“Increased” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Zedt

(You) Zedt

(You, plural) Zedtou

(He) Zed

(She) Zedet

(We) Zedna

(They) Zedou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

زدت (I)

زدت (You)

زدتو (You, plural)

زاد (He)

زادت (She)

زدنا (We)

زادو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I increased the volume a little bit.”

Zedt fel sout chwaya.

.زدت في الصوت شويّة

 
“I didn’t increase the music. This noise is coming from the neighbour’s house.”

Mazedtech fel sout. L7ess hedha jey men dar l jiren.

.مازدتش في الصوت. الحسّ هذا جاي من دار الجيران

 
“Did you increase the temperature in the living room?”

Zedt l température fel salla?

زدت التومبيراتير في الصالة؟

 
“Did you two increase the volume? I still can’t hear anything.”

Entouma ezzouz zedtou fel sout? Mezelt menich nasma3 fi chay.

.انتوما الزوز زدتو في الصوت؟ مازلت مانيش نسمع في شيّ

 
“He increased his speed a little.”

Zed fel vitesse chwaya.

.زاد في الفيتاس شويّة

 
“She increased the volume just a little.”

Zedet fel sout chwaya bark.

.زادت في الصوت شويّة برك

 
“We increased the number of employees last week.”

Zedna fi 3dad l 5addema ejjom3a elli fetet.

.زدنا في عدد الخدّامة الجمعة اللّي فاتت

 
“They increased security here.”

Zedou fel securité lenna.

.زادو في السيكوريتاي لنّا