Verb details

Word:	ask for helpask for help
Meaning:	'istaAaen biiicstaAaen bi	إستـَعا َن بـِ

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

English	Egyptian
I asked	'ana 'istaAantaacnaa iicstaAaent	أنا َ إستـَعا َنت
We asked	'ihna 'istaAannaiicHnaa iicstaAaennaa	إحنا َ إستـَعا َنّا
You(m) asked	'inta 'istaAantiicnta iicstaAaent	إنت َ إستـَعا َنت
You(f) asked	'inti 'istaAantiiicnti iicstaAaenty	إنت ِ إستـَعا َنتي
You(pl) asked	'intu 'istaAantuiicntoo iicstaAaentoo	إنتوا إستـَعا َنتوا
He/it(m) asked	huwa 'istaAaenhuwa iicstaAaen	هـُو َ إستـَعا َن
She/it(f) asked	hiya 'istaAaenithiya iicstaAaenit	هـِي َ إستـَعا َنـِت
They asked	humma 'istaAanuhumma iicstaAaenoo	هـُمّ َ إستـَعا َنوا

Imperfect

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

English	Egyptian
I might ask	'ana yimkin 'astaAeenaacnaa yimkin aacstaAyn	أنا َ يـِمكـِن أستـَعين
We might ask	'ihna yimkin nistaAeeniicHnaa yimkin nistaAyn	إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِستـَعين
You(m) might ask	'inta yimkin tistaAeeniicnta yimkin tistaAyn	إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَعين
You(f) might ask	'inti yimkin tistaAeeniiicnti yimkin tistaAyny	إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَعيني
You(pl) might ask	'intu yimkin tistaAeenuiicntoo yimkin tistaAynoo	إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِستـَعينوا
He/it(m) might ask	huwa yimkin yistaAeenhuwa yimkin yistaAyn	هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَعين
She/it(f) might ask	hiya yimkin tistaAeenhiya yimkin tistaAyn	هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِستـَعين
They might ask	humma yimkin yistaAeenuhumma yimkin yistaAynoo	هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِستـَعينوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

English	Egyptian
I ask	'ana bastaAeenaacnaa bastaAyn	أنا َ بـَستـَعين
We ask	'ihna binistaAeeniicHnaa binistaAyn	إحنا َ بـِنـِستـَعين
You(m) ask	'inta bitistaAeeniicnta bitistaAyn	إنت َ بـِتـِستـَعين
You(f) ask	'inti bitistaAeeniiicnti bitistaAyny	إنت ِ بـِتـِستـَعيني
You(pl) ask	'intu bitistaAeenuiicntoo bitistaAynoo	إنتوا بـِتـِستـَعينوا
He/it(m) asks	huwa biyistaAeenhuwa biyistaAyn	هـُو َ بـِيـِستـَعين
She/it(f) asks	hiya bitistaAeenhiya bitistaAyn	هـِي َ بـِتـِستـَعين
They ask	humma biyistaAeenuhumma biyistaAynoo	هـُمّ َ بـِيـِستـَعينوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

English	Egyptian
I will ask	'ana hastaAeenaacnaa hastaAyn	أنا َ هـَستـَعين
We will ask	'ihna hanistaAeeniicHnaa hanistaAyn	إحنا َ هـَنـِستـَعين
You(m) will ask	'inta hatistaAeeniicnta hatistaAyn	إنت َ هـَتـِستـَعين
You(f) will ask	'inti hatistaAeeniiicnti hatistaAyny	إنت ِ هـَتـِستـَعيني
You(pl) will ask	'intu hatistaAeenuiicntoo hatistaAynoo	إنتوا هـَتـِستـَعينوا
He/it(m) will ask	huwa hayistaAeenhuwa hayistaAyn	هـُو َ هـَيـِستـَعين
She/it(f) will ask	hiya hatistaAeenhiya hatistaAyn	هـِي َ هـَتـِستـَعين
They will ask	humma hayistaAeenuhumma hayistaAynoo	هـُمّ َ هـَيـِستـَعينوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

English	Egyptian
You(m) ask!	'istaAeeniicstaAyn	إستـَعين
You(f) ask!	'istaAeeniiicstaAyny	إستـَعيني
You(pl) ask!	'istaAeenuiicstaAynoo	إستـَعينوا