“Swam” (past) (verb) in Egyptian Arabic

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

(I) 3omt

(You) 3omt

(You, plural) 3omto

(He) 3am

(She) 3amet

(We) 3omna

(They) 3amo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عومت (I)

عومت (You)

عومتوا (You, plural)

عام (He)

عامت (She)

عومنا (We)

عاموا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Travel” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of “Travel” (the verb in the future tense).)
 
“I swam this morning.”

Ana 3omt al nahrda al sob7.

.انا عومت النهارده الصبح

 
“I swam yesterday.”

Ana 3omt 2mbare7.

.انا عومت امبارح

 
“I didn’t swim today.”

Ana ma3omt4 al naharda.

.انا ماعومتش النهاردة

 
“Did you swim earlier?”

Anta 3omt badry?

انت عومت بدرى؟

 
“Did the boys swim when you took them to the beach?”

Homa al 3eyal 3amo lama 2a5dtohm al 4ate2?

هما العيال عاموا لما اخدتهم الشاطىء؟

 
“Did you two swim this week yet?”

Ento 3omto al 2sbo3 duh?

 انتو عومتوا الاسبوع ده؟

 
“He swam earlier today.”

Howa 3am badry al naharda.

.هو عام بدرى النهارده

 
“She swam great at the competition!”

Hya 3amt kewayes fi al mosab2a!

!هى عامت كويس فى المسابقة

 
“Both the boys swam when we went to the beach earlier.”

Al 3aial 3amo lama ro7na lel4ate2 badry.

.العيال عاموا لما روحنا للشاطئ بدرى

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

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

“Swam” (past) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

“Swam” (past) (verb) in Turkish
 

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