Verb details

Word:	need (to)need (to)
Meaning:	'ihtaeg liiicHtaeg ly	إحتا َج لي

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

English	Egyptian
I needed	'ana 'ihtagtaacnaa iicHtaegt	أنا َ إحتا َجت
We needed	'ihna 'ihtagnaiicHnaa iicHtaegnaa	إحنا َ إحتا َجنا
You(m) needed	'inta 'ihtagtiicnta iicHtaegt	إنت َ إحتا َجت
You(f) needed	'inti 'ihtagtiiicnti iicHtaegty	إنت ِ إحتا َجتي
You(pl) needed	'intu 'ihtagtuiicntoo iicHtaegtoo	إنتوا إحتا َجتوا
He/it(m) needed	huwa 'ihtaeghuwa iicHtaeg	هـُو َ إحتا َج
She/it(f) needed	hiya 'ihtaegithiya iicHtaegit	هـِي َ إحتا َجـِت
They needed	humma 'ihtaguhumma iicHtaegoo	هـُمّ َ إحتا َجوا

Imperfect

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

English	Egyptian
I might need	'ana yimkin 'ahtaegaacnaa yimkin aacHtaeg	أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحتا َج
We might need	'ihna yimkin nihtaegiicHnaa yimkin niHtaeg	إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحتا َج
You(m) might need	'inta yimkin tihtaegiicnta yimkin tiHtaeg	إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َج
You(f) might need	'inti yimkin tihtaegiiicnti yimkin tiHtaegy	إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َجي
You(pl) might need	'intu yimkin tihtaguiicntoo yimkin tiHtaegoo	إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َجوا
He/it(m) might need	huwa yimkin yihtaeghuwa yimkin yiHtaeg	هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتا َج
She/it(f) might need	hiya yimkin tihtaeghiya yimkin tiHtaeg	هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتا َج
They might need	humma yimkin yihtaguhumma yimkin yiHtaegoo	هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتا َجوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

English	Egyptian
I need	'ana bahtaegaacnaa baHtaeg	أنا َ بـَحتا َج
We need	'ihna binihtaegiicHnaa biniHtaeg	إحنا َ بـِنـِحتا َج
You(m) need	'inta bitihtaegiicnta bitiHtaeg	إنت َ بـِتـِحتا َج
You(f) need	'inti bitihtaegiiicnti bitiHtaegy	إنت ِ بـِتـِحتا َجي
You(pl) need	'intu bitihtaguiicntoo bitiHtaegoo	إنتوا بـِتـِحتا َجوا
He/it(m) needs	huwa biyihtaeghuwa biyiHtaeg	هـُو َ بـِيـِحتا َج
She/it(f) needs	hiya bitihtaeghiya bitiHtaeg	هـِي َ بـِتـِحتا َج
They need	humma biyihtaguhumma biyiHtaegoo	هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحتا َجوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

English	Egyptian
I will need	'ana hahtaegaacnaa haHtaeg	أنا َ هـَحتا َج
We will need	'ihna hanihtaegiicHnaa haniHtaeg	إحنا َ هـَنـِحتا َج
You(m) will need	'inta hatihtaegiicnta hatiHtaeg	إنت َ هـَتـِحتا َج
You(f) will need	'inti hatihtaegiiicnti hatiHtaegy	إنت ِ هـَتـِحتا َجي
You(pl) will need	'intu hatihtaguiicntoo hatiHtaegoo	إنتوا هـَتـِحتا َجوا
He/it(m) will need	huwa hayihtaeghuwa hayiHtaeg	هـُو َ هـَيـِحتا َج
She/it(f) will need	hiya hatihtaeghiya hatiHtaeg	هـِي َ هـَتـِحتا َج
They will need	humma hayihtaguhumma hayiHtaegoo	هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحتا َجوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

English	Egyptian
You(m) need!	'ihtaegiicHtaeg	إحتا َج
You(f) need!	'ihtaegiiicHtaegy	إحتا َجي
You(pl) need!	'ihtaguiicHtaegoo	إحتا َجوا

Passive Participle

when something has been acted upon

English	Egyptian
He/it(m) is needed	huwa mihtaeghuwa miHtaeg	هـُو َ مـِحتا َج
She/it(f) is needed	hiya mihtaegahiya miHtaegaö	هـِي َ مـِحتا َجـَة
They are needed	humma mihtageenhumma miHtaegyn	هـُمّ َ مـِحتا َجين