Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| 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) detained | huwa 'iAta'alhuwa iicAtaqal | هـُو َ إعتـَقـَل |
| She/it(f) detained | hiya 'iAta'alithiya iicAtaqalit | هـِي َ إعتـَقـَلـِت |
| They detained | humma 'iAta'aluhumma iicAtaqaloo | هـُمّ َ إعتـَقـَلوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| 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 detain | huwa yimkin yaAta'alhuwa yimkin yaAtaqal | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـَعتـَقـَل |
| She/it(f) might detain | hiya yimkin taAta'alhiya yimkin taAtaqal | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـَعتـَقـَل |
| They might detain | humma yimkin yaAta'aluhumma yimkin yaAtaqaloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـَعتـَقـَلوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| 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) detains | huwa biyaAta'alhuwa biyaAtaqal | هـُو َ بـِيـَعتـَقـَل |
| She/it(f) detains | hiya bitaAta'alhiya bitaAtaqal | هـِي َ بـِتـَعتـَقـَل |
| They detain | humma biyaAta'luhumma biyaAtaqloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـَعتـَقلوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| 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 detain | huwa hayaAta'alhuwa hayaAtaqal | هـُو َ هـَيـَعتـَقـَل |
| She/it(f) will detain | hiya hataAta'alhiya hataAtaqal | هـِي َ هـَتـَعتـَقـَل |
| They will detain | humma hayaAta'luhumma hayaAtaqloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـَعتـَقلوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) detain! | 'iAta'aliicAtaqal | إعتـَقـَل |
| You(f) detain! | 'iAta'aliiicAtaqaly | إعتـَقـَلي |
| You(pl) detain! | 'iAta'aluiicAtaqaloo | إعتـَقـَلوا |
