAisheenhumma murtaAishyn | هـُمّ َ مـُرتـَعـِشين |
