“Felt like” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Felt like” (the verb, in a tactile context, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) 7assit

(You) 7assit

(You, plural) 7assitou

(He) 7ass

(She) 7asset

(We) 7assina

(They) 7assou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حسّيت (I)

حسّيت (You)

حسّيتو (You, plural)

حسّ (He)

حسّت (She)

حسّينا (We)

حسّو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I felt like something was on my back.”

7assit famma 7aja fi dhahri.

.حسّيت فمّا حاجة في ظهري

 
“I didn’t feel like touching it.”

(masculine-based noun) 7assit rou7i man7ebech nmessou.

(feminine-based noun) 7assit rou7i man7ebech nmessha.

.حسّيت روحي منحبش نمسّو (masculine-based noun)

.حسّيت روحي منحبش نمسّها (feminine-based noun)

 
“What did it feel like?”

(singular) (masculine-based noun) Kifech 7assitou?

(singular) (feminine-based noun) Kifech 7assitha?

(plural) (masculine-based noun) Kifech 7assitouh?

(plural) (feminine-based noun) Kifech 7assitouha?

كيفاش حسّيتو؟ (singular) (masculine-based noun)

كيفاش حسّيتها؟ (singular) (feminine-based noun)

كيفاش حسّيتوه؟ (plural) (masculine-based noun)

كيفاش حسّيتوها؟ (plural) (feminine-based noun)

 
“Did the material feel hard or soft?”

El matière 7assitha yebsa wala ratba?

الماتيار حسّيتها يابسة ولا رطبة؟

 
“If you felt like the sweater was scratching you, why didn’t you take it off?”

Kif 7assit el maryoul y7okk fik, 3lech mana77itouch?

كيف حسّيت المريول يحكّ فيك، علاش مانحّيتوش؟

 
“The floor felt wooden but it was actually plastic.”

El 9a3 7assitha lou7 ama hiya fel 79i9a plastique.

.القع حسّيتها لوح أما هيّ في الحقيقة بلاستيك