Verb details

Word:challaKallY  خـَلّى
Meaning:keepkeep 

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

EnglishEgyptian
I kept'ana challeetaacnaa Kallyt أنا َ خـَلّيت
We kept'ihna challeenaiicHnaa Kallynaa إحنا َ خـَلّينا
You(m) kept'inta challeetiicnta Kallyt إنت َ خـَلّيت
You(f) kept'inti challeetiiicnti Kallyty إنت ِ خـَلّيتي
You(pl) kept'intu challeetuiicntoo Kallytoo إنتوا خـَلّيتوا
He/it(m) kepthuwa challahuwa KallY هـُو َ خـَلّى
She/it(f) kepthiya challithiya Kallit هـِي َ خـَلّـِت
They kepthumma challuhumma Kalloo هـُمّ َ خـَلّوا

Imperfect

used with modals (must, should, could, want to...

EnglishEgyptian
I might keep'ana yimkin 'achalliaacnaa yimkin aacKally أنا َ يـِمكـِن أخـَلّي
We might keep'ihna yimkin nichalliiicHnaa yimkin niKally إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِخـَلّي
You(m) might keep'inta yimkin tichalliiicnta yimkin tiKally إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي
You(f) might keep'inti yimkin tichalliiicnti yimkin tiKally إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي
You(pl) might keep'intu yimkin tichalluiicntoo yimkin tiKalloo إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّوا
He/it(m) might keephuwa yimkin yichallihuwa yimkin yiKally هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَلّي
She/it(f) might keephiya yimkin tichallihiya yimkin tiKally هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِخـَلّي
They might keephumma yimkin yichalluhumma yimkin yiKalloo هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِخـَلّوا

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

EnglishEgyptian
I keep'ana bachalliaacnaa baKally أنا َ بـَخـَلّي
We keep'ihna binchalliiicHnaa binKally إحنا َ بـِنخـَلّي
You(m) keep'inta bitchalliiicnta bitKally إنت َ بـِتخـَلّي
You(f) keep'inti bitchalliiicnti bitKally إنت ِ بـِتخـَلّي
You(pl) keep'intu bitchalluiicntoo bitKalloo إنتوا بـِتخـَلّوا
He/it(m) keepshuwa biyichallihuwa biyiKally هـُو َ بـِيـِخـَلّي
She/it(f) keepshiya bitchallihiya bitKally هـِي َ بـِتخـَلّي
They keephumma biyichalluhumma biyiKalloo هـُمّ َ بـِيـِخـَلّوا

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

EnglishEgyptian
I will keep'ana hachalliaacnaa haKally أنا َ هـَخـَلّي
We will keep'ihna hanchalliiicHnaa hanKally إحنا َ هـَنخـَلّي
You(m) will keep'inta hatchalliiicnta hatKally إنت َ هـَتخـَلّي
You(f) will keep'inti hatchalliiicnti hatKally إنت ِ هـَتخـَلّي
You(pl) will keep'intu hatchalluiicntoo hatKalloo إنتوا هـَتخـَلّوا
He/it(m) will keephuwa hayichallihuwa hayiKally هـُو َ هـَيـِخـَلّي
She/it(f) will keephiya hatchallihiya hatKally هـِي َ هـَتخـَلّي
They will keephumma hayichalluhumma hayiKalloo هـُمّ َ هـَيـِخـَلّوا

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

EnglishEgyptian
You(m) keep!challiKally خـَلّي
You(f) keep!challiKally خـَلّي
You(pl) keep!challuKalloo خـَلّوا