"Wrote" (past) in Egyptian Arabic

In Egyptian Arabic, "Wrote" (the verb) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Katabt

(You) Katabt

(You, plural) Katabto

(He) Katab

(She) Katabet

(We) Katabna

(They) Katabo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

كتبت (I)

كتبت (You)

كتبتوا (You, plural)

كتب (He)

كتبت (She)

كتبنا (We)

كتبوا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
"I wrote a letter to my grandmother last week."

Ana katabt gawab ly gdety al 2sbo3 2ly fat.

.انا كتبت جواب لي جدتى الاسبوع الي فات

 
"I didn't write anything down during the meeting."

Ana maktabte4 ay 7aga 5lal al 2egtema3.

.انا مكتبتش اي حاجه خلال الاجتماع

 
"How did you write the report on time?"

Enta ezay katabt al taqrer fy al me3ad?

انت ازاي كتبت التقرير في الميعاد؟

 
"Did you all write your essays yesterday?"

Ento kolko katabto maqalatko 2mbare7?

انتو كلكوا كتبتوا مقالتقوا امبارح؟

 
"He wrote a novel last year."

Howa katb rewayah al sana 2ly fatet.

.هو كتب رواية السنة الفاتت

 
"She wrote the instructions in detail."

Heya katabet ta3lemat fy al tafsel.

.هي كتبت تعليمات في التفصيل

 
"She didn't write to him."

Heya mktabet4 leh 7aga.

.هي مكتبتش ليه حاجه

 
"We wrote the proposal together."

E7na katbna el 3ard m3 b3d.

.احنا كتبنا العرض مع بعض

 
"They used to write and publish blog posts together."

Homa 2et3awedo yektbo w yen4oro al man4orat m3 ba3d.

.هما اتعودوا يكتبوا و ينشروا المنشورات مع بعض

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

"Wrote" (past) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

"Wrote" (past) in Greek

“Wrote” (past) in Turkish
 

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