“Woke up” (subject waking) (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Fo9t

(You) Fo9t

(You, plural) Fo9tou

(He) Fe9

(She) Fe9et

(We) Fo9na

(They) Fe9ou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

فقت (I)

فقت (You)

فقتو (You, plural)

فاق (He)

فاقت (She)

فقنا (We)

فاقو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
I woke up early today. I had some errands to run downtown.

Fo9t bekri lyoum. Kenou 3andi chwaya 9adhyet fi centre ville.

.فقت بكري اليوم. كانو عندي شوية قضيات في السنتر فيل

 
When did you wake up today?

Wa9teh fo9t lyoum?

وقتاه فقت اليوم؟

 
Why did you wake up so early?

3leh fo9t bekri barcha?

علاه فقت بكري برشا؟

 
Did you two wake up already?

Fo9tou?

فقتو؟

 
He woke up from his nap.

Fe9 mel 9ayloula.

.فاق من القيلولة

 
She woke up late for work.

Fe9et ma5ar lel 5edma.

.فاقت مخر للخدمة

 
She hasn’t woken up yet. She’s still sleeping.

L taw mafe9t. Mazelet re9da.

.لتو ما فاقت. مازلت راقدة

 
We woke up an hour ago.

Fo9na 3anna se3a.

.فقنا عنّا ساعة

 
They woke up at 6 am to go for a run.

Fe9ou e setta mta3 e sbe7 bech ya3mlou jarya.

.فاقو الستّة متاع الصباح باش يعملو جرية

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Wake up” (subject waking) (future) in Tunisian Arabic

“Wakes up” (subject waking) (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Waking up” (subject waking) (present) in Tunisian Arabic

“Slept” (past) in Tunisian Arabic
 

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