“Turned” (turning something) (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Dawart

(You) Dawart

(You, plural) Dawartou

(He) Dawar

(She) Dawret

(We) Dawarna

(They) Dawrou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

دورت (I)

دورت (You)

دورتو (You, plural)

دور (He)

دورت (She)

دورنا (We)

دورو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I turned the knob but the door didn’t open.”

Dawart l yed ama lbeb t7alech.

.دورت اليد أما الباب تحلش

 
“I didn’t turn the switch.”

Ena dawartech lfelsa.

.أنا دورتش الفلسة

 
“You turned the page when I wasn’t done.”

Enti dawart saf7a k ena kamaltech.

.أنت دورت الفلسة كي أنا كملتش

 
“How did you two turn the screw?”

Kifech dawartou ntouma ezouz l vise?

كيفاش دورتو أنتم الزوز الڢيس؟

 
“He turned the handle to open the window.”

Houa dawar l yed bch y7el chobek.

.هو دور اليد بش يحل الشباك

 
“She turned the shoes to reach them easier.”

Hia dawret sabbat bch touslelhom b merte7.

.هي دورت السباط بش توصللهم بالمرتاح

 
“We turned the door knob.”

A7na dawarna yed lbeb.

.أحنا دورنا يد الباب

 
“They turned it.”

(masculine-based object) Houma dawrouh.

(feminine-based object) Houma dawrouha.

.هوما دوروه (masculine-based object)

.هوما دوروها (feminine-based object)