“Sold” (past) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) Be3et

(You) (m) Be3et

(You) (f) Be3te

(You, plural) Be3to

(He) Be3

(She) Be3it

(We) Be3na

(They) Be3o

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

بعت (I)

بعت (m) (You)

بعتي (f) (You)

بعتو (You, plural)

باع (He)

بعيت (She)

بعنا (We)

باعو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I sold the computer.”

Be3et 2al computer.

.بعت ألكومبيوتر

 
“I chose not to sell the camera yet.”

2araret mabi3 2al camera ba3ad.

.أرارت مابيع ألكاميرا بعد

 
“Did you sell it?”

(m) Be3ta?

(f) Be3tiya?

بعتا؟ (m)

بعتيا؟ (f)

 
“How much did you sell it for?”

(m) 2ade be3ta?

(f) 2ade be3tiya?

أدي بعتا؟ (m)

أدي بعتيا؟ (f)

 
“Were you able to sell the used books?”

(m) 2ederet tbi3 2al ketob 2al mesta3mal?

(f) 2ederte tbi3e 2al ketob 2al mesta3mal?

أدرت تبيع ألكتوب ألمستاعمال؟ (m)

أدرتي تبيعي ألكتوب ألمستاعمال؟ (f)

 
“He sold the car already.”

Be3 2al siyara 2aslan.

.باع ألسيارا قصلن

 
“She sold all the fruit and vegetables at the market this morning.”

Be3it kel 2al fweke 2oul khoudourat bel mahal hal sebeh.

.باعيت كل ألفويكي قول خودورات بل ماحال هال صبح

 
“The car didn’t sell yet.”

2al siyara matbe3it ba3da.

.ألسيارا ماتبيعيت باعدا

 
“We sold the house!”

Be3na 2al bet!

!بعنا ألبيت

 
“The merchants sold almost all their products this morning.”

2al tejar be3o kel ghradon hal sebeh.

.ألتجار باعو كلغرادون هالسبح

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“Sell” (future) in Lebanese Arabic

“Sells” (third-person) in Lebanese Arabic

“Selling” (present) in Lebanese Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Sold” (past) in Tunisian Arabic
 

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