Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I whispered | 'ana washwishtaacnaa washwisht | أنا َ و َشو ِشت |
| We whispered | 'ihna washwishnaiicHnaa washwishnaa | إحنا َ و َشو ِشنا |
| You(m) whispered | 'inta washwishtiicnta washwisht | إنت َ و َشو ِشت |
| You(f) whispered | 'inti washwishtiiicnti washwishty | إنت ِ و َشو ِشتي |
| You(pl) whispered | 'intu washwishtuiicntoo washwishtoo | إنتوا و َشو ِشتوا |
| He/it(m) whispered | huwa washwishhuwa washwish | هـُو َ و َشو ِش |
| She/it(f) whispered | hiya washwishithiya washwishit | هـِي َ و َشو ِشـِت |
| They whispered | humma washwishuhumma washwishoo | هـُمّ َ و َشو ِشوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might whisper | 'ana yimkin 'awashwishaacnaa yimkin aacwashwish | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أو َشو ِش |
| We might whisper | 'ihna yimkin niwashwishiicHnaa yimkin niwashwish | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِو َشو ِش |
| You(m) might whisper | 'inta yimkin tiwashwishiicnta yimkin tiwashwish | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َشو ِش |
| You(f) might whisper | 'inti yimkin tiwashwishiiicnti yimkin tiwashwishy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِو َشو ِشي |
| You(pl) might whisper | 'intu yimkin tiwashwishuiicntoo yimkin tiwashwishoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِو َشو ِشوا |
| He/it(m) might whisper | huwa yimkin yiwashwishhuwa yimkin yiwashwish | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َشو ِش |
| She/it(f) might whisper | hiya yimkin tiwashwishhiya yimkin tiwashwish | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِو َشو ِش |
| They might whisper | humma yimkin yiwashwishuhumma yimkin yiwashwishoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِو َشو ِشوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I whisper | 'ana bawashwishaacnaa bawashwish | أنا َ بـَو َشو ِش |
| We whisper | 'ihna binwashwishiicHnaa binwashwish | إحنا َ بـِنو َشو ِش |
| You(m) whisper | 'inta bitwashwishiicnta bitwashwish | إنت َ بـِتو َشو ِش |
| You(f) whisper | 'inti bitwashwishiiicnti bitwashwishy | إنت ِ بـِتو َشو ِشي |
| You(pl) whisper | 'intu bitwashwishuiicntoo bitwashwishoo | إنتوا بـِتو َشو ِشوا |
| He/it(m) whispers | huwa biyiwashwishhuwa biyiwashwish | هـُو َ بـِيـِو َشو ِش |
| She/it(f) whispers | hiya bitwashwishhiya bitwashwish | هـِي َ بـِتو َشو ِش |
| They whisper | humma biyiwashwishuhumma biyiwashwishoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِو َشو ِشوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will whisper | 'ana hawashwishaacnaa hawashwish | أنا َ هـَو َشو ِش |
| We will whisper | 'ihna hanwashwishiicHnaa hanwashwish | إحنا َ هـَنو َشو ِش |
| You(m) will whisper | 'inta hatwashwishiicnta hatwashwish | إنت َ هـَتو َشو ِش |
| You(f) will whisper | 'inti hatwashwishiiicnti hatwashwishy | إنت ِ هـَتو َشو ِشي |
| You(pl) will whisper | 'intu hatwashwishuiicntoo hatwashwishoo | إنتوا هـَتو َشو ِشوا |
| He/it(m) will whisper | huwa hayiwashwishhuwa hayiwashwish | هـُو َ هـَيـِو َشو ِش |
| She/it(f) will whisper | hiya hatwashwishhiya hatwashwish | هـِي َ هـَتو َشو ِش |
| They will whisper | humma hayiwashwishuhumma hayiwashwishoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِو َشو ِشوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) whisper! | washwishwashwish | و َشو ِش |
| You(f) whisper! | washwishiwashwishy | و َشو ِشي |
| You(pl) whisper! | washwishuwashwishoo | و َشو ِشوا |
