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

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

(I) 3allamt

(You) 3allamt

(You, plural) 3allamtou

(He) 3allem

(She) 3allmet

(We) 3allamna

(They) 3allmou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

علّمت (I)

علّمت (You)

علّمتو (You, plural)

علّم (He)

علّمت (She)

علّمنا (We)

علّمو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I taught mathematics at a local high school for 35 years.”

9arit math khamsa w tlethin sne fi lycée ma7ali.

.قرّيت مات خمسة  تلاثين سنة في ليسي محلّي

 
“My father taught me how to drive standard.”

Baba 3alamni nsou9.

.بابا علّمني نسوق

 
“My mother taught me that.”

(masculine-based) Omi 3allmethouli.

(feminine-based) Omi 3allmetheli.

.أمّي علّمتهولي (masculine-based)

.أمّي علّمتهالي (feminine-based)

 
“She taught them.”

3allmethom.

.علّمتهم

 
“How did he teach you to swim so well?”

Kifech 3allmek t3oum belgde?

كيفاش علّمك تعوم بلڨدا؟

 
“The professor taught the students an advanced mathematics formula.”

(m) Prof el math 3allem tlemedhtou formule met9adma.

(f) Profet el math 3allmet tlemedhtha formule met9adma.

.بروف المات علّم تلامذتو فرمول متقدّمة (m)

.بروفة المات علّمت تلامذتها فرمول متقدّمة (f)

 
“We both taught political science at a local university for about 30 years.”

Na7na ezouz 9arina 3ouloum siyeseya fi fac ma7aleya 9rabet el tlethin sne.

.نحنا الزوز قرّينا علوم سياسيّة في فاك محليّة قرابة التلاثين سنة

 
“We never taught them that in class.”

3morna ma3allamnehom el 7aja hedhi fel classe.

.عمرنا معلّمناهم الحاجة هاذي في الكلاس

 
“They taught their kids how to swim.”

3allmou sgharhom kifech y3oumou.

.علّمو صغارهم كيفاش يعومو

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Taught” (past) (verb) in Turkish