Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I maintained | 'ana haafiztaacnaa HaafiZt | أنا َ حا َفـِظت |
| We maintained | 'ihna haafiznaiicHnaa HaafiZnaa | إحنا َ حا َفـِظنا |
| You(m) maintained | 'inta haafiztiicnta HaafiZt | إنت َ حا َفـِظت |
| You(f) maintained | 'inti haafiztiiicnti HaafiZty | إنت ِ حا َفـِظتي |
| You(pl) maintained | 'intu haafiztuiicntoo HaafiZtoo | إنتوا حا َفـِظتوا |
| He/it(m) maintained | huwa haafizhuwa HaafiZ | هـُو َ حا َفـِظ |
| She/it(f) maintained | hiya hafzithiya HaafZit | هـِي َ حا َفظـِت |
| They maintained | humma haafizuhumma HaafiZoo | هـُمّ َ حا َفـِظوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might maintain | 'ana yimkin 'ahaafizaacnaa yimkin aacHaafiZ | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحا َفـِظ |
| We might maintain | 'ihna yimkin nihaafiziicHnaa yimkin niHaafiZ | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحا َفـِظ |
| You(m) might maintain | 'inta yimkin tihaafiziicnta yimkin tiHaafiZ | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َفـِظ |
| You(f) might maintain | 'inti yimkin tihafziiicnti yimkin tiHaafZy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َفظي |
| You(pl) might maintain | 'intu yimkin tihafzuiicntoo yimkin tiHaafZoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحا َفظوا |
| He/it(m) might maintain | huwa yimkin yihaafizhuwa yimkin yiHaafiZ | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َفـِظ |
| She/it(f) might maintain | hiya yimkin tihaafizhiya yimkin tiHaafiZ | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحا َفـِظ |
| They might maintain | humma yimkin yihafzuhumma yimkin yiHaafZoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحا َفظوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will maintain | 'ana hahaafizaacnaa haHaafiZ | أنا َ هـَحا َفـِظ |
| We will maintain | 'ihna hanhaafiziicHnaa hanHaafiZ | إحنا َ هـَنحا َفـِظ |
| You(m) will maintain | 'inta hathaafiziicnta hatHaafiZ | إنت َ هـَتحا َفـِظ |
| You(f) will maintain | 'inti hathafziiicnti hatHaafZy | إنت ِ هـَتحا َفظي |
| You(pl) will maintain | 'intu hathafzuiicntoo hatHaafZoo | إنتوا هـَتحا َفظوا |
| He/it(m) will maintain | huwa hayihaafizhuwa hayiHaafiZ | هـُو َ هـَيـِحا َفـِظ |
| She/it(f) will maintain | hiya hathaafizhiya hatHaafiZ | هـِي َ هـَتحا َفـِظ |
| They will maintain | humma hayihafzuhumma hayiHaafZoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحا َفظوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) maintain! | haafizHaafiZ | حا َفـِظ |
| You(f) maintain! | hafziHaafZy | حا َفظي |
| You(pl) maintain! | hafzuHaafZoo | حا َفظوا |
