Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI dream | ||
| إِنْتَyou dream (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou dream (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe dreams | ||
| هِيَّshe dreams | ||
| إِحْنَاwe dream | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all dream | ||
| هُمَّthey dream |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
حِلِم
to dream
- #176 most used
- Regular verb
- Active participle: حَالِم
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI dreamed | ||
| إِنْتَyou dreamed (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou dreamed (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe dreamed | ||
| هِيَّshe dreamed | ||
| إِحْنَاwe dreamed | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all dreamed | ||
| هُمَّthey dreamed |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will dream | ||
| إِنْتَyou will dream (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will dream (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will dream | ||
| هِيَّshe will dream | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will dream | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will dream | ||
| هُمَّthey will dream |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I dream | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you dream (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you dream (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he dreams | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she dreams | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we dream | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all dream | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they dream |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَdream! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِdream! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوdream! (to several people) |
How to use حِلِم
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَحْلَم بِالبَحْر كُلّ لِيلَة.
I dream of the sea every night.
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Past
حِلِمْت بِتِيتَة وِالبِيت القَدِيم إِمْبَارِح.
I dreamed of Grandma and the old house last night.
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Future
هَنِحْلَم بِالصِّيف طُول الشِّتَا.
We'll dream of summer all winter.
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After want, must and can
عَايْزَة أَحْلَم بِحَاجَة حِلْوَة.
I want to dream of something nice.
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Commands
اِحْلَم كِبِير, يَا كَرِيم.
Dream big, Karim.
Good to know
- حِلِم بِ is to dream of something: بَحْلَم بِالبَحْر.
Where you hear حِلِم
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3
- بَحْلَم بِالبَحْر كُلّ لِيلَة. I dream of the sea every night.
- حِلِمْت بِالغَرْدَقَة إِمْبَارِح. I dreamed of Hurghada last night.
- هَنِحْلَم بِالصِّيف طُول الشِّتَا. We'll dream of summer all winter.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.