"Learned" (past) in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, "Learned" (the verb, in the past tense)) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Et3lmt

(You) Et3lmt

(You, plural) Et3lmto

(He) Et3lm

(She) Et3lmet

(We) Et3lmna

(They) Et3lmo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

إتعلمت (I)

إتعلمت (You)

إتعلمتوا (You, plural)

إتعلم (He)

إتعلمِت (She)

إتعلمنا  (We)

إتعلموا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
"I learned how to knit last winter."

Ana et3lmt el krosheh el sheta ely fat.

.أنا إتعلمت الكروشية الشتا اللي فات

 
"I didn't learn much from that lecture."

Ana ma-et3lmt-sh kter mn el ma7adra ely fatt.

.انا ما إتعلمتش كتير من المحاضرة اللي فاتت

 
"Did you learn the new rules?"

Et3lmt el kwanen el gdida?

إتعلمت القوانين الجديدة؟

 
"How did you two learn this all so fast?"

Ezay ento el etnin et3lmto kol da bsor3a?

إزاي إنتوا الاتنين إتعلمتوا كل ده بسرعة؟

 
"He learned the truth eventually."

Hwa et3lm el 72i2a fe el a5r.

.هو إتعلم الحقيقة في الأخر

 
"She learned to ride a bike as a child."

Hya et3lmt swa2t el 3agl w hya tefla.

.هي إتعلمت سواقة العجل و هي طفلة

 
"He didn't learn the song by heart."

hwa ma-7fz-sh el o8nya.

.هو ماحفظش الأغنية

 
"We learned a lot during the training."

E7na et3lmna kter f el tadreb.

.إحنا إتعلمنا كتير في التدريب

 
"They learned the whole choreography themselves."

Homa et3lmo fan tasmim el r2sat b nfshom.

.هما إتعلموا فن تصميم الرقصات بنفسهم

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

"Learned" (past) in Lebanese Arabic

"Learned" (past) in Tunisian Arabic

"Learned" (past) in Greek
 

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