“Sitting” (present) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) 3ambe23od

(You) (m) 3ambte23od

(You) (f) 3ambte2e3de

(You, plural) 3ambte2e3do

(He) 3ambye23od

(She) 3ambte23od

(We) 3amne23od

(They) 3ambye2e3do

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمبقعود (I)

عمبتقعود (m) (You)

عمبتعدي (f) (You)

عمبتقعدو (You, plural)

عمبيقعود (He)

عمبتقعود (She)

عمنقعود (We)

عمبيقعدو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m sitting in the car right now.”

3ambe23od bel siyara hala2.

.عمبقعود بلسيارا حالاق

 
“I’m not sitting. I’m standing.”

Ma3ambe23od. We2if.

.ماعمبقعود. واقيف

 
“Where are you three sitting?”

2ento tletetkon wen 2e3din?

أنتو تليتتكون وين أعدين؟

 
“He is sitting down outside.”

Huwe 3ambye23od bara.

.هو عمبيقعود بارا

 
“She is sitting over there against the tree.”

Hiye 3ambte23od honik had 2al shajra.

.هي عمبتقعود حونيك حاد ألشاجرا

 
“We are sitting outside in the shade.”

Nahna 3amne23od bara taht 2al fay.

.ناحنا أعدين تاحت ألفاي

 
“They are sitting outside.”

Hene 3ambye2e3do bara.

.حني عمبيقعدو بارا

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“Sit” (third-person) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

“Sits” (third-person) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

“Sat” (past) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic