Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I reduced | 'ana chaffadtaacnaa KaffaDt | أنا َ خـَفّـَضت |
| We reduced | 'ihna chaffadnaiicHnaa KaffaDnaa | إحنا َ خـَفّـَضنا |
| You(m) reduced | 'inta chaffadtiicnta KaffaDt | إنت َ خـَفّـَضت |
| You(f) reduced | 'inti chaffadtiiicnti KaffaDty | إنت ِ خـَفّـَضتي |
| You(pl) reduced | 'intu chaffadtuiicntoo KaffaDtoo | إنتوا خـَفّـَضتوا |
| He/it(m) reduced | huwa chaffadhuwa KaffaD | هـُو َ خـَفّـَض |
| She/it(f) reduced | hiya chaffadithiya KaffaDit | هـِي َ خـَفّـَضـِت |
| They reduced | humma chaffaduhumma KaffaDoo | هـُمّ َ خـَفّـَضوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might reduce | 'ana yimkin 'achaffadaacnaa yimkin aacKaffaD | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَفّـَض |
| We might reduce | 'ihna yimkin nichaffadiicHnaa yimkin niKaffaD | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَفّـَض |
| You(m) might reduce | 'inta yimkin tichaffadiicnta yimkin tiKaffaD | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَفّـَض |
| You(f) might reduce | 'inti yimkin tichaffadiiicnti yimkin tiKaffaDy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَفّـَضي |
| You(pl) might reduce | 'intu yimkin tichaffaduiicntoo yimkin tiKaffaDoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَفّـَضوا |
| He/it(m) might reduce | huwa yimkin yichaffadhuwa yimkin yiKaffaD | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَفّـَض |
| She/it(f) might reduce | hiya yimkin tichaffadhiya yimkin tiKaffaD | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَفّـَض |
| They might reduce | humma yimkin yichaffaduhumma yimkin yiKaffaDoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَفّـَضوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I reduce | 'ana bachaffadaacnaa baKaffaD | أنا َ بـَخـَفّـَض |
| We reduce | 'ihna binichaffadiicHnaa biniKaffaD | إحنا َ بـِنـِخـَفّـَض |
| You(m) reduce | 'inta bitichaffadiicnta bitiKaffaD | إنت َ بـِتـِخـَفّـَض |
| You(f) reduce | 'inti bitichaffadiiicnti bitiKaffaDy | إنت ِ بـِتـِخـَفّـَضي |
| You(pl) reduce | 'intu bitichaffaduiicntoo bitiKaffaDoo | إنتوا بـِتـِخـَفّـَضوا |
| He/it(m) reduces | huwa biyichaffadhuwa biyiKaffaD | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَفّـَض |
| She/it(f) reduces | hiya bitichaffadhiya bitiKaffaD | هـِي َ بـِتـِخـَفّـَض |
| They reduce | humma biyichaffaduhumma biyiKaffaDoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَفّـَضوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will reduce | 'ana hachaffadaacnaa haKaffaD | أنا َ هـَخـَفّـَض |
| We will reduce | 'ihna hanichaffadiicHnaa haniKaffaD | إحنا َ هـَنـِخـَفّـَض |
| You(m) will reduce | 'inta hatichaffadiicnta hatiKaffaD | إنت َ هـَتـِخـَفّـَض |
| You(f) will reduce | 'inti hatichaffadiiicnti hatiKaffaDy | إنت ِ هـَتـِخـَفّـَضي |
| You(pl) will reduce | 'intu hatichaffaduiicntoo hatiKaffaDoo | إنتوا هـَتـِخـَفّـَضوا |
| He/it(m) will reduce | huwa hayichaffadhuwa hayiKaffaD | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَفّـَض |
| She/it(f) will reduce | hiya hatichaffadhiya hatiKaffaD | هـِي َ هـَتـِخـَفّـَض |
| They will reduce | humma hayichaffaduhumma hayiKaffaDoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَفّـَضوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) reduce! | 'ichfadiicKfaD | إخفـَض |
| You(f) reduce! | 'ichfadiiicKfaDy | إخفـَضي |
| You(pl) reduce! | ichfaduiKfaDoo | ِخفـَضوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is reduced | huwa muchaffadhuwa muKaffaD | هـُو َ مـُخـَفّـَض |
| She/it(f) is reduced | hiya muchaffadahiya muKaffaDaö | هـِي َ مـُخـَفّـَضـَة |
| They are reduced | humma muchaffadeenhumma muKaffaDyn | هـُمّ َ مـُخـَفّـَضين |
