“Read” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) 9rit

(You) 9rit

(You, plural) 9ritou

(He) 9ra

(She) 9rat

(We) 9rina

(They) 9raw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قريت (I)

قريت (You)

قريتو (You, plural)

قرى (He)

قرات (She)

قرينا (We)

قراو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’ve read that book before.”

9rit lekteb heka 9bal.

.قريت الكتاب هاكا قبل

 
“I’ve never read that book before but I want to.”

3omry ma 9rit lekteb heka 9bal ama n7eb na9rah.

.عمري ما قريت الكتاب هاكا قبل اما نحب نقراه

 
“Have you read this book?”

9rit lekteb hedha?

قريت الكتاب هذا؟

 
“Have you ever read Homer’s Odyssey?”

9rit odysset homiros?

قريت أوديسة هوميروس؟

 
“My husband has read all the books on this bookshelf.”

Rajli 9ra lektob elli 3al raf mte3ou lkol.

.راجلي قرى الكتب اللّي على الرف متاعو الكل

 
“My mother has read every book by that author.”

Ommi 9rat lektob lkol mta3 lketeb heka.

.أمّي قرات الكتب الكل متع الكاتب هاكا

 
“We have both read that book before.”

A7na ezzouz 9rineh lekteb heka 9bal.

.أحنا الزّوز قريناه الكتاب هاكا قبل

 
“The students read that book last semester.”

El tlemdha 9raw lekteb heka el semestre el feyta.

.التلامذة قراو الكتاب هاكا السيماستر الفايتة

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Read” (past) in Egyptian Arabic

“Read” (past) in Lebanese Arabic

“Read” (past) in Turkish