“Ate” (past) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) 2akalet

(You) (m) 2akalet

(You) (f) 2akalte

(You, plural) 2akalto

(He) 2akal

(She) 2akalit

(We) 2akalna

(They) 2akalo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أكالت (I)

أكالت (You) (m)

أكالتي (You) (f)

أكالتو (You, plural)

أكال (He)

أكاليت (She)

أكالنا (We)

أكالو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Ate” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of the word “Ate” (“Eat” in the past participle).)
 
“I ate earlier.”

2akalet bakir.

.أكالت باكير

 
“Did you already eat?”

(m) Khalaset 2akel?

(f) Khalaste 2akel?

خلاصت أكل؟ (m)

خلاصتي أكل؟ (f)

 
“Where did you two eat earlier?”

Wen 2akalto naynetkon sebi2an?

وين أكالتو نايناتكون سابقان؟

 
“He ate downtown.”

2akal bi downtown.

.down town أكال بي

 
“She already ate.”

Hiye 2akalit.

.هي أكاليت

 
“We ate at about 1pm.”

Nahna 2akalna se3a wehde.

.ناحنا أكالنا ساعا وحدي

 
“The kids already ate lunch.”

2al louled 2akalo.

.ألوليد أكالو