“Renting” (present) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Renting” (the verb, in the present tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) 3amb2ajir

(You) (m) 3ambet2ajir

(You) (f) 3ambtet2ajre

(You, plural) 3ambet2ajro

(He) 3ambi2ajir

(She) 3ambet2ajir

(We) 3amen2ajir

(They) 3ambi2ajro

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبأجير (I)

عمبتأجير (m) (You)

عمبتتأجير (f) (You)

عمبتأجرو (You, plural)

عمبيأجير (He)

عمبتأجير (She)

عمنأجير (We)

عمبيأجرو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m renting an apartment.”

3amb2ajir bet.

.عامبأجير بيت

 
“No, I’m not renting. I own this apartment.”

La2, ma3amb2ajir. La 2ele 2al bet.

.لاق، ماعامبأجير. لاقلي ألبيت

 
“I’m renting the apartment for a week.”

3amb2ajir 2al bet kermel jem3a.

.عمبأجير ألبيت كرميل جمعا

 
“How long are you renting the apartment for?”

(m) La 2amtin 3ambet2ajir 2al bet?

(f) La 2amtin 3ambtet2ajre 2al bet?

لا أمتين عمبتأجير ألبيت؟ (m)

لا أمتين عمبتتأجير ألبيت؟ (f)

 
“How long are you two renting the car for?”

La 2amtin 3ambtet2ajro 2al siyara 2ento naynetkon?

لا أمتينعمبتتأجرو ألسيارا أنتو نيناتكون؟

 
“He is renting the car for 10 days.”

3ambi2ajir 2al siyara la 3asher tiyem.

.عمبيأجير ألسارا لاعشر تيام

 
“She is renting the apartment for a month while she is working in the country.”

3ambtet2ajir 2al siyara kermel shaher lama 3ambteshteghil bel balad.

.عمبتتأجير ألسيارا كرميل شهر لاما عمتشتغيل بلبلد

 
“We are renting a house near the coast while we’re here.”

3amnet2ajir bet had 2al sehil lama menkoun hon.

.عمنتأجير بيت حاد ساحيل لاما منكون حون

 
“They are renting a house in the mountains near Beirut.”

3ambi2ajro bet bel jabal had Beirut.

.عمبيأجرو بيت بلجابل حاد بيروت

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Renting” (present) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic
 

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