“Required” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Ken lezemni

(You) Ken lezmek

(You, plural) Ken lezemkom

(He) Ken lezmou

(She) Ken lezemha

(We) Ken lezemna

(They) Ken lezemhom

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

كان لازمني (I)

كان لازمك (You)

كان لازمكم (You, plural)

كان لازمو (He)

كان لازمها (She)

كان لازمنا (We)

كان لازمهم (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I required more time to finish the project.”

Ken lezemni akther wa9t bech nkamel el projet.

.كان لازمني أكثر وقت باش نكمل البروجي

 
“I didn’t require additional information.”

Makenech lezemni ma3loumet idhafeya.

.مكانش لازمني معلومات اضافية

 
“What did you require?”

Chnowa ken lezmek?

شنوا كان لازمك؟

 
“Did you two require the details?”

Ken lezemkom tafasil?

كان لازمكم تفاصيل؟

 
“He required reservation to enter.”

Ken lezmou reservation bech yodkhol.

.كان لازمو ريزرفاسيون باش يدخل

 
“She required my expertise.”

Ken lezemha el khebra mte3i.

.كان لازمها الخبرة متاعي

 
“We required some more help.”

Ken lezemna chkoun y3awena.

.كان لازمنا شكون يعاوننا

 
“They required help to paint the room.”

Ken lezemhom chkoun y3awenhom yedhnou el bit.

.كان لازمهم شكون يعاونهم يدهنو البيت