“Bought” (past) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) 2ehstaret

(You) (m) 2ehstaret

(You) (f) 2ehstarayte

(You, plural) 2eshtarayto

(He) 2eshtara

(She) 2eshtarit

(We) 2eshtarayna

(They) 2eshtaro

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

أشتاريت (I)

أشتاريت (You) (m)

أشتاريتي (You) (f)

أشتاريتو (You, plural)

أشتاريا (He)

أشتاريت (She)

أشتارينا (We)

أشتاريتو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Bought” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of the word “Bought” (“Buy” in the past participle).)
 
“I bought these.”

2eshtaret haydol.

.أشتاريت هايدول

 
“I bought these shoes last weekend.”

2eshtaret haydol 2al hiza2 haydik 2al jem3a.

.أشتاريت هايدول ألحيزاك هايديك ألجمعا

 
“I chose not to buy the jeans.”

2araret ma 2eshtere 2al jeans.

.jeansأرارت ما أشتري أل

 
“Where did you buy them?”

(m) Men wen 2eshtaret haydol?

(f) Men wen 2eshtarayte haydol?

من وان أشتاريت هايدول؟ (m)

من وان أشتاريتي هايدول؟ (f)

 
“When did you two buy this house?”

2ento naynetkon 2amtin 2eshtarayto haydal bet?

أنتو نايناتكون أمتين أشتريتو هايدل بيت؟

 
“He bought me a ring!”

2eshtarele masbaha!

!أشتاريلي ماسباحا

 
“My girlfriend bought me this shirt.”

Sahebte 2eshtarele haydal 2amis.

.ساحبتي أشتاريلي هيدال قميس

 
“We bought the car last year.”

2eshtarayna 2al siyara haydik 2al sene.

.أشتارينا ألسيارا هيديك ألسيني

 
“They bought their parents some gifts before visiting.”

2eshtaro 2ahlon kam hadeya 2abel mayejo.

.أشتارو أهلون كام هادايا أبل مايجو

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Bought” (past) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic
 

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