“Spent” (time) (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) 3adit

(You) 3adit

(You, plural) 3aditou

(He) 3ada

(She) 3adet

(We) 3adina

(They) 3adew

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عدّيت (I)

عدّيت (You)

عدّيتو (You, plural)

عدّى (He)

عدّات (She)

عدّينا (We)

عدّاو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I spent some extra time with the students.”

3adit wa9t zeyed m3a el tlemdha.

.عدّيت وقت زايد مع التلامدة

 
“I didn’t spend much time shopping.”

Ma3aditech barcha wa9t na9dhi.

.معدّيتش برشا وقت نقضي

 
“How did you spend your weekend?”

Kifech 3adit el weekend mte3ek?

كيفاش عدّيت الويكاند متاعك؟

 
“Did you two spend your time abroad?”

3aditou wa9tkom fel kharej?

عدّيتو وقتكم في الخارج؟

 
“He spent all his early years in school.”

3ada esnin loula men 3omrou fel makteb.

.عدّى السنين اللولى من عمرو في المكتب

 
“She spent her childhood in the countryside.”

3adet soghrha fel rif.

.عدّات صغرها في الريف

 
“We spent more time on this task than the other.”

3adina akther wa9t 3la el tache hedhi akther men lokhra.

.عدّينا أكثر وقت على التاش هاذي أكثر من لخرى

 
“They spent time with their friends.”

3adew wa9t m3a s7abhom.

.عدّاو وقت مع صحابهم