“Lifted” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Hazit

(You) Hazit

(You, plural) Hazitou

(He) Haz

(She) Hazet

(We) Hazina

(They) Hazou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

هزيت (I)

هزيت (You)

هزيتو (You, plural)

هز (He)

هزت (She)

هزينا (We)

هزو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I lifted about 80 kilos on the bench press today.”

Hazit 80 kilo 3al presse à banc lyoum.

.هزيت 80 كيلو عالبراس ابون اليوم

 
“No, I didn’t lift my hand to stretch. I lifted it to wave at my friend over there.”

(m) Mahazitech yedi bech netkassel , hazzitha bech nbaybi lsa7bi ghadi.

(f) Mahazitech yedi bech netkassel , hazzitha bech nbaybi lsa7abti ghadi.

 .ما هزيتش يدي بش نتكسل، هزيتها بش نبيبي لصاحبي غادي (m)

 .ما هزيتش يدي بش نتكسل، هزيتها بش نبيبي لصاحبتي غادي (f)

 
“Why did you lift the books up there?”

3lech tala3t lktob ghadi?

علاش طلعت الكتب غادي؟

 
“Did you two lift the tree branches off the driveway?”

Hazitou aghsan lchjar mel kayes li 9odem edar?

هزيتو أغصان الشجر من الكياس اللي قدام الدار؟

 
“He lifted the couch to see if the pen went under it.”

Haz lcanapé bech ychouf lstylo ta7 ta7tha walla.

.هز الكاناباي بش يشوف الستيلو طاح تحتها ولا

 
“She lifted the couch to mop under it.”

Hazet lcanapé bech temsa7 ta7tha.

.هزت الكاناباي بش تمسح تحتها

 
“We lifted some boxes upstairs earlier. We’ll lift the rest after our lunch break.”

Hazina chwaya sneda9 lfou9 9bila, taw nhezou lbe9i ba3d pause lftour.

.هزينا شوية صنادق الفوق قبيلة، تو نهزو الباقي بعد بوز الفطور

 
“They lifted their heads up when she called their names.”

Hazou ryoushom lfou9 ki nedetelhom.

.هزو ريوسهم الفوق كي ناداتلهم