“Sat” (past) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) 93adt

(You) 93adt

(You, plural) 93adtou

(He) 93ad

(She) 9a3det

(We) 93adna

(They) 9a3dou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قعدت (I)

قعدت (You)

قعدتو (You, plural)

قعد (He)

قعدت (She)

قعدنا (We)

قعدو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Sat” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of Sat (“Sit” in the past participle).)
 
“I sat for about five hours to work earlier.”

93adt ta9rib khamsa sweya3 bech nekhdem mbekri.

.قعدت تقريب خمسة سوايع بش نخدم مبكري

 
“How long did you sit for?”

9adech 93adt testanna?

قداش قعدت تستنا؟

 
“Where did you sit?”

Win 93adt?

وين قعدت؟

 
“Did you two sit on the patio?”

93adtou fel viranda?

قعدتو في الفيراندا؟

 
“The cat sat on the couch.”

El 9attous 93ad aal canapé.

.القطوس قعد عالكانابي

 
“He was seated here.”

9a3douh houni.

.قعدوه هوني

 
“She sat next to me during history class.”

9a3det bahtheya fel cours mta3 l terikh.

.قعدت بحذايا في الكور متع التاريخ

 
“I think we sat over there the last time we came here.”

Dhaherli 93adna ghadi ekher marra jina houni.

.ضاهرلي قعدنا غادي اخر مرة جينا هوني

 
“They sat on the grass and played cards at the park.”

9a3dou 3al gazon w la3bou carta fel parc.

.قعدو عالغازون ولعبو كارطة في البارك

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Sat” (past) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic