“Declined” (opposite of accept) (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Ma9beltech

(You) Ma9beltech

(You, plural) Ma9beltouch

(He) Ma9belch

(She) Ma9ebletch

(We) Ma9belnech

(They) Ma9eblouch

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

مقبلتش (I)

مقبلتش (You)

مقبلتوش (You, plural)

مقبلش (He)

مقبلتش (She)

مقبلناش (We)

مقبلوش (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I declined the offer.”

Ma9beltech el offre.

.مقبلتش الأوفر

 
“Did you accept or decline it?”

(masculine-based noun) 9beltou wala ma9beltouch?

(feminine-based noun) 9beltha wala ma9belthech?

قبلتو ولّا مقبلتوش؟ (masculine-based noun)

قبلتها ولّا مقبلتهاش؟ (feminine-based noun)

 
“Did you two accept or decline the invitation?”

9beltou wala ma9beltouch el invitation?

قبلتو ولّا مقبلتوش الأنفيتاسيون؟

 
“He declined attending the event via email.”

Ma9belch ya7dher lel evenement par email.

.مقبلش يحضر للافينمون بار ايمايل

 
“She declined the offer at a university.”

Ma9ebletch l offre mta3 el fac.

.مقبلتش الأوفر متاع الفاك

 
“We declined the offer to sell our home. It wasn’t enough.”

Ma9belnech l offre bech nbi3ou darna. Lflous chwaya.

.مقبلناش الأوفر باش نبيعو دارنا. الفلوس شويّة

 
“They declined the dinner invitation because of sports acitivites with their kids.”

Ma9eblouch el ested3a 3al 3che 3la khater 3andhom sport m3a sgharhom.

.مقبلوش الاستدعاء على العشاء على خاطر عندهم سبور مع صغارهم

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Accepted” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

“Decline” (opposite of accept) (future) in Tunisian Arabic

“Declines” (opposite of accept) (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Declining” (opposite of accept) (present) in Tunisian Arabic