Verb details

Word:detaindetain 
Meaning:'iAta'aliicAtaqal  إعتـَقـَل

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

EnglishEgyptian
I detained'ana 'iAta'altaacnaa iicAtaqalt أنا َ إعتـَقـَلت
We detained'ihna 'iAta'alnaiicHnaa iicAtaqalnaa إحنا َ إعتـَقـَلنا
You(m) detained'inta 'iAta'altiicnta iicAtaqalt إنت َ إعتـَقـَلت
You(f) detained'inti 'iAta'altiiicnti iicAtaqalty إنت ِ إعتـَقـَلتي
You(pl) detained'intu 'iAta'altuiicntoo iicAtaqaltoo إنتوا إعتـَقـَلتوا
He/it(m) detainedhuwa 'iAta'alhuwa iicAtaqal هـُو َ إعتـَقـَل
She/it(f) detainedhiya 'iAta'alithiya iicAtaqalit هـِي َ إعتـَقـَلـِت
They detainedhumma 'iAta'aluhumma iicAtaqaloo هـُمّ َ إعتـَقـَلوا

Imperfect

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

EnglishEgyptian
I might detain'ana yimkin 'aAta'alaacnaa yimkin aacAtaqal أنا َ يـِمكـِن أعتـَقـَل
We might detain'ihna yimkin naAta'aliicHnaa yimkin naAtaqal إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـَعتـَقـَل
You(m) might detain'inta yimkin taAta'aliicnta yimkin taAtaqal إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـَعتـَقـَل
You(f) might detain'inti yimkin taAta'aliiicnti yimkin taAtaqaly إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـَعتـَقـَلي
You(pl) might detain'intu yimkin taAta'aluiicntoo yimkin taAtaqaloo إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـَعتـَقـَلوا
He/it(m) might detainhuwa yimkin yaAta'alhuwa yimkin yaAtaqal هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـَعتـَقـَل
She/it(f) might detainhiya yimkin taAta'alhiya yimkin taAtaqal هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـَعتـَقـَل
They might detainhumma yimkin yaAta'aluhumma yimkin yaAtaqaloo هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـَعتـَقـَلوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

EnglishEgyptian
I detain'ana baAta'alaacnaa baAtaqal أنا َ بـَعتـَقـَل
We detain'ihna binaAta'aliicHnaa binaAtaqal إحنا َ بـِنـَعتـَقـَل
You(m) detain'inta bitaAta'aliicnta bitaAtaqal إنت َ بـِتـَعتـَقـَل
You(f) detain'inti bitaAta'aliiicnti bitaAtaqaly إنت ِ بـِتـَعتـَقـَلي
You(pl) detain'intu bitaAta'aluiicntoo bitaAtaqaloo إنتوا بـِتـَعتـَقـَلوا
He/it(m) detainshuwa biyaAta'alhuwa biyaAtaqal هـُو َ بـِيـَعتـَقـَل
She/it(f) detainshiya bitaAta'alhiya bitaAtaqal هـِي َ بـِتـَعتـَقـَل
They detainhumma biyaAta'luhumma biyaAtaqloo هـُمّ َ بـِيـَعتـَقلوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

EnglishEgyptian
I will detain'ana haAta'alaacnaa haAtaqal أنا َ هـَعتـَقـَل
We will detain'ihna hanaAta'aliicHnaa hanaAtaqal إحنا َ هـَنـَعتـَقـَل
You(m) will detain'inta hataAta'aliicnta hataAtaqal إنت َ هـَتـَعتـَقـَل
You(f) will detain'inti hataAta'aliiicnti hataAtaqaly إنت ِ هـَتـَعتـَقـَلي
You(pl) will detain'intu hataAta'aluiicntoo hataAtaqaloo إنتوا هـَتـَعتـَقـَلوا
He/it(m) will detainhuwa hayaAta'alhuwa hayaAtaqal هـُو َ هـَيـَعتـَقـَل
She/it(f) will detainhiya hataAta'alhiya hataAtaqal هـِي َ هـَتـَعتـَقـَل
They will detainhumma hayaAta'luhumma hayaAtaqloo هـُمّ َ هـَيـَعتـَقلوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

EnglishEgyptian
You(m) detain!'iAta'aliicAtaqal إعتـَقـَل
You(f) detain!'iAta'aliiicAtaqaly إعتـَقـَلي
You(pl) detain!'iAta'aluiicAtaqaloo إعتـَقـَلوا