“Sharpened” (pencil) (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Sharpened” (the verb, in the context of a pencil, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Barrit

(You) Barrit

(You, plural) Barritou

(He) Barra

(She) Barret

(We) Barrina

(They) Barrew

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

برّيت (I)

برّيت (You)

برّيتو (You, plural)

برّى (He)

برّات (She)

برّينا (We)

برّاو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m sure I sharpened these yesterday!”

(m) Met2akked barrithom lbera7!

(f) Met2akkda barrithom lbera7!

!متأكّد برّيتهم البارح (m)

!متأكّدة برّيتهم البارح (f)

 
“I didn’t sharpen the coloured pencils. I forgot.”

Mabarritech l a9lem l mlawna. Nsit.

.مابرّيتش الأقلام الملوّنة. نسيت

 
“Did you sharpen all of your coloured pencils?”

(singular) Barrit a9lemek l mlawna lkol?

(plural) Barritou a9lemkom l mlawna lkol?

برّيت أقلامك الملوّنة الكلّ؟ (singular)

برّيتو أقلامكم الملوّنة الكلّ؟ (plural)

 
“Kids, did you sharpen your pencils?”

Ye sghar, barritou a9lemkom?

يا صغار, برّيتو أقلامكم؟

 
“He sharpened the coloured pencils for his daughter.”

Barra l a9lem l mlawna l bentou.

.برّى الأقلام الملوّنة لبنتو

 
“She sharpened her pencil before the exam.”

Barret 9lamha 9bal l devoir.

.برّات قلمها قبل الدفوار

 
“We sharpened all our pencils before the art exam.”

Barrina a9lemna lkol 9bal devoir errasm.

.برّينا أقلامنا الكلّ قبل دفوار الرسم

 
“They sharpened all the coloured pencils except for the blue one.”

Barrew l a9lem l mlawna lkol ken lazra9.

.برّاو الأقلام الملوّنة الكلّ كان الأزرق

 

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