“Volunteer”, “Volunteers”, “Volunteering”, “Volunteered” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Volunteer” (the verb, as in food or a product) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Mettatwi3

(f) Mettatwi3a

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

متطوع (m)

 متطوعة (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Volunteers” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Yettatwi3

(f) Tettatwi3

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يتطوع (m)

 تتطوع (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Volunteering” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) 3ambittatwi3

(f) 3ambttatwi3

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبيتطوع (m)

 عمبتتطوع (f)

In Lebanese Arabic, “Volunteered” (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Tatawa3

(f) Tatawa3it

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تطوع (m)

تطوعت (f)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I volunteer.”

2ana bttatwi3.

.انا بتطوع

 
“Does anyone volunteer?”

Fi hada bittatwi3?

في حدا بيتطوع؟

 
“He volunteers here every Sunday.”

Huwe bittatwi3 hon kel yawm 2ahad.

.هو بيتطوع هون كل يوم أحد

 
“They are volunteers.”

Hene mettaw3in.

.هني متطوعين

 
“I’ve been volunteering here for six years.”

2ana mettatwi3 hon men set snin.

.انا متطوع هون من ست سنين