Verb details

Word:keepkeep 
Meaning:'ihtafiz biiicHtafiZ bi  إحتـَفـِظ بـِ

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

EnglishEgyptian
I kept'ana 'ihtafazitaacnaa iicHtafaZit أنا َ إحتـَفـَظـِت
We kept'ihna 'ihtafazinaiicHnaa iicHtafaZinaa إحنا َ إحتـَفـَظـِنا
You(m) kept'inta 'ihtafazitiicnta iicHtafaZit إنت َ إحتـَفـَظـِت
You(f) kept'inti 'ihtafazitiiicnti iicHtafaZity إنت ِ إحتـَفـَظـِتي
You(pl) kept'intu 'ihtafazituiicntoo iicHtafaZitoo إنتوا إحتـَفـَظـِتوا
He/it(m) kepthuwa 'ihtafazhuwa iicHtafaZ هـُو َ إحتـَفـَظ
She/it(f) kepthiya 'ihtafazithiya iicHtafaZit هـِي َ إحتـَفـَظـِت
They kepthumma 'ihtafizuhumma iicHtafiZoo هـُمّ َ إحتـَفـِظوا

Imperfect

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

EnglishEgyptian
I might keep'ana yimkin 'ahtafizaacnaa yimkin aacHtafiZ أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحتـَفـِظ
We might keep'ihna yimkin nihtafiziicHnaa yimkin niHtafiZ إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحتـَفـِظ
You(m) might keep'inta yimkin tihtafiziicnta yimkin tiHtafiZ إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظ
You(f) might keep'inti yimkin tihtafiziiicnti yimkin tiHtafiZy إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظي
You(pl) might keep'intu yimkin tihtafizuiicntoo yimkin tiHtafiZoo إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظوا
He/it(m) might keephuwa yimkin yihtafizhuwa yimkin yiHtafiZ هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتـَفـِظ
She/it(f) might keephiya yimkin tihtafizhiya yimkin tiHtafiZ هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظ
They might keephumma yimkin yihtafizuhumma yimkin yiHtafiZoo هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتـَفـِظوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

EnglishEgyptian
I keep'ana bahtafizaacnaa baHtafiZ أنا َ بـَحتـَفـِظ
We keep'ihna binihtafiziicHnaa biniHtafiZ إحنا َ بـِنـِحتـَفـِظ
You(m) keep'inta bitihtafiziicnta bitiHtafiZ إنت َ بـِتـِحتـَفـِظ
You(f) keep'inti bitihtifiziiicnti bitiHtifiZy إنت ِ بـِتـِحتـِفـِظي
You(pl) keep'intu bitihtafizuiicntoo bitiHtafiZoo إنتوا بـِتـِحتـَفـِظوا
He/it(m) keepshuwa biyihtafizhuwa biyiHtafiZ هـُو َ بـِيـِحتـَفـِظ
She/it(f) keepshiya bitihtafizhiya bitiHtafiZ هـِي َ بـِتـِحتـَفـِظ
They keephumma biyihtafizuhumma biyiHtafiZoo هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحتـَفـِظوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

EnglishEgyptian
I will keep'ana hahtafizaacnaa haHtafiZ أنا َ هـَحتـَفـِظ
We will keep'ihna hanihtafiziicHnaa haniHtafiZ إحنا َ هـَنـِحتـَفـِظ
You(m) will keep'inta hatihtafiziicnta hatiHtafiZ إنت َ هـَتـِحتـَفـِظ
You(f) will keep'inti hatihtafiziiicnti hatiHtafiZy إنت ِ هـَتـِحتـَفـِظي
You(pl) will keep'intu hatihtafizuiicntoo hatiHtafiZoo إنتوا هـَتـِحتـَفـِظوا
He/it(m) will keephuwa hayihtafizhuwa hayiHtafiZ هـُو َ هـَيـِحتـَفـِظ
She/it(f) will keephiya hatihtafizhiya hatiHtafiZ هـِي َ هـَتـِحتـَفـِظ
They will keephumma hayihtafizuhumma hayiHtafiZoo هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحتـَفـِظوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

EnglishEgyptian
You(m) keep!'ithafiziictHafiZ إتحـَفـِظ
You(f) keep!'ithafiziiictHafiZy إتحـَفـِظي
You(pl) keep!'ithafizuiictHafiZoo إتحـَفـِظوا

Passive Participle

when something has been acted upon

EnglishEgyptian
He/it(m) is kepthuwa muhtafizhuwa muHtafiZ هـُو َ مـُحتـَفـِظ
She/it(f) is kepthiya muhtafizahiya muHtafiZaö هـِي َ مـُحتـَفـِظـَة
They are kepthumma muhtafizeenhumma muHtafiZyn هـُمّ َ مـُحتـَفـِظين