Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I reduced | 'ana saghghartaacnaa SaGGart | أنا َ صـَغّـَرت |
| We reduced | 'ihna saghgharnaiicHnaa SaGGarnaa | إحنا َ صـَغّـَرنا |
| You(m) reduced | 'inta saghghartiicnta SaGGart | إنت َ صـَغّـَرت |
| You(f) reduced | 'inti saghghartiiicnti SaGGarty | إنت ِ صـَغّـَرتي |
| You(pl) reduced | 'intu saghghartuiicntoo SaGGartoo | إنتوا صـَغّـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) reduced | huwa saghgharhuwa SaGGar | هـُو َ صـَغّـَر |
| She/it(f) reduced | hiya saghgharithiya SaGGarit | هـِي َ صـَغّـَر ِت |
| They reduced | humma saghgharuhumma SaGGaroo | هـُمّ َ صـَغّـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might reduce | 'ana yimkin 'asaghgharaacnaa yimkin aacSaGGar | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أصـَغّـَر |
| We might reduce | 'ihna yimkin nisaghghariicHnaa yimkin niSaGGar | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِصـَغّـَر |
| You(m) might reduce | 'inta yimkin tisaghghariicnta yimkin tiSaGGar | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَغّـَر |
| You(f) might reduce | 'inti yimkin tisaghghariiicnti yimkin tiSaGGary | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَغّـَري |
| You(pl) might reduce | 'intu yimkin tisaghgharuiicntoo yimkin tiSaGGaroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِصـَغّـَروا |
| He/it(m) might reduce | huwa yimkin yisaghgharhuwa yimkin yiSaGGar | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَغّـَر |
| She/it(f) might reduce | hiya yimkin tisaghgharhiya yimkin tiSaGGar | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِصـَغّـَر |
| They might reduce | humma yimkin yisaghgharuhumma yimkin yiSaGGaroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِصـَغّـَروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I reduce | 'ana basaghgharaacnaa baSaGGar | أنا َ بـَصـَغّـَر |
| We reduce | 'ihna binisaghghariicHnaa biniSaGGar | إحنا َ بـِنـِصـَغّـَر |
| You(m) reduce | 'inta bitisaghghariicnta bitiSaGGar | إنت َ بـِتـِصـَغّـَر |
| You(f) reduce | 'inti bitisaghghariiicnti bitiSaGGary | إنت ِ بـِتـِصـَغّـَري |
| You(pl) reduce | 'intu bitisaghgharuiicntoo bitiSaGGaroo | إنتوا بـِتـِصـَغّـَروا |
| He/it(m) reduces | huwa biyisaghgharhuwa biyiSaGGar | هـُو َ بـِيـِصـَغّـَر |
| She/it(f) reduces | hiya bitisaghgharhiya bitiSaGGar | هـِي َ بـِتـِصـَغّـَر |
| They reduce | humma biyisaghgharuhumma biyiSaGGaroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِصـَغّـَروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will reduce | 'ana hasaghgharaacnaa haSaGGar | أنا َ هـَصـَغّـَر |
| We will reduce | 'ihna hanisaghghariicHnaa haniSaGGar | إحنا َ هـَنـِصـَغّـَر |
| You(m) will reduce | 'inta hatisaghghariicnta hatiSaGGar | إنت َ هـَتـِصـَغّـَر |
| You(f) will reduce | 'inti hatisaghghariiicnti hatiSaGGary | إنت ِ هـَتـِصـَغّـَري |
| You(pl) will reduce | 'intu hatisaghgharuiicntoo hatiSaGGaroo | إنتوا هـَتـِصـَغّـَروا |
| He/it(m) will reduce | huwa hayisaghgharhuwa hayiSaGGar | هـُو َ هـَيـِصـَغّـَر |
| She/it(f) will reduce | hiya hatisaghgharhiya hatiSaGGar | هـِي َ هـَتـِصـَغّـَر |
| They will reduce | humma hayisaghgharuhumma hayiSaGGaroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِصـَغّـَروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) reduce! | 'isghariicSGar | إصغـَر |
| You(f) reduce! | 'isghariiicSGary | إصغـَري |
| You(pl) reduce! | isgharuiSGaroo | ِصغـَروا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is reduced | huwa musaghgharhuwa muSaGGar | هـُو َ مـُصـَغّـَر |
| She/it(f) is reduced | hiya musaghgharahiya muSaGGaraö | هـِي َ مـُصـَغّـَر َة |
| They are reduced | humma musaghghareenhumma muSaGGaryn | هـُمّ َ مـُصـَغّـَرين |
