“Borrowed” (past) in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Borrowed” (the verb, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) Tsalaft
(You) Tsalaft
(You, plural) Tsalaftou
(He) Tsalef
(She) Tsalfet
(We) Tsalafna
(They) Tsalfou
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
تسلفت (I)
تسلفت (You)
تسلفتو (You, plural)
تسلف (He)
تسلفت (She)
تسلفنا (We)
تسلفو (They)
Listen to these words pronounced (audio)
Examples in sentences or statements
“I borrowed them from the neighbour.”
(m) Tsalafthom men 3and ejar.
(f) Tsalafthom men 3and ejara.
.تسلفتهم من عند الجار (m)
.تسلفتهم من عند الجارة (f)
“You borrowed my camera for the trip, remember?”
Tsalaft el camera mte3i lel re7la, tetdhaker?
تسلفت الكاميرا متاعي للرحلة, تتذكر؟
“Did you two borrow money to buy the house?”
Tsalaftou flous bech techriw edar?
تسلفتو فلوس باش تشريو الدار؟
“He borrowed his friend’s car for the weekend.”
(m) Tsalef karhabet sa7bou lel weekend.
(f) Tsalef karhabet sa7btou lel weekend.
.تسلف كرهبة صاحبو للويكاند (m)
.تسلف كرهبة صاحبتو للويكاند (f)
“She borrowed a sweater for the chilly weather.”
Tsalfet maryoul khater eta9s bered.
.تسلفت مريول خاطر الطقس بارد
“He didn’t borrow a book from the library.”
Matsalafch kteb men el maktba.
.متسلفش كتاب من المكتبة
“We borrowed camping gear from our neighbours for the trip.”
Tsalafna des equipements mta3 camping men 3and ejiren lel re7la.
.تسلفنا داي ايكيبمون متاع كامبينغ من عند الجيران للرحلة
“They borrowed your book last week and returned it.”
Tsalfou kteb ejem3a eli fetet w raj3ouh.
.تسلفو كتاب الجمعة الي فاتت و رجعوه
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