“Read” (past) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) 2erit

(You) (m) 2erit

(You) (f) 2erite

(You, plural) 2erito

(He) 2ere

(She) 2erit

(We) 2erina

(They) 2erito

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أريت (I)

أريت (You) (m)

أريتي (You) (f)

أريتو (You, plural)

أري (He)

أريت (She)

أرينا (We)

أريتو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’ve read that book before!”

2are haydal kteb men 2abel!

!أري هايدال كتيب منأبل

 
“I’ve never read that book before.”

Mane 2arehaydal kteb men 2abel.

.ماني أري هايدل كتاب منأبل

 
“I think I’ve read this book before.”

Ba3te2id 2are haydel kteb men 2abel.

.بعتقيد أري هايدل كتاب منأبل

 
“Have you read this book before?”

(m) 2erit haydal kteb men 2abel?

(f) 2erite haydal kteb men 2abel?

أريت حايدل كتاب منأبل؟ (m)

أريتي حايدل كتاب منأبل؟ (f)

 
“Have you two ever read this book?”

2ento naynetkon 2erito haydal kteb?

أنتو نايناتكون أريتو حيدال كناب؟

 
“He’s read it before.”

Huwe 2ere men 2abel.

.هو أري منـأبل

 
“She’s read that novel.”

2erit 2al kteb.

.أريت ألكتاب

 
“We read that book last semester at university.”

2erina haydal kteb haydik 2al semester 2al jem3a.

 .بلجمعا semesterأرينا حايدال كتاب هايداك أل

 
“They told me they already read that book.”

2ouloule 2eno 2ero haydal kteb.

.قولولي أنو أرو حايدال كتاب

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Read” (past) in Egyptian Arabic

“Read” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

“Read” (past) in Turkish