“Raised” (physical) (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Tala3t

(You) Tala3t

(You, plural) Tala3tou

(He) Tala3

(She) Tal3et

(We) Tala3na

(They) Tal3ou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

طلعت (I)

طلعت (You)

طلعتو (You, plural)

طلع (He)

طلعت (She)

طلعنا (We)

طلعو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Why did you raise it so high?”

(masculine-based) 3leh tala3tou lfou9 barcha?

(feminine-based) 3leh tala3tha lfou9 barcha?

علاه طلعتو الفوق برشا؟ (masculine-based)

علاه طلعتها الفوق برشا؟ (feminine-based)

 
“Did you raise the paintings too high?”

Tala3t e tableauwet lfou9 barcha?

طلعت التابلوات الفوق برشا؟

 
“He raised it because he thought it more symmetrical with the room that way.”

(masculine-based) Tal3ou 5ater chef eli houwa metnesa9 akthar m3a lbit haka.

(feminine-based) Tala3ha 5ater chef eli hiya metnes9a akthar m3a lbit haka.

.طلعو خاطر شاف لي هو متناسق أكثر مع البيت هكا (masculine-based)

.طلعها خاطر شاف لي هي متناسقة أكثر مع البيت هكا (feminine-based)

 
(poke) “He raised by $75.”

Tala3 el bet b 75 dollars.

.طلع البات بـ 75 دولار

 
“She only raised the painting by a few milimeters.”

Juste tal3et e tableau chwaya millimètrat.

.جيست طلعت التابلو شوية ملليمترات

 
“We didn’t raise the paintings. We only dusted them.”

Matala3nech e tableauwet. Juste nafadhna el ghabra.

.ما طلعناش التابلوات. جيست نفضنا الغبرة

 
“They raised the photos on the wall a bit.”

Tal3ou e tsawer eli 3al 7it chwaya.

.طلعو التصاور لي عالحيط شوية