“Pressed” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Pressed” (the verb, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Nzelt

(You) Nzelt

(You, plural) Nzeltou

(He) Nzel

(She) Nezlet

(We) Nzelna

(They) Nezlou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نزلت (I)

نزلت (You)

نزلتوا (You, plural)

نزل (He)

نزلت (She)

نزلنا (We)

نزلوا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I pressed the brakes to stop.”

Nzelt 3al frein bch ne9ef.

.نزلت عالفران باش ناقف

 
“I didn’t press the elevator button yet.”

Ltaw manzelt 3ala 9ars el ascenseur.

.لتو ما نزلت على قرص الاسانصور

 
“Did you press the elevator button?”

Nzelt 3ala 9ars el ascenseur?

نزلت على قرص الاسانصور ؟

 
“Are you two sure you pressed the send button?”

Mthabtin eli entouma nzeltou 3ala el 9ars eli yeb3ath?

مثبتين الي انتوما نزلتوا على القرص الي يبعث ؟

 
“He forgot to press the send button.”

Nsa bch yenzel 3ala el 9ars eli yeb3ath.

.نسى باش ينزل على القرص الي يبعث

 
“She didn’t press submit on the form.”

Ma nezletsh 3ala soumettre fil formulaire.

.ما نزلتش على سوماتر في الفورميلار

 
“We pressed the elevator button, but it’s not coming.”

Nzelna 3ala 9ars el ascenseur, ama majesh.

.نزلنا على قرص الاسانصور، اما مجاش

 
“They pressed the button.”

Nezlou 3al 9ars.

.نزلوا على القرص

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Press” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

“Presses” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Pressing” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Pressed” (past) in Turkish