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

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

(I) Choft

(You) Choft

(You, plural) Choftou

(He) Chef

(She) Chefet

(We) Chofna

(They) Chefou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

شفت (I)

شفت (You)

شفتو (You, plural)

شاف (He)

شافت (She)

شفنا (We)

شافو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I saw my boyfriend yesterday.”

Choft sa7bi emes.

.شفت صاحبي امس

“I saw my girlfriend last week.”

Choft sa7abti ejom3a lfeyta.

.شفت صاحبتي الجمعة الفايتة

 
“How long did you two see each other before getting married?”

9adesh 93adtou tchoufou fi b3adhkom 9bal ma t3arsou?

قداش قعدتو تشوفو في بعضكم قبل ما تعرسو؟

 
“Did you see your parents last weekend?”

Choft darkom lbera7?

شفت داركم البارح؟

 
“What did you see?”

Chnow choft?

شنو شفت البارح؟

 
“What did you two see?”

Chnou choftou entom ezzouz?

شنو شفتو انتم الزّوز؟

 
“We saw a lot of boats in the sea earlier this afternoon!”

Chofna barsha fleyek fel b7ar lyoum fel 9ayla!

!شفنا برشا فلايك في البحر اليوم في القايلة

 
“They said they saw two large german shepherds walk by a few minutes ago.”

9alou elli houma chefou zouz kleb berger allemand met3edyin bekri chwaya.

.قالو اللّي هوما شافو زوز كلاب برجاي ألمون متعديين بكري شوية

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

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