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Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  detained | 'ana hagaztaacnaa Hagazt | أنا َ حـَجـَزت | 
| We  detained | 'ihna hagaznaiicHnaa Hagaznaa | إحنا َ حـَجـَزنا | 
| You(m)  detained | 'inta hagaztiicnta Hagazt | إنت َ حـَجـَزت | 
| You(f)  detained | 'inti hagaztiiicnti Hagazty | إنت ِ حـَجـَزتي | 
| You(pl)  detained | 'intu hagaztuiicntoo Hagaztoo | إنتوا حـَجـَزتوا | 
| He/it(m)  detained | huwa hagazhuwa Hagaz | هـُو َ حـَجـَز | 
| She/it(f)  detained | hiya hagazithiya Hagazit | هـِي َ حـَجـَز ِت | 
| They  detained | humma hagazuhumma Hagazoo | هـُمّ َ حـَجـَزوا | 
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian | 
| I might  detain | 'ana yimkin 'ahgizaacnaa yimkin aacHgiz | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحجـِز | 
| We might  detain | 'ihna yimkin nihgiziicHnaa yimkin niHgiz | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحجـِز | 
| You(m) might  detain | 'inta yimkin tihgiziicnta yimkin tiHgiz | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحجـِز | 
| You(f) might  detain | 'inti yimkin tihgiziiicnti yimkin tiHgizy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحجـِزي | 
| You(pl) might  detain | 'intu yimkin tihgizuiicntoo yimkin tiHgizoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحجـِزوا | 
| He/it(m) might  detain | huwa yimkin yihgizhuwa yimkin yiHgiz | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحجـِز | 
| She/it(f) might  detain | hiya yimkin tihgizhiya yimkin tiHgiz | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحجـِز | 
| They might  detain | humma yimkin yihgizuhumma yimkin yiHgizoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحجـِزوا | 
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian | 
| I  detain | 'ana bahgizaacnaa baHgiz | أنا َ بـَحجـِز | 
| We  detain | 'ihna binihgiziicHnaa biniHgiz | إحنا َ بـِنـِحجـِز | 
| You(m)  detain | 'inta bitihgiziicnta bitiHgiz | إنت َ بـِتـِحجـِز | 
| You(f)  detain | 'inti bitihgiziiicnti bitiHgizy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحجـِزي | 
| You(pl)  detain | 'intu bitihgizuiicntoo bitiHgizoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحجـِزوا | 
| He/it(m)  detains | huwa biyihgizhuwa biyiHgiz | هـُو َ بـِيـِحجـِز | 
| She/it(f)  detains | hiya bitihgizhiya bitiHgiz | هـِي َ بـِتـِحجـِز | 
| They  detain | humma biyihgizuhumma biyiHgizoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحجـِزوا | 
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian | 
| I will  detain | 'ana hahgizaacnaa haHgiz | أنا َ هـَحجـِز | 
| We will  detain | 'ihna hanihgiziicHnaa haniHgiz | إحنا َ هـَنـِحجـِز | 
| You(m) will  detain | 'inta hatihgiziicnta hatiHgiz | إنت َ هـَتـِحجـِز | 
| You(f) will  detain | 'inti hatihgiziiicnti hatiHgizy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحجـِزي | 
| You(pl) will  detain | 'intu hatihgizuiicntoo hatiHgizoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحجـِزوا | 
| He/it(m) will  detain | huwa hayihgizhuwa hayiHgiz | هـُو َ هـَيـِحجـِز | 
| She/it(f) will  detain | hiya hatihgizhiya hatiHgiz | هـِي َ هـَتـِحجـِز | 
| They will  detain | humma hayihgizuhumma hayiHgizoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحجـِزوا | 
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian | 
| You(m)  detain! | 'ihgiziicHgiz | إحجـِز | 
| You(f)  detain! | 'ihgiziiicHgizy | إحجـِزي | 
| You(pl)  detain! | 'ihgizuiicHgizoo | إحجـِزوا | 
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian | 
| I(m) am  detaining | 'ana haegizaacnaa Haegiz | أنا َ حا َجـِز | 
| I(f) am  detaining | 'ana haegizaaacnaa Haegizaö | أنا َ حا َجـِز َة | 
| We are  detaining | 'ihna haegizeeniicHnaa Haegizyn | إحنا َ حا َجـِزين | 
| You(m) are  detaining | 'inta haegiziicnta Haegiz | إنت َ حا َجـِز | 
| You(f) are  detaining | 'inti haegizaiicnti Haegizaö | إنت ِ حا َجـِز َة | 
| You(pl) are  detaining | 'intu haegizeeniicntoo Haegizyn | إنتوا حا َجـِزين | 
| He/it(m) is  detaining | huwa haegizhuwa Haegiz | هـُو َ حا َجـِز | 
| She/it(f) is  detaining | hiya haegizahiya Haegizaö | هـِي َ حا َجـِز َة | 
| They are  detaining | humma haegizeenhumma Haegizyn | هـُمّ َ حا َجـِزين | 
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian | 
| He/it(m) is  detained | huwa mahgoozhuwa maHgwz | هـُو َ مـَحجوز | 
| She/it(f) is  detained | hiya mahgoozahiya maHgwzaö | هـِي َ مـَحجوز َة | 
| They are  detained | humma mahgoozeenhumma maHgwzyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحجوزين |