Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I contracted | 'ana kashsheetaacnaa kashshyt | أنا َ كـَشّيت |
| We contracted | 'ihna kashsheenaiicHnaa kashshynaa | إحنا َ كـَشّينا |
| You(m) contracted | 'inta kashsheetiicnta kashshyt | إنت َ كـَشّيت |
| You(f) contracted | 'inti kashsheetiiicnti kashshyty | إنت ِ كـَشّيتي |
| You(pl) contracted | 'intu kashsheetuiicntoo kashshytoo | إنتوا كـَشّيتوا |
| He/it(m) contracted | huwa kashshhuwa kashsh | هـُو َ كـَشّ |
| She/it(f) contracted | hiya kashshithiya kashshit | هـِي َ كـَشّـِت |
| They contracted | humma kashshuhumma kashshoo | هـُمّ َ كـَشّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might contract | 'ana yimkin 'akishshaacnaa yimkin aackishsh | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أكـِشّ |
| We might contract | 'ihna yimkin nikishshiicHnaa yimkin nikishsh | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِكـِشّ |
| You(m) might contract | 'inta yimkin tikishshiicnta yimkin tikishsh | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـِشّ |
| You(f) might contract | 'inti yimkin tikishshiiicnti yimkin tikishshy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِكـِشّي |
| You(pl) might contract | 'intu yimkin tikishshuiicntoo yimkin tikishshoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِكـِشّوا |
| He/it(m) might contract | huwa yimkin yikishshhuwa yimkin yikishsh | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـِشّ |
| She/it(f) might contract | hiya yimkin tikishshhiya yimkin tikishsh | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِكـِشّ |
| They might contract | humma yimkin yikishshuhumma yimkin yikishshoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِكـِشّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I contract | 'ana bakishshaacnaa bakishsh | أنا َ بـَكـِشّ |
| We contract | 'ihna binkishshiicHnaa binkishsh | إحنا َ بـِنكـِشّ |
| You(m) contract | 'inta bitkishshiicnta bitkishsh | إنت َ بـِتكـِشّ |
| You(f) contract | 'inti bitkishshiiicnti bitkishshy | إنت ِ بـِتكـِشّي |
| You(pl) contract | 'intu bitkishshuiicntoo bitkishshoo | إنتوا بـِتكـِشّوا |
| He/it(m) contracts | huwa biyikishshhuwa biyikishsh | هـُو َ بـِيـِكـِشّ |
| She/it(f) contracts | hiya bitkishshhiya bitkishsh | هـِي َ بـِتكـِشّ |
| They contract | humma biyikishshuhumma biyikishshoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِكـِشّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will contract | 'ana hakishshaacnaa hakishsh | أنا َ هـَكـِشّ |
| We will contract | 'ihna hankishshiicHnaa hankishsh | إحنا َ هـَنكـِشّ |
| You(m) will contract | 'inta hatkishshiicnta hatkishsh | إنت َ هـَتكـِشّ |
| You(f) will contract | 'inti hatkishshiiicnti hatkishshy | إنت ِ هـَتكـِشّي |
| You(pl) will contract | 'intu hatkishshuiicntoo hatkishshoo | إنتوا هـَتكـِشّوا |
| He/it(m) will contract | huwa hayikishshhuwa hayikishsh | هـُو َ هـَيـِكـِشّ |
| She/it(f) will contract | hiya hatkishshhiya hatkishsh | هـِي َ هـَتكـِشّ |
| They will contract | humma hayikishshuhumma hayikishshoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِكـِشّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) contract! | kishshkishsh | كـِشّ |
| You(f) contract! | kishshikishshy | كـِشّي |
| You(pl) contract! | kishshukishshoo | كـِشّوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is contracted | huwa makshooshhuwa makshwsh | هـُو َ مـَكشوش |
| She/it(f) is contracted | hiya makshooshahiya makshwshaö | هـِي َ مـَكشوشـَة |
| They are contracted | humma makshoosheenhumma makshwshyn | هـُمّ َ مـَكشوشين |
