Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI finish | ||
| إِنْتَyou finish (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou finish (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe finishes | ||
| هِيَّshe finishes | ||
| إِحْنَاwe finish | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all finish | ||
| هُمَّthey finish |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
خَلَّص
to finish
- #42 most used
- Regular verb
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI finished | ||
| إِنْتَyou finished (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou finished (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe finished | ||
| هِيَّshe finished | ||
| إِحْنَاwe finished | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all finished | ||
| هُمَّthey finished |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will finish | ||
| إِنْتَyou will finish (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will finish (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will finish | ||
| هِيَّshe will finish | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will finish | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will finish | ||
| هُمَّthey will finish |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I finish | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you finish (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you finish (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he finishes | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she finishes | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we finish | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all finish | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they finish |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَfinish! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِfinish! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوfinish! (to several people) |
How to use خَلَّص
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَاخَلَّص الشُّغْل السَّاعَة أَرْبَعَة كُلّ يُوم.
I finish work at four every day.
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Past
خَلَّصْت الرَّسْم قَبْل العَشَا.
I finished the drawing before dinner.
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Future
هَاخَلَّص مَعَ الجْرُوب وِأَكَلِّمَك.
I'll finish with the group and call you.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم أَخَلَّص قَبْل مَا كَرِيم يِيجِي.
I have to finish before Karim comes.
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Commands
خَلَّص أَكْلَك يَا لِيُو.
Finish your food, Leo.
Good to know
- The thing you finish comes right after the verb, no preposition: خَلَّصْت الشُّغْل; the word خَلاَص, "done, that's it", is from the same root.
Where you hear خَلَّص
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 2
- بَاخَلَّص الشُّغْل السَّاعَة أَرْبَعَة. I finish work at four.
- خَلَّصْت الرَّسْم اِمْبَارِح. I finished the drawing yesterday.
- هَاخَلَّص بَعْد سَاعَة. I'll finish in an hour.
Egyptian Arabic · Intermediate Level 3
- بَاخَلَّص الشُّغْل السَّاعَة أَرْبَعَة. I finish work at four.
- خَلَّصْت الرَّسْم اِمْبَارِح. I finished the drawing yesterday.
- هَاخَلَّص بَعْد سَاعَة. I'll finish in an hour.
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Intermediate Level 2 · عَايِز حَضْرِتَك تِخَلَّص قَبْل الشِّتَا.
The Move
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Intermediate Level 2 · كُنَّا خَلَّصْنَا لَوْ الرِّجَّالَة جُم بَدْرِي.
The Workshop Hears the News
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Intermediate Level 3 · عَايِزَك تِخَلَّص السَّقْف أَوَّل.
Grandma's street
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Advanced Level 1 · لَمَّا أَخَلَّص, بِيتِك بَعْدُه.
Telling Mister Fathi
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Advanced Level 2 · وِمِين يِخَلَّص رُسُومَات البِيت?
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