Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I sealed | 'ana shammaAtaacnaa shammaAt | أنا َ شـَمّـَعت |
| We sealed | 'ihna shammaAnaiicHnaa shammaAnaa | إحنا َ شـَمّـَعنا |
| You(m) sealed | 'inta shammaAtiicnta shammaAt | إنت َ شـَمّـَعت |
| You(f) sealed | 'inti shammaAtiiicnti shammaAty | إنت ِ شـَمّـَعتي |
| You(pl) sealed | 'intu shammaAtuiicntoo shammaAtoo | إنتوا شـَمّـَعتوا |
| He/it(m) sealed | huwa shammaAhuwa shammaA | هـُو َ شـَمّـَع |
| She/it(f) sealed | hiya shammaAithiya shammaAit | هـِي َ شـَمّـَعـِت |
| They sealed | humma shammaAuhumma shammaAoo | هـُمّ َ شـَمّـَعوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might seal | 'ana yimkin 'ashammaAaacnaa yimkin aacshammaA | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـَمّـَع |
| We might seal | 'ihna yimkin nishammaAiicHnaa yimkin nishammaA | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـَمّـَع |
| You(m) might seal | 'inta yimkin tishammaAiicnta yimkin tishammaA | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَمّـَع |
| You(f) might seal | 'inti yimkin tishammaAiiicnti yimkin tishammaAy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَمّـَعي |
| You(pl) might seal | 'intu yimkin tishammaAuiicntoo yimkin tishammaAoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـَمّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) might seal | huwa yimkin yishammaAhuwa yimkin yishammaA | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَمّـَع |
| She/it(f) might seal | hiya yimkin tishammaAhiya yimkin tishammaA | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـَمّـَع |
| They might seal | humma yimkin yishammaAuhumma yimkin yishammaAoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـَمّـَعوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I seal | 'ana bashammaAaacnaa bashammaA | أنا َ بـَشـَمّـَع |
| We seal | 'ihna binishammaAiicHnaa binishammaA | إحنا َ بـِنـِشـَمّـَع |
| You(m) seal | 'inta bitishammaAiicnta bitishammaA | إنت َ بـِتـِشـَمّـَع |
| You(f) seal | 'inti bitishammaAiiicnti bitishammaAy | إنت ِ بـِتـِشـَمّـَعي |
| You(pl) seal | 'intu bitishammaAuiicntoo bitishammaAoo | إنتوا بـِتـِشـَمّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) seals | huwa biyishammaAhuwa biyishammaA | هـُو َ بـِيـِشـَمّـَع |
| She/it(f) seals | hiya bitishammaAhiya bitishammaA | هـِي َ بـِتـِشـَمّـَع |
| They seal | humma biyishammaAuhumma biyishammaAoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـَمّـَعوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will seal | 'ana hashammaAaacnaa hashammaA | أنا َ هـَشـَمّـَع |
| We will seal | 'ihna hanishammaAiicHnaa hanishammaA | إحنا َ هـَنـِشـَمّـَع |
| You(m) will seal | 'inta hatishammaAiicnta hatishammaA | إنت َ هـَتـِشـَمّـَع |
| You(f) will seal | 'inti hatishammaAiiicnti hatishammaAy | إنت ِ هـَتـِشـَمّـَعي |
| You(pl) will seal | 'intu hatishammaAuiicntoo hatishammaAoo | إنتوا هـَتـِشـَمّـَعوا |
| He/it(m) will seal | huwa hayishammaAhuwa hayishammaA | هـُو َ هـَيـِشـَمّـَع |
| She/it(f) will seal | hiya hatishammaAhiya hatishammaA | هـِي َ هـَتـِشـَمّـَع |
| They will seal | humma hayishammaAuhumma hayishammaAoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـَمّـَعوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) seal! | 'ishmaAiicshmaA | إشمـَع |
| You(f) seal! | 'ishmaAiiicshmaAy | إشمـَعي |
| You(pl) seal! | ishmaAuishmaAoo | ِشمـَعوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is sealed | huwa mushammaAhuwa mushammaA | هـُو َ مـُشـَمّـَع |
| She/it(f) is sealed | hiya mushammaAahiya mushammaAaö | هـِي َ مـُشـَمّـَعـَة |
| They are sealed | humma mushammaAeenhumma mushammaAyn | هـُمّ َ مـُشـَمّـَعين |
