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

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

(I) Twa9a3t

(You) Twa9a3t

(You, plural) Twa9a3tou

(He) Twa9a3

(She) Twa93et

(We) Twa9a3na

(They) Twa93ou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

توقعت (I)

توقعت (You)

توقعتو (You, plural)

توقع (He)

توقعت (She)

توقعنا (We)

توقعو (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 “Expected” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of Expected (“Expect” in the past participle).)
 
“I expected that to happen.”

Twa9a3tha el 7aja hedhi bech tsir.

.توقعتها الحاجة هاذي باش تصير

 
“I expected it to arrive today.”

(masculine-based object) Twa9a3tou bech yousel el youm.

(feminine-based object) Twa9a3tha bech tousel el youm.

.توقعتو باش يوصل اليوم (masculine-based object)

.توقعتها باش توصل اليوم (feminine-based object)

 
“I didn’t expect that! But I like it!”

(masculine-based objects) Matwa9a3touch! Ama 3jebni!

(feminine-based objects) Matwa9a3thech! Ama 3ejbetni!

!متوقعتوش! أمّا عجبني (masculine-based object)

!متوقعتهاش! أمّا عجبتني (feminine-based object)

 
“What did you expect?”

Chnowa twa9a3t?

شنوّا توقعت؟

 
“Is that what you two expected?”

Hedheka chnowa twa9a3tou?

هذاكا شنوّا توقعتو؟

 
“What time did you two expect to arrive?”

Wa9tech twa9a3tou bech touslou?

وقتاش توقتعو باش توصلو؟

 
“He expected to do well on the exam.”

Howa twa9a3 eli el devoir bech yet3ada belgde.

.هو توقّع الي الدفوارباش يتعدى بلقدا

 
“She expected to arrive early for the meeting.”

Heya twa93et eli heya bech tousel bekri lel ejtime3.

.هي توقعت الي هي باش توصل بكري للاجتماع

 
“We expected you to arrive home earlier.”

A7na twa9a3na eli enti bech tousel bekri l dar.

.أحنا توقعنا الي انت باش توصل بكري لدار

 
“They expected it to rain today but it was sunny all day!”

Houma twa93ou eli el mtar bech tsob ama el ta9s ken mochmes el nhar el kol!

!هوما توقعو الي المطر باش تصبّ اما الطقس كان مشمس النهار الكل