Verb details

Word:	tracetrace
Meaning:	shaffshaff	شـَفّ

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

English	Egyptian
I traced	'ana shaffeetaacnaa shaffyt	أنا َ شـَفّيت
We traced	'ihna shaffeenaiicHnaa shaffynaa	إحنا َ شـَفّينا
You(m) traced	'inta shaffeetiicnta shaffyt	إنت َ شـَفّيت
You(f) traced	'inti shaffeetiiicnti shaffyty	إنت ِ شـَفّيتي
You(pl) traced	'intu shaffeetuiicntoo shaffytoo	إنتوا شـَفّيتوا
He/it(m) traced	huwa shaffhuwa shaff	هـُو َ شـَفّ
She/it(f) traced	hiya shaffithiya shaffit	هـِي َ شـَفّـِت
They traced	humma shaffuhumma shaffoo	هـُمّ َ شـَفّوا

Imperfect

used with modals (must, should, could, want to...

English	Egyptian
I might trace	'ana yimkin 'ashiffaacnaa yimkin aacshiff	أنا َ يـِمكـِن أشـِفّ
We might trace	'ihna yimkin nishiffiicHnaa yimkin nishiff	إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِشـِفّ
You(m) might trace	'inta yimkin tishiffiicnta yimkin tishiff	إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِفّ
You(f) might trace	'inti yimkin tishiffiiicnti yimkin tishiffy	إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِفّي
You(pl) might trace	'intu yimkin tishiffuiicntoo yimkin tishiffoo	إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِشـِفّوا
He/it(m) might trace	huwa yimkin yishiffhuwa yimkin yishiff	هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـِفّ
She/it(f) might trace	hiya yimkin tishiffhiya yimkin tishiff	هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِشـِفّ
They might trace	humma yimkin yishiffuhumma yimkin yishiffoo	هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِشـِفّوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

English	Egyptian
I trace	'ana bashiffaacnaa bashiff	أنا َ بـَشـِفّ
We trace	'ihna binshiffiicHnaa binshiff	إحنا َ بـِنشـِفّ
You(m) trace	'inta bitshiffiicnta bitshiff	إنت َ بـِتشـِفّ
You(f) trace	'inti bitshiffiiicnti bitshiffy	إنت ِ بـِتشـِفّي
You(pl) trace	'intu bitshiffuiicntoo bitshiffoo	إنتوا بـِتشـِفّوا
He/it(m) traces	huwa biyishiffhuwa biyishiff	هـُو َ بـِيـِشـِفّ
She/it(f) traces	hiya bitshiffhiya bitshiff	هـِي َ بـِتشـِفّ
They trace	humma biyishiffuhumma biyishiffoo	هـُمّ َ بـِيـِشـِفّوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

English	Egyptian
I will trace	'ana hashiffaacnaa hashiff	أنا َ هـَشـِفّ
We will trace	'ihna hanshiffiicHnaa hanshiff	إحنا َ هـَنشـِفّ
You(m) will trace	'inta hatshiffiicnta hatshiff	إنت َ هـَتشـِفّ
You(f) will trace	'inti hatshiffiiicnti hatshiffy	إنت ِ هـَتشـِفّي
You(pl) will trace	'intu hatshiffuiicntoo hatshiffoo	إنتوا هـَتشـِفّوا
He/it(m) will trace	huwa hayishiffhuwa hayishiff	هـُو َ هـَيـِشـِفّ
She/it(f) will trace	hiya hatshiffhiya hatshiff	هـِي َ هـَتشـِفّ
They will trace	humma hayishiffuhumma hayishiffoo	هـُمّ َ هـَيـِشـِفّوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

English	Egyptian
You(m) trace!	shiffshiff	شـِفّ
You(f) trace!	shiffishiffy	شـِفّي
You(pl) trace!	shiffushiffoo	شـِفّوا

Passive Participle

when something has been acted upon

English	Egyptian
He/it(m) is traced	huwa mashfoofhuwa mashfwf	هـُو َ مـَشفوف
She/it(f) is traced	hiya mashfoofahiya mashfwfaö	هـِي َ مـَشفوفـَة
They are traced	humma mashfoofeenhumma mashfwfyn	هـُمّ َ مـَشفوفين