“Paved” (past) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Paved” (the verb, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) Ballat
(You) Ballat
(You, plural) Ballatto
(He) Ballat
(She) Baltet
(We) Ballatna
(They) Balto
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
بلّطت (I)
بلّطت (You)
بلّطتو (You, plural)
بلّط (He)
بلطت (She)
بلّطتنا (We)
بلطو (They)
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Examples in sentences or statements
(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Renting” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of the word Paved (“Pave” in the past participle).)
“I had the driveway paved on the weekend.”
Ena ballat el mamcha fel weekend.
.أنا بلّطت الممشى في الويكاند
“I paved it with cement.”
(m) Ena ballatto bel simen.
(f) Ena ballatha bel simen.
.أنا بلّطتو بالسيمان (m)
.أنا بلّطتها بالسيمان (f)
“What did you use to pave this road?”
Chnowa sta3malt bech ballat hedha el kayyes?
شنوة ستعملت باش بلّطت هذا الكياس؟
“What material did you two use to pave the road?”
Chniya l matière li sta3maltouha entom ezzouz bech ballatto el kayyes?
شنية الماتيار لي ستعملتوها أنتم الزوز باش بلّطتو الكياس؟
“When was this highway paved last?”
Wa9tech e5er marra tballat hedha el autoroute?
.وقتاش آخر مرّة تبلّط هذا الأوتوروت
“Do you know if the road we’re going to take is paved?”
Ta3rafchi el kayyes eli bech ne5dhouh tballat?
تعرفشي الكياس إلّي بش ناخذوه تبلّط؟
“This path was paved last week.”
Hedha el tri9 tballat jom3a lfeyta.
.هذا الطريق تبلّط الجمعة الفايتة
“The road is newly paved.”
El kayyes mazel kif tballat.
.الكياس مازال كيف تبلّط
“We paved the road with cement.”
A7na ballatna el kayyes bel simen.
.أحنا بلّطنا الكياس بالسيمان
“They paved only a few streets in this area.”
Houma balto ken chwaya chwera3 fel zone hedhi.
.هوما بلطو كان شوية شوارع في الزون هاذي
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