Verb details

Word:'istaAaen biiicstaAaen bi  إستـَعا َن بـِ
Meaning:ask for helpask for help 

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

EnglishEgyptian
I asked'ana 'istaAantaacnaa iicstaAaent أنا َ إستـَعا َنت
We asked'ihna 'istaAannaiicHnaa iicstaAaennaa إحنا َ إستـَعا َنّا
You(m) asked'inta 'istaAantiicnta iicstaAaent إنت َ إستـَعا َنت
You(f) asked'inti 'istaAantiiicnti iicstaAaenty إنت ِ إستـَعا َنتي
You(pl) asked'intu 'istaAantuiicntoo iicstaAaentoo إنتوا إستـَعا َنتوا
He/it(m) askedhuwa 'istaAaenhuwa iicstaAaen هـُو َ إستـَعا َن
She/it(f) askedhiya 'istaAaenithiya iicstaAaenit هـِي َ إستـَعا َنـِت
They askedhumma 'istaAanuhumma iicstaAaenoo هـُمّ َ إستـَعا َنوا

Imperfect

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

EnglishEgyptian
I might ask'ana yimkin 'astaAeenaacnaa yimkin aacstaAyn أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَعين
We might ask'ihna yimkin nistaAeeniicHnaa yimkin nistaAyn إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَعين
You(m) might ask'inta yimkin tistaAeeniicnta yimkin tistaAyn إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَعين
You(f) might ask'inti yimkin tistaAeeniiicnti yimkin tistaAyny إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَعيني
You(pl) might ask'intu yimkin tistaAeenuiicntoo yimkin tistaAynoo إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِستـَعينوا
He/it(m) might askhuwa yimkin yistaAeenhuwa yimkin yistaAyn هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَعين
She/it(f) might askhiya yimkin tistaAeenhiya yimkin tistaAyn هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَعين
They might askhumma yimkin yistaAeenuhumma yimkin yistaAynoo هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَعينوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

EnglishEgyptian
I ask'ana bastaAeenaacnaa bastaAyn أنا َ بـَستـَعين
We ask'ihna binistaAeeniicHnaa binistaAyn إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَعين
You(m) ask'inta bitistaAeeniicnta bitistaAyn إنت َ بـِتـِستـَعين
You(f) ask'inti bitistaAeeniiicnti bitistaAyny إنت ِ بـِتـِستـَعيني
You(pl) ask'intu bitistaAeenuiicntoo bitistaAynoo إنتوا بـِتـِستـَعينوا
He/it(m) askshuwa biyistaAeenhuwa biyistaAyn هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَعين
She/it(f) askshiya bitistaAeenhiya bitistaAyn هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَعين
They askhumma biyistaAeenuhumma biyistaAynoo هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَعينوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

EnglishEgyptian
I will ask'ana hastaAeenaacnaa hastaAyn أنا َ هـَستـَعين
We will ask'ihna hanistaAeeniicHnaa hanistaAyn إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَعين
You(m) will ask'inta hatistaAeeniicnta hatistaAyn إنت َ هـَتـِستـَعين
You(f) will ask'inti hatistaAeeniiicnti hatistaAyny إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَعيني
You(pl) will ask'intu hatistaAeenuiicntoo hatistaAynoo إنتوا هـَتـِستـَعينوا
He/it(m) will askhuwa hayistaAeenhuwa hayistaAyn هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَعين
She/it(f) will askhiya hatistaAeenhiya hatistaAyn هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَعين
They will askhumma hayistaAeenuhumma hayistaAynoo هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَعينوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

EnglishEgyptian
You(m) ask!'istaAeeniicstaAyn إستـَعين
You(f) ask!'istaAeeniiicstaAyny إستـَعيني
You(pl) ask!'istaAeenuiicstaAynoo إستـَعينوا