“Looked like” (past) in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Looked like” (the verb, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) Nechbah
(You) Techbah
(You, plural) Techbhou
(He) Yechbah
(She) Techbah
(We) Nechbhou
(They) Yechbhou
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
نشبه (I)
تشبه (You)
تشبهو (You, plural)
يشبه (He)
تشبه (She)
نشبهو (We)
يشبهو (They)
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Examples in sentences or statements
“I used to look like my brother when we were younger.”
Kont nechbah l khouya ki kona sghar.
.كنت نشبه لخويا كي كنا صغار
“You looked like your mom last night when you had that dress on.”
Tla3t techbah l omek lbera7 ki lbest erouba hedhika.
.طلعت تشبه لأمك البارح كي لبست الروبة هاذيكا
“You two looked like each other last night for Halloween.”
Tla3tou techbhou lb3adhkom f sahreyet lbera7 mta3 el halloween.
.طلعتو تشبهو لبعضكم في سهريّة البارح متاع الهالووين
“She looked like her mom with that dress on last night.”
Tal3et techbah l omha bel rouba hedhika lbera7.
.طلعت تشبه لأمها بالروبة هاذيكا البارح
“My son looked like how I looked when I was his age.”
Weldi yechbahli ki kont fi 3omrou.
.ولدي يشبهلي كي كنت في عمرو
“We looked like each other a lot more when we were younger.”
Kona nechbhou lb3adhna akther ki kona sghar.
.كنا نشبهو لبعضنا أكثر كي كنا صغار
“My dogs looked like each other when they were babies.”
Klebi kenou yechbhou lb3adhhom ki kenou sghar.
.كلابي كانو يشبهو لبعضهم كي كانو صغار
“The three sisters all looked like each other in their teens.”
Etletha khwet kenou yechbhou lb3adhhom ki kenou jeunes.
.التلاثة خوات كانو يشبهو لبعضهم كي كانو جون
Related words in Tunisian Arabic
“Look like” (future) in Tunisian Arabic
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