Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I held | 'ana challeetaacnaa Kallyt | أنا َ خـَلّيت |
| We held | 'ihna challeenaiicHnaa Kallynaa | إحنا َ خـَلّينا |
| You(m) held | 'inta challeetiicnta Kallyt | إنت َ خـَلّيت |
| You(f) held | 'inti challeetiiicnti Kallyty | إنت ِ خـَلّيتي |
| You(pl) held | 'intu challeetuiicntoo Kallytoo | إنتوا خـَلّيتوا |
| He/it(m) held | huwa challahuwa KallY | هـُو َ خـَلّى |
| She/it(f) held | hiya challithiya Kallit | هـِي َ خـَلّـِت |
| They held | humma challuhumma Kalloo | هـُمّ َ خـَلّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might hold | 'ana yimkin 'achalliaacnaa yimkin aacKally | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَلّي |
| We might hold | 'ihna yimkin nichalliiicHnaa yimkin niKally | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَلّي |
| You(m) might hold | 'inta yimkin tichalliiicnta yimkin tiKally | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي |
| You(f) might hold | 'inti yimkin tichalliiicnti yimkin tiKally | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي |
| You(pl) might hold | 'intu yimkin tichalluiicntoo yimkin tiKalloo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) might hold | huwa yimkin yichallihuwa yimkin yiKally | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَلّي |
| She/it(f) might hold | hiya yimkin tichallihiya yimkin tiKally | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي |
| They might hold | humma yimkin yichalluhumma yimkin yiKalloo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَلّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I hold | 'ana bachalliaacnaa baKally | أنا َ بـَخـَلّي |
| We hold | 'ihna binchalliiicHnaa binKally | إحنا َ بـِنخـَلّي |
| You(m) hold | 'inta bitchalliiicnta bitKally | إنت َ بـِتخـَلّي |
| You(f) hold | 'inti bitchalliiicnti bitKally | إنت ِ بـِتخـَلّي |
| You(pl) hold | 'intu bitchalluiicntoo bitKalloo | إنتوا بـِتخـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) holds | huwa biyichallihuwa biyiKally | هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَلّي |
| She/it(f) holds | hiya bitchallihiya bitKally | هـِي َ بـِتخـَلّي |
| They hold | humma biyichalluhumma biyiKalloo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَلّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will hold | 'ana hachalliaacnaa haKally | أنا َ هـَخـَلّي |
| We will hold | 'ihna hanchalliiicHnaa hanKally | إحنا َ هـَنخـَلّي |
| You(m) will hold | 'inta hatchalliiicnta hatKally | إنت َ هـَتخـَلّي |
| You(f) will hold | 'inti hatchalliiicnti hatKally | إنت ِ هـَتخـَلّي |
| You(pl) will hold | 'intu hatchalluiicntoo hatKalloo | إنتوا هـَتخـَلّوا |
| He/it(m) will hold | huwa hayichallihuwa hayiKally | هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَلّي |
| She/it(f) will hold | hiya hatchallihiya hatKally | هـِي َ هـَتخـَلّي |
| They will hold | humma hayichalluhumma hayiKalloo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَلّوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) hold! | challiKally | خـَلّي |
| You(f) hold! | challiKally | خـَلّي |
| You(pl) hold! | challuKalloo | خـَلّوا |
