“Volunteered” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Tawa3t

(You) Tawa3t

(You, plural) Tawa3tou

(He) Tawa3

(She) Taw3et

(We) Tawa3na

(They) Taw3ou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تطوّعت (I)

تطوّعت (You)

تطوّعتو (You, plural)

تطوّع (He)

تطوّعت (She)

تطوّعنا (We)

تطوّعو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I volunteered earlier.”

Tawa3t mbekri.

.تطوّعت مبكري

 
Did you volunteer today? 

Ye5i tawa3t lyoum?

ياخي تطوّعت اليوم؟

 
“I didn’t volunteer today. I’m volunteering next Saturday.”

Mattawa3tech lyoum. Bech nettawa3 essebt ejjey.

.ماتطوّعتش اليوم. بش نتطوّع السبت الجاي

 
“My son volunteered with a charity run this morning.”

Weldi tawa3 w jré m3a jam3iya 5ayriya lyoum essbe7.

.ولدي تطوّع و جرى مع جمعيّة خيريّة اليوم الصباح

 
“She volunteered at this event the last three years.”

Taw3et fel évènement hedha ettletha snin le5renin.

.تطوّعت في الايفينمون هذا التلاثة سنين لخّرانين

 
“We both volunteered last night.”

A7na ezzouz tawa3na lbera7 fellil.

.أحنا الزوز تطوّعنا البارح في اللّيل

 
“We volunteered to do it.”

(masculine-based task) Tawa3na bech na3mlouh.

(feminine-based task) Tawa3na bech na3mlouh.

.تطوّعنا بش نعملوه (masculine-based task)

.تطوّعنا بش نعملوها (feminine-based task)

 
“They volunteered for four hours yesterday.”

Taw3ou l moddet arb3a sweya3 lbera7.

.تطوّعو لمدّة أربعة سوايع البارح