“Met” (past) in Egyptian Arabic

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

(I) 2ablt

(You) 2ablt

(You, plural) 2ablto

(He) 2abl

(She) 2ablt

(We) 2ablna

(They) 2ablo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قابلت (I)

قابلت (You)

قابلتوا (You, plural)

قابل (He)

قابلت (She)

قابلنا (We)

قابلوا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I met with the manager to discuss the progress of the project.”

Ana 2ablt el moder 3shan nna2sh ttworat el mshro3.

.انا قابلت المدير عشان نناقش تطورات المشروع

 
“I didn’t meet with them yesterday because I was sick.”

Ana m2ablthomsh embar7 3shan kont 3yan.

.انا مقابلتهومش امبارح عشان كنت عيان

 
“Did you meet the professor?”

Enta 2ablt el moder?

انت قابلت المدير ؟

 
“Where did you two first meet?”

2ablto b3d fen awl mra?

قابلتوا بعض فين اول مرة ؟

 
“He met with his friends after work.”

Hwa 2abl so7abo b3d el sho3’l.

.هو قابل صاحبه بعد الشغل

 
“She met an old friend yesterday.”

Hya 2ablt sa7btha el 2dema embar7.

.هي قابلت صاحبتها القديمة امبارح

 
“We met the new neighbours yesterday.”

E7na 2ablna el geran el godad embar7.

.احنا قابلنا الجيران الجداد امبارح

 
“They met her boyfriend for the first time.”

Homa 2ablo sa7bha l awl mra.

.هم قابلوا صاحبها لاول مرة

 

Related words in Egyptian Arabic

“Meet” (future) In Egyptian Arabic

“Meets” (third-person) in Egyptian Arabic

“Meeting” (present) in Egyptian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Met” (past) in Lebanese Arabic

“Met” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

“Met” (past) in Greek