Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I grated | 'ana bashartaacnaa bashart | أنا َ بـَشـَرت |
| We grated | 'ihna basharnaiicHnaa basharnaa | إحنا َ بـَشـَرنا |
| You(m) grated | 'inta bashartiicnta bashart | إنت َ بـَشـَرت |
| You(f) grated | 'inti bashartiiicnti basharty | إنت ِ بـَشـَرتي |
| You(pl) grated | 'intu bashartuiicntoo bashartoo | إنتوا بـَشـَرتوا |
| He/it(m) grated | huwa basharhuwa bashar | هـُو َ بـَشـَر |
| She/it(f) grated | hiya basharithiya basharit | هـِي َ بـَشـَر ِت |
| They grated | humma basharuhumma basharoo | هـُمّ َ بـَشـَروا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might grate | 'ana yimkin 'abshuraacnaa yimkin aacbshur | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبشـُر |
| We might grate | 'ihna yimkin nubshuriicHnaa yimkin nubshur | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـُبشـُر |
| You(m) might grate | 'inta yimkin tubshuriicnta yimkin tubshur | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـُبشـُر |
| You(f) might grate | 'inti yimkin tubshuriiicnti yimkin tubshury | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـُبشـُري |
| You(pl) might grate | 'intu yimkin tubshuruiicntoo yimkin tubshuroo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـُبشـُروا |
| He/it(m) might grate | huwa yimkin yubshurhuwa yimkin yubshur | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـُبشـُر |
| She/it(f) might grate | hiya yimkin tubshurhiya yimkin tubshur | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـُبشـُر |
| They might grate | humma yimkin yubshuruhumma yimkin yubshuroo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـُبشـُروا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I grate | 'ana babshuraacnaa babshur | أنا َ بـَبشـُر |
| We grate | 'ihna binubshuriicHnaa binubshur | إحنا َ بـِنـُبشـُر |
| You(m) grate | 'inta bitubshuriicnta bitubshur | إنت َ بـِتـُبشـُر |
| You(f) grate | 'inti bitubshuriiicnti bitubshury | إنت ِ بـِتـُبشـُري |
| You(pl) grate | 'intu bitubshuruiicntoo bitubshuroo | إنتوا بـِتـُبشـُروا |
| He/it(m) grates | huwa biyubshurhuwa biyubshur | هـُو َ بـِيـُبشـُر |
| She/it(f) grates | hiya bitubshurhiya bitubshur | هـِي َ بـِتـُبشـُر |
| They grate | humma biyubshuruhumma biyubshuroo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـُبشـُروا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will grate | 'ana habshuraacnaa habshur | أنا َ هـَبشـُر |
| We will grate | 'ihna hanubshuriicHnaa hanubshur | إحنا َ هـَنـُبشـُر |
| You(m) will grate | 'inta hatubshuriicnta hatubshur | إنت َ هـَتـُبشـُر |
| You(f) will grate | 'inti hatubshuriiicnti hatubshury | إنت ِ هـَتـُبشـُري |
| You(pl) will grate | 'intu hatubshuruiicntoo hatubshuroo | إنتوا هـَتـُبشـُروا |
| He/it(m) will grate | huwa hayubshurhuwa hayubshur | هـُو َ هـَيـُبشـُر |
| She/it(f) will grate | hiya hatubshurhiya hatubshur | هـِي َ هـَتـُبشـُر |
| They will grate | humma hayubshuruhumma hayubshuroo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـُبشـُروا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) grate! | 'ubshuruucbshur | أ ُبشـُر |
| You(f) grate! | 'ubshuriuucbshury | أ ُبشـُري |
| You(pl) grate! | 'ubshuruuucbshuroo | أ ُبشـُروا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am grating | 'ana baashiraacnaa baashir | أنا َ با َشـِر |
| I(f) am grating | 'ana baashiraaacnaa baashiraö | أنا َ با َشـِر َة |
| We are grating | 'ihna baashireeniicHnaa baashiryn | إحنا َ با َشـِرين |
| You(m) are grating | 'inta baashiriicnta baashir | إنت َ با َشـِر |
| You(f) are grating | 'inti baashiraiicnti baashiraö | إنت ِ با َشـِر َة |
| You(pl) are grating | 'intu baashireeniicntoo baashiryn | إنتوا با َشـِرين |
| He/it(m) is grating | huwa baashirhuwa baashir | هـُو َ با َشـِر |
| She/it(f) is grating | hiya baashirahiya baashiraö | هـِي َ با َشـِر َة |
| They are grating | humma baashireenhumma baashiryn | هـُمّ َ با َشـِرين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is grated | huwa mabshoorhuwa mabshwr | هـُو َ مـَبشور |
| She/it(f) is grated | hiya mabshoorahiya mabshwraö | هـِي َ مـَبشور َة |
| They are grated | humma mabshooreenhumma mabshwryn | هـُمّ َ مـَبشورين |
