Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI boil | ||
| إِنْتَyou boil (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou boil (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe boils | ||
| هِيَّshe boils | ||
| إِحْنَاwe boil | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all boil | ||
| هُمَّthey boil |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
غَلَى
to boil (water)
- #235 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: غَالِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI boiled | ||
| إِنْتَyou boiled (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou boiled (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe boiled | ||
| هِيَّshe boiled | ||
| إِحْنَاwe boiled | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all boiled | ||
| هُمَّthey boiled |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will boil | ||
| إِنْتَyou will boil (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will boil (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will boil | ||
| هِيَّshe will boil | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will boil | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will boil | ||
| هُمَّthey will boil |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I boil | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you boil (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you boil (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he boils | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she boils | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we boil | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all boil | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they boil |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَboil! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِboil! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوboil! (to several people) |
How to use غَلَى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَغْلِي مَيَّة لِلشَّاي كُلّ يُوم الصُّبْح.
I boil water for tea every morning.
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Past
غَلِيت اللَّبَن وِسِبْتُه يِبْرَد شُوَيَّة.
I boiled the milk and let it cool a little.
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Future
المَيَّة هَتِغْلِي فِي دِقِيقْتِين.
The water will boil in two minutes.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِغْلِي المَيَّة قَبْل مَا تِشْرَبْهَا هِنَا.
You have to boil the water before you drink it here.
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Commands
اِغْلِي المَيَّة وِحُطّ النَّعْنَاع بَعْدِين.
Boil the water and put the mint in afterwards.
Good to know
- غَلَى is said of water, milk and tea coming to the boil, المَيَّة بِتِغْلِي; boiling an egg or vegetables is سَلَق, and غَالِي is also expensive.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.