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

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

(I) 3omt

(You) 3omt

(You, plural) 3omtou

(He) 3am

(She) 3amet

(We) 3omna

(They) 3amou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمت (I)

عمت (You)

عمتو (You, plural)

عام (He)

عامت (She)

عمنا (We)

عامو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
(Editor’s note: In the following statements the word “Swam” is replaced with applicable word or words to keep the statements colloquial but to maintain the meaning of the word Swam (“Swim” in the past participle).
 
“I swam this morning and it felt great!”

3omt lyoum el sbeh w 3malt jaw!

!عمت اليوم الصباح وعملت جو

 
“Did you swim today?”

Mchit 3omt lyoum?

مشيت عمت اليوم؟

 
“How was the swim?”

3ejbettek el 3ouma?

عجبتك العومة؟

 
“He swam for about an hour earlier.”

3am 3andou ta9rib se3a lteli.

.عام عندو تقريب ساعة لتالي

 
“She swam this morning.”

3amet lyoum el sbeh.

.عامت اليوم الصباح

 
“We swam today.”

3omna lyoum.

.عمنا اليوم

 
“No, we didn’t swim today.”

Lé, ma3omnech lyoum.

.لا، ما عمناش اليوم

 
“Did the kids swim earlier?”

3amou el sghar mbekri?

عامو الصغار مبكري؟

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

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

“Swam” (verb) in Turkish