Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I checked | 'ana kashaftaacnaa kashaft | أنا َ كـَشـَفت |
| We checked | 'ihna kashafnaiicHnaa kashafnaa | إحنا َ كـَشـَفنا |
| You(m) checked | 'inta kashaftiicnta kashaft | إنت َ كـَشـَفت |
| You(f) checked | 'inti kashaftiiicnti kashafty | إنت ِ كـَشـَفتي |
| You(pl) checked | 'intu kashaftuiicntoo kashaftoo | إنتوا كـَشـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) checked | huwa kashafhuwa kashaf | هـُو َ كـَشـَف |
| She/it(f) checked | hiya kashafithiya kashafit | هـِي َ كـَشـَفـِت |
| They checked | humma kashafuhumma kashafoo | هـُمّ َ كـَشـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might check | 'ana yimkin 'akshifaacnaa yimkin aackshif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكشـِف |
| We might check | 'ihna yimkin nikshifiicHnaa yimkin nikshif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكشـِف |
| You(m) might check | 'inta yimkin tikshifiicnta yimkin tikshif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِف |
| You(f) might check | 'inti yimkin tikshifiiicnti yimkin tikshify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِفي |
| You(pl) might check | 'intu yimkin tikshifuiicntoo yimkin tikshifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might check | huwa yimkin yikshifhuwa yimkin yikshif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكشـِف |
| She/it(f) might check | hiya yimkin tikshifhiya yimkin tikshif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِف |
| They might check | humma yimkin yikshifuhumma yimkin yikshifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكشـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I check | 'ana bakshifaacnaa bakshif | أنا َ بـَكشـِف |
| We check | 'ihna binikshifiicHnaa binikshif | إحنا َ بـِنـِكشـِف |
| You(m) check | 'inta bitikshifiicnta bitikshif | إنت َ بـِتـِكشـِف |
| You(f) check | 'inti bitikshifiiicnti bitikshify | إنت ِ بـِتـِكشـِفي |
| You(pl) check | 'intu bitikshifuiicntoo bitikshifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) checks | huwa biyikshifhuwa biyikshif | هـُو َ بـِيـِكشـِف |
| She/it(f) checks | hiya bitikshifhiya bitikshif | هـِي َ بـِتـِكشـِف |
| They check | humma biyikshifuhumma biyikshifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكشـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will check | 'ana hakshifaacnaa hakshif | أنا َ هـَكشـِف |
| We will check | 'ihna hanikshifiicHnaa hanikshif | إحنا َ هـَنـِكشـِف |
| You(m) will check | 'inta hatikshifiicnta hatikshif | إنت َ هـَتـِكشـِف |
| You(f) will check | 'inti hatikshifiiicnti hatikshify | إنت ِ هـَتـِكشـِفي |
| You(pl) will check | 'intu hatikshifuiicntoo hatikshifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will check | huwa hayikshifhuwa hayikshif | هـُو َ هـَيـِكشـِف |
| She/it(f) will check | hiya hatikshifhiya hatikshif | هـِي َ هـَتـِكشـِف |
| They will check | humma hayikshifuhumma hayikshifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكشـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) check! | 'ikshifiickshif | إكشـِف |
| You(f) check! | 'ikshifiiickshify | إكشـِفي |
| You(pl) check! | 'ikshifuiickshifoo | إكشـِفوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am checking | 'ana kaeshifaacnaa kaeshif | أنا َ كا َشـِف |
| I(f) am checking | 'ana kaeshifaaacnaa kaeshifaö | أنا َ كا َشـِفـَة |
| We are checking | 'ihna kaeshifeeniicHnaa kaeshifyn | إحنا َ كا َشـِفين |
| You(m) are checking | 'inta kaeshifiicnta kaeshif | إنت َ كا َشـِف |
| You(f) are checking | 'inti kaeshifaiicnti kaeshifaö | إنت ِ كا َشـِفـَة |
| You(pl) are checking | 'intu kaeshifeeniicntoo kaeshifyn | إنتوا كا َشـِفين |
| He/it(m) is checking | huwa kaeshifhuwa kaeshif | هـُو َ كا َشـِف |
| She/it(f) is checking | hiya kaeshifahiya kaeshifaö | هـِي َ كا َشـِفـَة |
| They are checking | humma kaeshifeenhumma kaeshifyn | هـُمّ َ كا َشـِفين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is checked | huwa makshoofhuwa makshwf | هـُو َ مـَكشوف |
| She/it(f) is checked | hiya makshoofahiya makshwfaö | هـِي َ مـَكشوفـَة |
| They are checked | humma makshoofeenhumma makshwfyn | هـُمّ َ مـَكشوفين |
