“Studied” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) 9rit

(You) 9rit

(You, plural) 9raw

(He) 9ra

(She) 9rat

(We) 9rina

(They) 9raw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قريت (I)

قريت (You)

قراو (You, plural)

قرأ (He)

قرأت (She)

قرينا (We)

قراو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Studied” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of Studied (“Study” in the past participle).)
 
“I’m done studying. Let’s go out.”

Ena kamal 9rit. Haya no5rjou.

.أنا كملت قريت. هيا نخرجوا

 
“I studied earlier today.”

9rit m bekri lyouma.

.قريت من بكري اليوم

 
“Are you done studying yet?”

Kamalt 9rit?

كملت قريت؟

 
“When did you finish studying?”

Wa9tech kamalt 9rit?

وقتاش كملت قريت؟

 
“Are you two done studying?”

Kamaltou 9ritou ntouma zouz?

كملتوا قريتوا أنتم الزوز؟

 
“He studied all night.”

Houa 9ra lil lkol.

.هو قرأ الليل الكل

 
“She studied last night.”

Hia 9rat lilet lbere7.

.هي قرأت ليلة البارح

 
“She didn’t study last night.”

Hia 9ratech lilet lbere7.

.هي قرأتش ليلة البارح

 
“We studied hard for this exam.”

9rina barcha l emti7an.

.قرينا برشا للإمتحان

 
“The students explained to me that they studied a lot for the exam.”

Tlemtha fasrouli l houma 9raw barcha l emti7an.

.التلامذة فسرولي إلي هوما قراو برشا للإمتحان