Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I retained | 'ana 'ihtafazitaacnaa iicHtafaZit | أنا َ إحتـَفـَظـِت |
| We retained | 'ihna 'ihtafazinaiicHnaa iicHtafaZinaa | إحنا َ إحتـَفـَظـِنا |
| You(m) retained | 'inta 'ihtafazitiicnta iicHtafaZit | إنت َ إحتـَفـَظـِت |
| You(f) retained | 'inti 'ihtafazitiiicnti iicHtafaZity | إنت ِ إحتـَفـَظـِتي |
| You(pl) retained | 'intu 'ihtafazituiicntoo iicHtafaZitoo | إنتوا إحتـَفـَظـِتوا |
| He/it(m) retained | huwa 'ihtafazhuwa iicHtafaZ | هـُو َ إحتـَفـَظ |
| She/it(f) retained | hiya 'ihtafazithiya iicHtafaZit | هـِي َ إحتـَفـَظـِت |
| They retained | humma 'ihtafizuhumma iicHtafiZoo | هـُمّ َ إحتـَفـِظوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might retain | 'ana yimkin 'ahtafizaacnaa yimkin aacHtafiZ | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحتـَفـِظ |
| We might retain | 'ihna yimkin nihtafiziicHnaa yimkin niHtafiZ | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحتـَفـِظ |
| You(m) might retain | 'inta yimkin tihtafiziicnta yimkin tiHtafiZ | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظ |
| You(f) might retain | 'inti yimkin tihtafiziiicnti yimkin tiHtafiZy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظي |
| You(pl) might retain | 'intu yimkin tihtafizuiicntoo yimkin tiHtafiZoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظوا |
| He/it(m) might retain | huwa yimkin yihtafizhuwa yimkin yiHtafiZ | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتـَفـِظ |
| She/it(f) might retain | hiya yimkin tihtafizhiya yimkin tiHtafiZ | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظ |
| They might retain | humma yimkin yihtafizuhumma yimkin yiHtafiZoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتـَفـِظوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I retain | 'ana bahtafizaacnaa baHtafiZ | أنا َ بـَحتـَفـِظ |
| We retain | 'ihna binihtafiziicHnaa biniHtafiZ | إحنا َ بـِنـِحتـَفـِظ |
| You(m) retain | 'inta bitihtafiziicnta bitiHtafiZ | إنت َ بـِتـِحتـَفـِظ |
| You(f) retain | 'inti bitihtifiziiicnti bitiHtifiZy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحتـِفـِظي |
| You(pl) retain | 'intu bitihtafizuiicntoo bitiHtafiZoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحتـَفـِظوا |
| He/it(m) retains | huwa biyihtafizhuwa biyiHtafiZ | هـُو َ بـِيـِحتـَفـِظ |
| She/it(f) retains | hiya bitihtafizhiya bitiHtafiZ | هـِي َ بـِتـِحتـَفـِظ |
| They retain | humma biyihtafizuhumma biyiHtafiZoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحتـَفـِظوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will retain | 'ana hahtafizaacnaa haHtafiZ | أنا َ هـَحتـَفـِظ |
| We will retain | 'ihna hanihtafiziicHnaa haniHtafiZ | إحنا َ هـَنـِحتـَفـِظ |
| You(m) will retain | 'inta hatihtafiziicnta hatiHtafiZ | إنت َ هـَتـِحتـَفـِظ |
| You(f) will retain | 'inti hatihtafiziiicnti hatiHtafiZy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحتـَفـِظي |
| You(pl) will retain | 'intu hatihtafizuiicntoo hatiHtafiZoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحتـَفـِظوا |
| He/it(m) will retain | huwa hayihtafizhuwa hayiHtafiZ | هـُو َ هـَيـِحتـَفـِظ |
| She/it(f) will retain | hiya hatihtafizhiya hatiHtafiZ | هـِي َ هـَتـِحتـَفـِظ |
| They will retain | humma hayihtafizuhumma hayiHtafiZoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحتـَفـِظوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) retain! | 'ithafiziictHafiZ | إتحـَفـِظ |
| You(f) retain! | 'ithafiziiictHafiZy | إتحـَفـِظي |
| You(pl) retain! | 'ithafizuiictHafiZoo | إتحـَفـِظوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is retained | huwa muhtafizhuwa muHtafiZ | هـُو َ مـُحتـَفـِظ |
| She/it(f) is retained | hiya muhtafizahiya muHtafiZaö | هـِي َ مـُحتـَفـِظـَة |
| They are retained | humma muhtafizeenhumma muHtafiZyn | هـُمّ َ مـُحتـَفـِظين |
