Verb details

Word:	detaindetain
Meaning:	'iAta'aliicAtaqal	إعتـَقـَل

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