Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I discovered | 'ana kashaftaacnaa kashaft | أنا َ كـَشـَفت |
| We discovered | 'ihna kashafnaiicHnaa kashafnaa | إحنا َ كـَشـَفنا |
| You(m) discovered | 'inta kashaftiicnta kashaft | إنت َ كـَشـَفت |
| You(f) discovered | 'inti kashaftiiicnti kashafty | إنت ِ كـَشـَفتي |
| You(pl) discovered | 'intu kashaftuiicntoo kashaftoo | إنتوا كـَشـَفتوا |
| He/it(m) discovered | huwa kashafhuwa kashaf | هـُو َ كـَشـَف |
| She/it(f) discovered | hiya kashafithiya kashafit | هـِي َ كـَشـَفـِت |
| They discovered | humma kashafuhumma kashafoo | هـُمّ َ كـَشـَفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might discover | 'ana yimkin 'akshifaacnaa yimkin aackshif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكشـِف |
| We might discover | 'ihna yimkin nikshifiicHnaa yimkin nikshif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكشـِف |
| You(m) might discover | 'inta yimkin tikshifiicnta yimkin tikshif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِف |
| You(f) might discover | 'inti yimkin tikshifiiicnti yimkin tikshify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِفي |
| You(pl) might discover | 'intu yimkin tikshifuiicntoo yimkin tikshifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might discover | huwa yimkin yikshifhuwa yimkin yikshif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكشـِف |
| She/it(f) might discover | hiya yimkin tikshifhiya yimkin tikshif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكشـِف |
| They might discover | humma yimkin yikshifuhumma yimkin yikshifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكشـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I discover | 'ana bakshifaacnaa bakshif | أنا َ بـَكشـِف |
| We discover | 'ihna binikshifiicHnaa binikshif | إحنا َ بـِنـِكشـِف |
| You(m) discover | 'inta bitikshifiicnta bitikshif | إنت َ بـِتـِكشـِف |
| You(f) discover | 'inti bitikshifiiicnti bitikshify | إنت ِ بـِتـِكشـِفي |
| You(pl) discover | 'intu bitikshifuiicntoo bitikshifoo | إنتوا بـِتـِكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) discovers | huwa biyikshifhuwa biyikshif | هـُو َ بـِيـِكشـِف |
| She/it(f) discovers | hiya bitikshifhiya bitikshif | هـِي َ بـِتـِكشـِف |
| They discover | humma biyikshifuhumma biyikshifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكشـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will discover | 'ana hakshifaacnaa hakshif | أنا َ هـَكشـِف |
| We will discover | 'ihna hanikshifiicHnaa hanikshif | إحنا َ هـَنـِكشـِف |
| You(m) will discover | 'inta hatikshifiicnta hatikshif | إنت َ هـَتـِكشـِف |
| You(f) will discover | 'inti hatikshifiiicnti hatikshify | إنت ِ هـَتـِكشـِفي |
| You(pl) will discover | 'intu hatikshifuiicntoo hatikshifoo | إنتوا هـَتـِكشـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will discover | huwa hayikshifhuwa hayikshif | هـُو َ هـَيـِكشـِف |
| She/it(f) will discover | hiya hatikshifhiya hatikshif | هـِي َ هـَتـِكشـِف |
| They will discover | humma hayikshifuhumma hayikshifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكشـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) discover! | 'ikshifiickshif | إكشـِف |
| You(f) discover! | 'ikshifiiickshify | إكشـِفي |
| You(pl) discover! | 'ikshifuiickshifoo | إكشـِفوا |
