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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

خِلِص

to end, to finish, to run out

  • #43 most used
  • Regular verb
  • Active participle: خَالِص

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI end
إِنْتَyou end (to a man)
إِنْتِyou end (to a woman)
هُوَّhe ends
هِيَّshe ends
إِحْنَاwe end
إِنْتُوyou all end
هُمَّthey end

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI ended
إِنْتَyou ended (to a man)
إِنْتِyou ended (to a woman)
هُوَّhe ended
هِيَّshe ended
إِحْنَاwe ended
إِنْتُوyou all ended
هُمَّthey ended

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will end
إِنْتَyou will end (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will end (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will end
هِيَّshe will end
إِحْنَاwe will end
إِنْتُوyou all will end
هُمَّthey will end

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I end
إِنْتَ(that) you end (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you end (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he ends
هِيَّ(that) she ends
إِحْنَا(that) we end
إِنْتُو(that) you all end
هُمَّ(that) they end

Commands

الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t

Form Affirmative Negative
إِنْتَend! (to a man)
إِنْتِend! (to a woman)
إِنْتُوend! (to several people)

How to use خِلِص

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    الشُّغْل بِيِخْلَص السَّاعَة خَمْسَة كُلّ يُوم.

    Work ends at five every day.

  2. Past

    السُّكَّر خِلِص, نِشْتِرِي مِن فِين?

    The sugar ran out, where do we buy some?

  3. Future

    الشِّتَا هَيِخْلَص فِي مَارِس, إِنْ شَاء الله.

    Winter will end in March, God willing.

  4. After want, must and can

    لاَزِم أَخْلَص مِن الشُّغْل قَبْل سِتَّة.

    I have to be done with work before six.

  5. Commands

    اِخْلَص يَا كَرِيم, التَّاكْسِي مِسْتَنِّي!

    Hurry up and finish, Karim, the taxi's waiting!

Good to know

  • خِلِص مِن is to be done with something: خِلِصْت مِن الشُّغْل, I'm done with work.
  • خَلاَص, from the same root, is the everyday "done", "that's it" or "all right"; خَالِص on its own means "at all" (مِش عَايِز خَالِص).

Where you hear خِلِص

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 2

  • الشِّتَا بِيخْلَص فِي مَارِس. Winter ends in March.
  • الشُّغْل خِلِص السَّاعَة خَمْسَة. Work finished at five.
  • الرَّبِيع هَيِخْلَص بِسُرْعَة. Spring will be over quickly.

Egyptian Arabic · Beginner Level 3

  • الشِّتَا بِيخْلَص فِي مَارِس. Winter ends in March.
  • الشُّغْل خِلِص السَّاعَة خَمْسَة. Work finished at five.
  • الرَّبِيع هَيِخْلَص بِسُرْعَة. Spring will be over quickly.
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The Seasons

Beginner Level 2 · الشِّتَا بِيخْلَص إِمْتَى?

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The Old House

Beginner Level 3 · يَا ابْنِي, البِيت خِلِص? · السَّقْف خِلِص, خَلاَص.

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The List

Intermediate Level 2 · يَا لِيُو, الإِقَامَة بِتِخْلَص فِي مَايُو. · لَمَّا الجَوَاب يِخْلَص. · لَمَّا الجَوَاب يِخْلَص, رُوح الجَوَازَات.

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The Call to Chicago

Intermediate Level 2 · لَمَّا يِخْلَص, إِن شَاء اللَّه.

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The agent's call

Advanced Level 1 · لِسَّه, وِوَاحْدَة لِسَّه خَالْصَة.

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The terms

Advanced Level 1 · لَوْ المَشْرُوع خِلِص فِي وَقْتُه.

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Grandma's street

Advanced Level 1 · لَمَّا البِيت يِخْلَص, عَنْدَك وَقْت.

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A Morning of Jasmine

Fluency Level 1 · صَبَاح الوَرْد عَلَيْك. خِلِصْت?

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Look, the thing is

Fluency Level 1 · النَّاس هَتْرُوح هِنَاك, خَلَاص, خِلِصْنَا.

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The Tale Is Over

Fluency Level 2 · خِلْصِت الحَدُّوتَة. · تُوتَة تُوتَة, خِلْصِت الحَدُّوتَة.

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For good

Fluency Level 3 · الإِقَامَة بِتِخْلَص فِي مَارِس تَانِي. · أَيْوَه, مِش هَتِخْلَص تَانِي خَالِص.

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The file

Fluency Level 3 · كُلّ حَاجَة خَلْصَانَة فِي أُسْبُوع.

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