Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I lightened | 'ana chaffiftaacnaa Kaffift | أنا َ خـَفّـِفت |
| We lightened | 'ihna chaffifnaiicHnaa Kaffifnaa | إحنا َ خـَفّـِفنا |
| You(m) lightened | 'inta chaffiftiicnta Kaffift | إنت َ خـَفّـِفت |
| You(f) lightened | 'inti chaffiftiiicnti Kaffifty | إنت ِ خـَفّـِفتي |
| You(pl) lightened | 'intu chaffiftuiicntoo Kaffiftoo | إنتوا خـَفّـِفتوا |
| He/it(m) lightened | huwa chaffifhuwa Kaffif | هـُو َ خـَفّـِف |
| She/it(f) lightened | hiya chaffifithiya Kaffifit | هـِي َ خـَفّـِفـِت |
| They lightened | humma chaffifuhumma Kaffifoo | هـُمّ َ خـَفّـِفوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might lighten | 'ana yimkin 'achaffifaacnaa yimkin aacKaffif | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَفّـِف |
| We might lighten | 'ihna yimkin nichaffifiicHnaa yimkin niKaffif | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَفّـِف |
| You(m) might lighten | 'inta yimkin tichaffifiicnta yimkin tiKaffif | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَفّـِف |
| You(f) might lighten | 'inti yimkin tichaffifiiicnti yimkin tiKaffify | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَفّـِفي |
| You(pl) might lighten | 'intu yimkin tichaffifuiicntoo yimkin tiKaffifoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَفّـِفوا |
| He/it(m) might lighten | huwa yimkin yichaffifhuwa yimkin yiKaffif | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَفّـِف |
| She/it(f) might lighten | hiya yimkin tichaffifhiya yimkin tiKaffif | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَفّـِف |
| They might lighten | humma yimkin yichaffifuhumma yimkin yiKaffifoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَفّـِفوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I lighten | 'ana bachaffifaacnaa baKaffif | أنا َ بـَخـَفّـِف |
| We lighten | 'ihna binchaffifiicHnaa binKaffif | إحنا َ بـِنخـَفّـِف |
| You(m) lighten | 'inta bitchaffifiicnta bitKaffif | إنت َ بـِتخـَفّـِف |
| You(f) lighten | 'inti bitchaffifiiicnti bitKaffify | إنت ِ بـِتخـَفّـِفي |
| You(pl) lighten | 'intu bitchaffifuiicntoo bitKaffifoo | إنتوا بـِتخـَفّـِفوا |
| He/it(m) lightens | huwa biyichaffifhuwa biyiKaffif | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَفّـِف |
| She/it(f) lightens | hiya bitchaffifhiya bitKaffif | هـِي َ بـِتخـَفّـِف |
| They lighten | humma biyichaffifuhumma biyiKaffifoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَفّـِفوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will lighten | 'ana hachaffifaacnaa haKaffif | أنا َ هـَخـَفّـِف |
| We will lighten | 'ihna hanchaffifiicHnaa hanKaffif | إحنا َ هـَنخـَفّـِف |
| You(m) will lighten | 'inta hatchaffifiicnta hatKaffif | إنت َ هـَتخـَفّـِف |
| You(f) will lighten | 'inti hatchaffifiiicnti hatKaffify | إنت ِ هـَتخـَفّـِفي |
| You(pl) will lighten | 'intu hatchaffifuiicntoo hatKaffifoo | إنتوا هـَتخـَفّـِفوا |
| He/it(m) will lighten | huwa hayichaffifhuwa hayiKaffif | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَفّـِف |
| She/it(f) will lighten | hiya hatchaffifhiya hatKaffif | هـِي َ هـَتخـَفّـِف |
| They will lighten | humma hayichaffifuhumma hayiKaffifoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَفّـِفوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) lighten! | chaffifKaffif | خـَفّـِف |
| You(f) lighten! | chaffifiKaffify | خـَفّـِفي |
| You(pl) lighten! | chaffifuKaffifoo | خـَفّـِفوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is lightened | huwa michaffifhuwa miKaffif | هـُو َ مـِخـَفّـِف |
| She/it(f) is lightened | hiya michaffifahiya miKaffifaö | هـِي َ مـِخـَفّـِفـَة |
| They are lightened | humma michaffifeenhumma miKaffifyn | هـُمّ َ مـِخـَفّـِفين |
