“Swam” (past) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) Sabehet

(You) (m) Sabehet

(You) (f) Sabahte

(You, plural) Sabahto

(He) Sabah

(She) Sabahit

(We) Sabahna

(They) Sabaho

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

سبحت (I)

سبحت (You) (m)

سبحتي (You) (f)

سبحتو (You, plural)

سبح (He)

سبحيت (She)

سبحنا (We)

سبحو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I swam for a bit in the sea this morning.”

Sabahet shway bel baher hal sebeh.

.سبحت شوي بلبحر هلسبح

 
“Did you swim this morning?”

(m) Sabahet hal sebeh?

(f) Sabahte hal sebeh?

سبحت هلسبح؟ (m)

سبحتي هلسبح؟ (f)

 
“Did you two swim yesterday?”

Sabahto mberih?

سبحتو مباريح؟

 
“He swam earlier.”

Sabah bakir.

.سبح بكير

 
“She swam earlier.”

Sabahit bakir.

.سبحيت بكير

 
“We went to the beach earlier and swam a bit.”

Rehna bel baher bakir 2ou sabahna shway.

.رحنا بلبحر قو سبحنا شوي