Verb details

Word:retainretain 
Meaning:'ihtafiz biiicHtafiZ bi  إحتـَفـِظ بـِ

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

EnglishEgyptian
I retained'ana 'ihtafazitaacnaa iicHtafaZit أنا َ إحتـَفـَظـِت
We retained'ihna 'ihtafazinaiicHnaa iicHtafaZinaa إحنا َ إحتـَفـَظـِنا
You(m) retained'inta 'ihtafazitiicnta iicHtafaZit إنت َ إحتـَفـَظـِت
You(f) retained'inti 'ihtafazitiiicnti iicHtafaZity إنت ِ إحتـَفـَظـِتي
You(pl) retained'intu 'ihtafazituiicntoo iicHtafaZitoo إنتوا إحتـَفـَظـِتوا
He/it(m) retainedhuwa 'ihtafazhuwa iicHtafaZ هـُو َ إحتـَفـَظ
She/it(f) retainedhiya 'ihtafazithiya iicHtafaZit هـِي َ إحتـَفـَظـِت
They retainedhumma 'ihtafizuhumma iicHtafiZoo هـُمّ َ إحتـَفـِظوا

Imperfect

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

EnglishEgyptian
I might retain'ana yimkin 'ahtafizaacnaa yimkin aacHtafiZ أنا َ يـِمكـِن أحتـَفـِظ
We might retain'ihna yimkin nihtafiziicHnaa yimkin niHtafiZ إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِحتـَفـِظ
You(m) might retain'inta yimkin tihtafiziicnta yimkin tiHtafiZ إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظ
You(f) might retain'inti yimkin tihtafiziiicnti yimkin tiHtafiZy إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظي
You(pl) might retain'intu yimkin tihtafizuiicntoo yimkin tiHtafiZoo إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظوا
He/it(m) might retainhuwa yimkin yihtafizhuwa yimkin yiHtafiZ هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتـَفـِظ
She/it(f) might retainhiya yimkin tihtafizhiya yimkin tiHtafiZ هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِحتـَفـِظ
They might retainhumma yimkin yihtafizuhumma yimkin yiHtafiZoo هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِحتـَفـِظوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

EnglishEgyptian
I retain'ana bahtafizaacnaa baHtafiZ أنا َ بـَحتـَفـِظ
We retain'ihna binihtafiziicHnaa biniHtafiZ إحنا َ بـِنـِحتـَفـِظ
You(m) retain'inta bitihtafiziicnta bitiHtafiZ إنت َ بـِتـِحتـَفـِظ
You(f) retain'inti bitihtifiziiicnti bitiHtifiZy إنت ِ بـِتـِحتـِفـِظي
You(pl) retain'intu bitihtafizuiicntoo bitiHtafiZoo إنتوا بـِتـِحتـَفـِظوا
He/it(m) retainshuwa biyihtafizhuwa biyiHtafiZ هـُو َ بـِيـِحتـَفـِظ
She/it(f) retainshiya bitihtafizhiya bitiHtafiZ هـِي َ بـِتـِحتـَفـِظ
They retainhumma biyihtafizuhumma biyiHtafiZoo هـُمّ َ بـِيـِحتـَفـِظوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

EnglishEgyptian
I will retain'ana hahtafizaacnaa haHtafiZ أنا َ هـَحتـَفـِظ
We will retain'ihna hanihtafiziicHnaa haniHtafiZ إحنا َ هـَنـِحتـَفـِظ
You(m) will retain'inta hatihtafiziicnta hatiHtafiZ إنت َ هـَتـِحتـَفـِظ
You(f) will retain'inti hatihtafiziiicnti hatiHtafiZy إنت ِ هـَتـِحتـَفـِظي
You(pl) will retain'intu hatihtafizuiicntoo hatiHtafiZoo إنتوا هـَتـِحتـَفـِظوا
He/it(m) will retainhuwa hayihtafizhuwa hayiHtafiZ هـُو َ هـَيـِحتـَفـِظ
She/it(f) will retainhiya hatihtafizhiya hatiHtafiZ هـِي َ هـَتـِحتـَفـِظ
They will retainhumma hayihtafizuhumma hayiHtafiZoo هـُمّ َ هـَيـِحتـَفـِظوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

EnglishEgyptian
You(m) retain!'ithafiziictHafiZ إتحـَفـِظ
You(f) retain!'ithafiziiictHafiZy إتحـَفـِظي
You(pl) retain!'ithafizuiictHafiZoo إتحـَفـِظوا

Passive Participle

when something has been acted upon

EnglishEgyptian
He/it(m) is retainedhuwa muhtafizhuwa muHtafiZ هـُو َ مـُحتـَفـِظ
She/it(f) is retainedhiya muhtafizahiya muHtafiZaö هـِي َ مـُحتـَفـِظـَة
They are retainedhumma muhtafizeenhumma muHtafiZyn هـُمّ َ مـُحتـَفـِظين