“Paid” (past) in Egyptian Arabic

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

(I) Dafa3t

(You) Dafa3t

(You, plural) Dafa3to

(He) Dafa3

(She) Dafa3et

(We) Dafa3na

(They) Dafa3o

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

دفعت (I)

دفعت (You)

دفعتوا (You, plural)

دفع (He)

دفعت (She)

دفعنا (We)

دفعوا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I paid for the bill.”

Ana dafa3t alfatorah.

.انا دفعت الفاتوره

 
“He paid for the bill.”

Howa dafa3 alfatorah.

.هو دفع الفاتوره

 
“Did you pay for the dinner?”

Anta dafa3t lil3a4a?

انت دفعت للعشا؟

 
“My father paid for the dinner.”

Aboya dafa3 lil3a4a.

.ابويا دفع للعشا

 
“When did you pay for the meal?”

Dafa3t lilwagbah emta?

دفعت للوجبة امتي؟

 
“I paid for the dinner before eating.”

Ana dafa3t lil3a4a 2abl al2akl.

.انا دفعت للعشا قبل الاكل

 
“We paid for the dinner yesterday.”

E7na dafa3na lil3a4a ambare7.

.احنا دفعنا للعشا امبارح

 

Related words in Egyptian Arabic

“Pay” (future) in Egyptian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Paid” (past) in Lebanese Arabic

“Paid” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

“Paid” (past) in Turkish