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

By Nada A. On May 3, 2023

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

(I) So9t

(You) So9t

(You, plural) So9tou

(He) Se9

(She) Se9et

(We) So9na

(They) Se9ou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

سقت (I)

سقت (You)

سقتو (You, plural)

ساق (He)

ساقت (She)

سقنا (We)

ساقو (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 “Drove” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of the word Drove (“Drive” in the past participle).)

“I drove here.”

So9t lhouni.

.سقت لهوني

“Did you drive here?”

So9t lghadi?

سقت لغادي؟

“Why did you two drive? I could have picked you both up.”

3lech so9tou? Kont ennejem nji nhezzkom ezzouz.

.علاش سقتو؟ كنت انّجم نجي نهزكم الزوز

“We drove three hours today.”

So9na thletha sweya3 lyoum.

.سقنا ثلاثة سوايع اليوم

“Your father drove here.”