Verb details

Word:hold onhold on 
Meaning:challaKallY  خـَلّى

Perfect

for actions that happened in the past

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

Imperfect

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

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

Bi-Imperfect

for actions happening now and habitual actions

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

Ha-Imperfect

for actions that will happen in the future

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

Imperative

telling somebody to do something

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