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

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

(I) 3omt

(You) 3omt

(You, plural) 3omtou

(He) 3am

(She) 3amet

(We) 3omna

(They) 3amou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عمت (I)

عمت (You)

عمتوا (You, plural)

عام (He)

عامت (She)

عمنا (We)

عاموا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
I swam this morning.

3omt sbe7.

.عمت الصباح

 
No, I didn’t swim today.

Le, ma3omtch lyoum.

.لا، ماعمتش اليوم

 
Did you swim this morning?

3omt sbe7 hetha?

عمت الصباح هذا؟

 
Did you already swim this morning?

Ye5i deja 3omt sbe7?

ياخي دجا عمت الصباح؟

 
Did you two swim earlier today?

Ye5i ntouma ezouz 3omtou bekrika lyoum?

ياخي أنتم الزوز عمتوا بكريكا اليوم؟

 
He swam yesterday.

Houa 3am lbere7.

.هو عام البارح

 
My sister swam well at the competition.

O5ti 3amet b behi f mouseb9a.

.أختي عامت بالباهي في المسابقة

 
We swam for about 45 minutes yesterday.

A7na 3omna l modet 45 d9i9a lbere7.

.أحنا عمنا لمدة 45 دقيقة البارح

 
The kids swam and played in the pool earlier.”

Sghar 3amou w la3bou f piscine bekrika.

.الصغار عاموا و لعبوا في الپسين بكريكا

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

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

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

“Swam” (past) (verb) in Turkish
 

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