“Ironed” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) 7addadt

(You) 7addadt

(You, plural) 7addadtou

(He) 7addad

(She) 7addet

(We) 7addadna

(They) 7addou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حدّدت (I)

حدّدت (You)

حدّدتو (You, plural)

حدّد (He)

حدّت (She)

حدّدنا (We)

حدّو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 

“I ironed all our clothes.”

7addadt 7weyejna lkol.

.حدّدت حوايجنا الكلّ

 

“When did you iron all the clothes?”

(singular) Wa9tech 7addadt l 7weyej hedhom lkol?

(plural) Wa9tech 7addadtou l 7weyej hedhom lkol?

وقتاش حدّدت الحوايج هاذم الكلّ؟ (singular)

وقتاش حدّدتو الحوايج هاذم الكلّ؟ (plural)

 

“You ironed the shirt really well.”

7addadt l maryoul belbehi alle5er.

.حدّدت المريول بالباهي علّخر

 

“My husband ironed some of the clothes.”

Rajli 7addad chwaya men 7weyejna.

.راجلي حدّد شويّة من حوايجنا

 

“My mom ironed my dress last night.”

Ommi 7addetli roubti lbera7 fellil.

.أمّي حدّدتلي روبتي البارح في اللّيل

 

“We ironed it together.”

(masculine-based object) 7addadneh mab3adhna.

(feminine-based object) 7addadneha mab3adhna.

.حدّدناه مبعضنا (masculine-based object)

.حدّدناها مبعضنا (feminine-based object)

 

“We didn’t iron your blouses.”

Ma7addadnelekch chemisetek.

.ماحدّدنالكش شيميزاتك

 

“Why did you two iron the tablecloths? It wasn’t necessary.”

Entouma ezzouz 3lech 7addadtou l nappet? Mekenetch 7aja lezma.

.انتوما الزوز علاش حدّدتو النابّات؟ ماكنتش حاجة لازمة

 

“My kids ironed their clothes for the first time.”

Wledi 7addou 7weyejhom awal marra.

.ولادي حدّو حوايجهم أوّل مرّة