“Did” (past) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) 3malt

(You) 3malt

(You, plural) 3maltou

(He) 3mal

(She) 3amlet

(We) 3malna

(They) 3amlou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عملت (I)

عملت (You)

عملتو (You, plural)

 عمل (He)

عملت (She)

عملنا (We)

عملو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

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

3malt drousi 9bila.

.عملت دروسي قبيلا

 
“I haven’t done my homework yet.”

Mazelt ma3maltch drousi.

.مازلت معملتش دروسي

 
“I did a marathon last summer.”

Cherekt fi marathon el sif eli fet.

.شاركت في ماراثون الصيف الّي فات

 
“Why did you do that?”

3lech 3malt hakeka?

علاش عملت هكّاكا؟

 
“Did you fill out all the paperwork?”

3ammart el war9a el kol?

عمّرت الورقة الكل؟

 
“Did you all submit the paperwork?”

Sabitou lkolkom el war9a hedhi?

صبيتو الكلكم الورقة هاذي؟

 
“Did you two mail the parcel?”

B3athtou el colis entouma ezouz?

بعثتو الكولي انتوما الزوز؟

 
“Where did you put the keys?”

Win 7atit el mfeta7?

وين حطّيت المفاتح؟

 
“He did pushups today.”

Howa 3mal boumbet lyoum.

.هو عمل بومبات اليوم

 
“The cleaner did a lot around the house.”

(m) El mounadhef 3mal khedma behya f dar.

(f) El mounadhfa 3amlet khedma behya f dar.

 .المنطف عمل خدمة باهية في الدار (m)

 .المنظفة عملت خدمة باهية في الدار (f)

 
“We did our homework.”

3malna drousna.

.عملنا دروسنا

 
“We did the dishes an hour ago.”

Ghsalna lma3oun se3a lteli.

.غسلنا الماعون ساعة لتالي

 
“Kids, why did you three do that?”

Ya sghar, 3lech 3maltou hakeka entouma el tletha?

يا صغار، علاش عملتو هكّاكا إنتوما التلاثة؟

 
“They did well on their exams.”

Khedmou el emti7an belgde.

.خدمو الامتحان بلڤدا