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