Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I detained | 'ana hagaztaacnaa Hagazt | أنا َ حـَجـَزت |
| We detained | 'ihna hagaznaiicHnaa Hagaznaa | إحنا َ حـَجـَزنا |
| You(m) detained | 'inta hagaztiicnta Hagazt | إنت َ حـَجـَزت |
| You(f) detained | 'inti hagaztiiicnti Hagazty | إنت ِ حـَجـَزتي |
| You(pl) detained | 'intu hagaztuiicntoo Hagaztoo | إنتوا حـَجـَزتوا |
| He/it(m) detained | huwa hagazhuwa Hagaz | هـُو َ حـَجـَز |
| She/it(f) detained | hiya hagazithiya Hagazit | هـِي َ حـَجـَز ِت |
| They detained | humma hagazuhumma Hagazoo | هـُمّ َ حـَجـَزوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might detain | 'ana yimkin 'ahgizaacnaa yimkin aacHgiz | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحجـِز |
| We might detain | 'ihna yimkin nihgiziicHnaa yimkin niHgiz | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحجـِز |
| You(m) might detain | 'inta yimkin tihgiziicnta yimkin tiHgiz | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحجـِز |
| You(f) might detain | 'inti yimkin tihgiziiicnti yimkin tiHgizy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحجـِزي |
| You(pl) might detain | 'intu yimkin tihgizuiicntoo yimkin tiHgizoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحجـِزوا |
| He/it(m) might detain | huwa yimkin yihgizhuwa yimkin yiHgiz | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحجـِز |
| She/it(f) might detain | hiya yimkin tihgizhiya yimkin tiHgiz | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحجـِز |
| They might detain | humma yimkin yihgizuhumma yimkin yiHgizoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحجـِزوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I detain | 'ana bahgizaacnaa baHgiz | أنا َ بـَحجـِز |
| We detain | 'ihna binihgiziicHnaa biniHgiz | إحنا َ بـِنـِحجـِز |
| You(m) detain | 'inta bitihgiziicnta bitiHgiz | إنت َ بـِتـِحجـِز |
| You(f) detain | 'inti bitihgiziiicnti bitiHgizy | إنت ِ بـِتـِحجـِزي |
| You(pl) detain | 'intu bitihgizuiicntoo bitiHgizoo | إنتوا بـِتـِحجـِزوا |
| He/it(m) detains | huwa biyihgizhuwa biyiHgiz | هـُو َ بـِيـِحجـِز |
| She/it(f) detains | hiya bitihgizhiya bitiHgiz | هـِي َ بـِتـِحجـِز |
| They detain | humma biyihgizuhumma biyiHgizoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحجـِزوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will detain | 'ana hahgizaacnaa haHgiz | أنا َ هـَحجـِز |
| We will detain | 'ihna hanihgiziicHnaa haniHgiz | إحنا َ هـَنـِحجـِز |
| You(m) will detain | 'inta hatihgiziicnta hatiHgiz | إنت َ هـَتـِحجـِز |
| You(f) will detain | 'inti hatihgiziiicnti hatiHgizy | إنت ِ هـَتـِحجـِزي |
| You(pl) will detain | 'intu hatihgizuiicntoo hatiHgizoo | إنتوا هـَتـِحجـِزوا |
| He/it(m) will detain | huwa hayihgizhuwa hayiHgiz | هـُو َ هـَيـِحجـِز |
| She/it(f) will detain | hiya hatihgizhiya hatiHgiz | هـِي َ هـَتـِحجـِز |
| They will detain | humma hayihgizuhumma hayiHgizoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحجـِزوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) detain! | 'ihgiziicHgiz | إحجـِز |
| You(f) detain! | 'ihgiziiicHgizy | إحجـِزي |
| You(pl) detain! | 'ihgizuiicHgizoo | إحجـِزوا |
Active Participle
for some actions happening now (movement, thinking, sense)
| English | Egyptian |
| I(m) am detaining | 'ana haegizaacnaa Haegiz | أنا َ حا َجـِز |
| I(f) am detaining | 'ana haegizaaacnaa Haegizaö | أنا َ حا َجـِز َة |
| We are detaining | 'ihna haegizeeniicHnaa Haegizyn | إحنا َ حا َجـِزين |
| You(m) are detaining | 'inta haegiziicnta Haegiz | إنت َ حا َجـِز |
| You(f) are detaining | 'inti haegizaiicnti Haegizaö | إنت ِ حا َجـِز َة |
| You(pl) are detaining | 'intu haegizeeniicntoo Haegizyn | إنتوا حا َجـِزين |
| He/it(m) is detaining | huwa haegizhuwa Haegiz | هـُو َ حا َجـِز |
| She/it(f) is detaining | hiya haegizahiya Haegizaö | هـِي َ حا َجـِز َة |
| They are detaining | humma haegizeenhumma Haegizyn | هـُمّ َ حا َجـِزين |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is detained | huwa mahgoozhuwa maHgwz | هـُو َ مـَحجوز |
| She/it(f) is detained | hiya mahgoozahiya maHgwzaö | هـِي َ مـَحجوز َة |
| They are detained | humma mahgoozeenhumma maHgwzyn | هـُمّ َ مـَحجوزين |
