Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I retained | 'ana hifiztaacnaa HifiZt | أنا َ حـِفـِظت |
| We retained | 'ihna hifiznaiicHnaa HifiZnaa | إحنا َ حـِفـِظنا |
| You(m) retained | 'inta hifiztiicnta HifiZt | إنت َ حـِفـِظت |
| You(f) retained | 'inti hifiztiiicnti HifiZty | إنت ِ حـِفـِظتي |
| You(pl) retained | 'intu hifiztuiicntoo HifiZtoo | إنتوا حـِفـِظتوا |
| He/it(m) retained | huwa hifizhuwa HifiZ | هـُو َ حـِفـِظ |
| She/it(f) retained | hiya hifzithiya HifZit | هـِي َ حـِفظـِت |
| They retained | humma hifzuhumma HifZoo | هـُمّ َ حـِفظوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might retain | 'ana yimkin 'ahfazaacnaa yimkin aacHfaZ | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحفـَظ |
| We might retain | 'ihna yimkin nihfaziicHnaa yimkin niHfaZ | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحفـَظ |
| You(m) might retain | 'inta yimkin tihfaziicnta yimkin tiHfaZ | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحفـَظ |
| You(f) might retain | 'inti yimkin tihfaziiicnti yimkin tiHfaZy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحفـَظي |
| You(pl) might retain | 'intu yimkin tihfazuiicntoo yimkin tiHfaZoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحفـَظوا |
| He/it(m) might retain | huwa yimkin yihfazhuwa yimkin yiHfaZ | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحفـَظ |
| She/it(f) might retain | hiya yimkin tihfazhiya yimkin tiHfaZ | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحفـَظ |
| They might retain | humma yimkin yihfazuhumma yimkin yiHfaZoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحفـَظوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I retain | 'ana bahfazaacnaa baHfaZ | أنا َ بـَحفـَظ |
| We retain | 'ihna binihfaziicHnaa biniHfaZ | إحنا َ بـِنـِحفـَظ |
| You(m) retain | 'inta bitihfaziicnta bitiHfaZ | إنت َ بـِتـِحفـَظ |
| You(f) retain | 'inti bitihfaziiicnti bitiHfaZy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحفـَظي |
| You(pl) retain | 'intu bitihfazuiicntoo bitiHfaZoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحفـَظوا |
| He/it(m) retains | huwa biyihfazhuwa biyiHfaZ | هـُو َ بـِيـِحفـَظ |
| She/it(f) retains | hiya bitihfazhiya bitiHfaZ | هـِي َ بـِتـِحفـَظ |
| They retain | humma biyihfazuhumma biyiHfaZoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحفـَظوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will retain | 'ana hahfazaacnaa haHfaZ | أنا َ هـَحفـَظ |
| We will retain | 'ihna hanihfaziicHnaa haniHfaZ | إحنا َ هـَنـِحفـَظ |
| You(m) will retain | 'inta hatihfaziicnta hatiHfaZ | إنت َ هـَتـِحفـَظ |
| You(f) will retain | 'inti hatihfaziiicnti hatiHfaZy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحفـَظي |
| You(pl) will retain | 'intu hatihfazuiicntoo hatiHfaZoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحفـَظوا |
| He/it(m) will retain | huwa hayihfazhuwa hayiHfaZ | هـُو َ هـَيـِحفـَظ |
| She/it(f) will retain | hiya hatihfazhiya hatiHfaZ | هـِي َ هـَتـِحفـَظ |
| They will retain | humma hayihfazuhumma hayiHfaZoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحفـَظوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) retain! | 'ihfiziicHfiZ | إحفـِظ |
| You(f) retain! | 'ihfiziiicHfiZy | إحفـِظي |
| You(pl) retain! | 'ihfizuiicHfiZoo | إحفـِظوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am retaining | 'ana haafizaacnaa HaafiZ | أنا َ حا َفـِظ |
| I(f) am retaining | 'ana haafizaaacnaa HaafiZaö | أنا َ حا َفـِظـَة |
| We are retaining | 'ihna haafizeeniicHnaa HaafiZyn | إحنا َ حا َفـِظين |
| You(m) are retaining | 'inta haafiziicnta HaafiZ | إنت َ حا َفـِظ |
| You(f) are retaining | 'inti haafizaiicnti HaafiZaö | إنت ِ حا َفـِظـَة |
| You(pl) are retaining | 'intu haafizeeniicntoo HaafiZyn | إنتوا حا َفـِظين |
| He/it(m) is retaining | huwa haafizhuwa HaafiZ | هـُو َ حا َفـِظ |
| She/it(f) is retaining | hiya haafizahiya HaafiZaö | هـِي َ حا َفـِظـَة |
| They are retaining | humma haafizeenhumma HaafiZyn | هـُمّ َ حا َفـِظين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is retained | huwa mahfoozhuwa maHfwZ | هـُو َ مـَحفوظ |
| She/it(f) is retained | hiya mahfoozahiya maHfwZaö | هـِي َ مـَحفوظـَة |
| They are retained | humma mahfoozeenhumma maHfwZyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحفوظين |
