Verb details

Word:	seekseek
Meaning:	bahath fibaHath fy	بـَحـَث في

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

English	Egyptian
I sought	'ana bahathtaacnaa baHatht	أنا َ بـَحـَثت
We sought	'ihna bahathnaiicHnaa baHathnaa	إحنا َ بـَحـَثنا
You(m) sought	'inta bahathtiicnta baHatht	إنت َ بـَحـَثت
You(f) sought	'inti bahathtiiicnti baHathty	إنت ِ بـَحـَثتي
You(pl) sought	'intu bahathtuiicntoo baHathtoo	إنتوا بـَحـَثتوا
He/it(m) sought	huwa bahathhuwa baHath	هـُو َ بـَحـَث
She/it(f) sought	hiya bahathithiya baHathit	هـِي َ بـَحـَثـِت
They sought	humma bahathuhumma baHathoo	هـُمّ َ بـَحـَثوا

Imperfect

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

English	Egyptian
I might seek	'ana yimkin 'abhathaacnaa yimkin aacbHath	أنا َ يـِمكـِن أبحـَث
We might seek	'ihna yimkin nibhathiicHnaa yimkin nibHath	إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِبحـَث
You(m) might seek	'inta yimkin tibhathiicnta yimkin tibHath	إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَث
You(f) might seek	'inti yimkin tibhathiiicnti yimkin tibHathy	إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَثي
You(pl) might seek	'intu yimkin tibhathuiicntoo yimkin tibHathoo	إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَثوا
He/it(m) might seek	huwa yimkin yibhathhuwa yimkin yibHath	هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِبحـَث
She/it(f) might seek	hiya yimkin tibhathhiya yimkin tibHath	هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِبحـَث
They might seek	humma yimkin yibhathuhumma yimkin yibHathoo	هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِبحـَثوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

English	Egyptian
I seek	'ana babhathaacnaa babHath	أنا َ بـَبحـَث
We seek	'ihna binibhathiicHnaa binibHath	إحنا َ بـِنـِبحـَث
You(m) seek	'inta bitibhathiicnta bitibHath	إنت َ بـِتـِبحـَث
You(f) seek	'inti bitibhathiiicnti bitibHathy	إنت ِ بـِتـِبحـَثي
You(pl) seek	'intu bitibhathuiicntoo bitibHathoo	إنتوا بـِتـِبحـَثوا
He/it(m) seeks	huwa biyibhathhuwa biyibHath	هـُو َ بـِيـِبحـَث
She/it(f) seeks	hiya bitibhathhiya bitibHath	هـِي َ بـِتـِبحـَث
They seek	humma biyibhathuhumma biyibHathoo	هـُمّ َ بـِيـِبحـَثوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

English	Egyptian
I will seek	'ana habhathaacnaa habHath	أنا َ هـَبحـَث
We will seek	'ihna hanibhathiicHnaa hanibHath	إحنا َ هـَنـِبحـَث
You(m) will seek	'inta hatibhathiicnta hatibHath	إنت َ هـَتـِبحـَث
You(f) will seek	'inti hatibhathiiicnti hatibHathy	إنت ِ هـَتـِبحـَثي
You(pl) will seek	'intu hatibhathuiicntoo hatibHathoo	إنتوا هـَتـِبحـَثوا
He/it(m) will seek	huwa hayibhathhuwa hayibHath	هـُو َ هـَيـِبحـَث
She/it(f) will seek	hiya hatibhathhiya hatibHath	هـِي َ هـَتـِبحـَث
They will seek	humma hayibhathuhumma hayibHathoo	هـُمّ َ هـَيـِبحـَثوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

English	Egyptian
You(m) seek!	'ibhathiicbHath	إبحـَث
You(f) seek!	'ibhathiiicbHathy	إبحـَثي
You(pl) seek!	'ibhathuiicbHathoo	إبحـَثوا

Passive Participle

when something has been acted upon

English	Egyptian
He/it(m) is sought	huwa mabhoothhuwa mabHwth	هـُو َ مـَبحوث
She/it(f) is sought	hiya mabhoothahiya mabHwthaö	هـِي َ مـَبحوثـَة
They are sought	humma mabhootheenhumma mabHwthyn	هـُمّ َ مـَبحوثين