“Shaped” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Chakalt

(You) Chakalt

(You, plural) Chakaltou

(He) Chakal

(She) Chaklet

(We) Chakalna

(They) Chaklou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

شكلت (I)

شكلت (You)

شكلتوا (You, plural)

شكل (He)

شكلت (She)

شكلنا (We)

شكلوا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
I shaped a vase on the pottery wheel.

Chakalt vase b na7ata.

.شكلت فاز بالنحاتة

 
Are you done shaping the dough?

Kamalt chakalt laajina?

كملت شكلت العجينة؟

 
What did you shape it into?

(m) L chnowa chakaltou?

(f) L chnowa chakaltha?

إلى شنوا شكلته؟ (m)

إلى شنوا شكلتها؟ (f)

 
Did you shape this sculpture?

Chakalt l man7outa?

شكلت المنحوتة؟

 
He shaped this sculpture by hand.

Houa chakal l man7outa b idih.

.هو شكل المنحوتة بيديه

 
She shaped these by hand.

Hia chaklethom b idiha.

.هي شكلتهم بيديها

 
We shaped it using some tools.

(m) A7na chakalneha b chwaya materiel.

(f) A7na chakalneha b chwaya materiel.

.أحنا شكلناه بشويا ماتريال (m)

.أحنا شكلناها بشويا ماتريال (f)

 
The class just finished shaping their pottery.

L class kamlou chaklou man7outethom.

.الكلاس كملوا شكلوا منحوتاتهم

 
The kids shaped the sand into a sandcastle.

Sghar chaklou rmal l 9al3at rmal.

.الصغار شكلوا الرمل إلى قلعة رمل

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Shape” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

“Shapes” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Shaping” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Shaped” (past) in Turkish
 

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