Present
المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI fill | ||
| إِنْتَyou fill (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou fill (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe fills | ||
| هِيَّshe fills | ||
| إِحْنَاwe fill | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all fill | ||
| هُمَّthey fill |
EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB
مَلَى
to fill, to fill in
- #229 most used
- Irregular verb
- Active participle: مَالِي
Conjugation
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Past
المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI filled | ||
| إِنْتَyou filled (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou filled (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe filled | ||
| هِيَّshe filled | ||
| إِحْنَاwe filled | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all filled | ||
| هُمَّthey filled |
Future
المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَاI will fill | ||
| إِنْتَyou will fill (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِyou will fill (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّhe will fill | ||
| هِيَّshe will fill | ||
| إِحْنَاwe will fill | ||
| إِنْتُوyou all will fill | ||
| هُمَّthey will fill |
After want, must and can
المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| أَنَا(that) I fill | ||
| إِنْتَ(that) you fill (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِ(that) you fill (to a woman) | ||
| هُوَّ(that) he fills | ||
| هِيَّ(that) she fills | ||
| إِحْنَا(that) we fill | ||
| إِنْتُو(that) you all fill | ||
| هُمَّ(that) they fill |
Commands
الأَمْر · to a man, a woman and several people, and don’t
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| إِنْتَfill! (to a man) | ||
| إِنْتِfill! (to a woman) | ||
| إِنْتُوfill! (to several people) |
How to use مَلَى
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
بَمْلَى الاِسْتِمَارَة بِالقَلَم الأَزْرَق.
I fill in the form with the blue pen.
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Past
مَلِيت الكُبَّايَة مَيَّة لِتِيتَة.
I filled the glass with water for Grandma.
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Future
هَامْلَى الوَرَق بُكْرَة الصُّبْح.
I'll fill in the papers tomorrow morning.
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After want, must and can
لاَزِم تِمْلَى الاِسْتِمَارَة قَبْل مَا تِرُوح الشُّبَّاك.
You have to fill in the form before you go to the window.
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Commands
اِمْلَى الأَزَازَة مِن الحَنَفِيَّة, لَوْ سَمَحْت.
Fill the bottle from the tap, please.
Good to know
- مَلَى is both to fill a glass and to fill in a form.
Where you hear مَلَى
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 2
- كُلّ وَاحِد بِيِمْلَى الاِسْتِمَارَة بِنَفْسُه. Everyone fills in the form himself.
- مَلِيت الاِسْتِمَارَة فِي خَمْس دَقَايِق. I filled in the form in five minutes.
- هَامْلَى لَك الوَرَق وِإِنْتَ فِي الشُّغْل. I'll fill in the papers for you while you're at work.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.