“Dug” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) 7fert

(You) 7fert

(You, plural) 7fertou

(He) 7fer

(She) 7efret

(We) 7ferna

(They) 7efrou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حفرت (I)

حفرت (You)

حفرتو (You, plural)

حفر (He)

حفرت (She)

حفرنا (We)

حفرو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I dug the land in order to plant some trees.”

7fert l ardh bech nazra3 chwaya achjar.

.حفرت الأرض بش نزرع شويّة أشجار

 
“I didn’t dig the garden all by myself.”

Ma7fertech ejjarda lkol wa7di.

.ماحفرتش الجردة الكلّ وحدي

 
“Why did you dig this hole?”

3lech 7fert l 7ofra hedhi?

علاش حفرت الحفرة هذي؟

 
“You didn’t need to dig so deeply.”

Mekenech lezem te7fer hedha lkol.

.ماكانش لازم تحفر هذا الكلّ

 
“Who dug this pit?”

Chkoun 7fer l 7ofra l kbira hedhi?

شكون حفر الحفرة الكبيرة هذي؟

 
“My cat has dug all over the yard.”

(m) 9attousi 7fer ejjarda lkol.

(f) 9attousti 7efret ejjarda lkol.

.قطّوسي حفر الجردة الكلّ (m)

.قطّوستي حفرت الجردة الكلّ (f)

 
“We dug as fast as we could.”

7ferna fi asra3 wa9t momkon.

.حفرنا في أسرع وقت ممكن

 
“We have dug the foundation for the house.”

7ferna les bases mta3 eddar.

.حفرنا لي باز متع الدّار

 
“How did they dig such a big hole?”

Kifech 7efrou 7ofra fel kobr hedheka?

كيفاش حفرو حفرة في الكبر هاذاكا؟

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Dig” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

“Digging” (present) in Tunisian Arabic