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

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

(I) Fhemet

(You) (m) Fhemet

(You) (f) Fhemte

(You, plural) Fhemto

(He) Fehim

(She) Fehmit

(We) Fhemna

(They) Fehmo

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

فحمت (I)

فحمت (m) (You)

فحمتي (f) (You)

فحمتو (You, plural)

فحيم (He)

فحميت (She)

فحمنا (We)

فحمو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I understood what he said.”

Fhemet shou 2al.

.فحمت شو قال

 
“I understood a bit but not all that he said.”

Fhemet shway mesh kel shi men yali 2al.

.فحمت شواي مش كتير من يلي قال

 
“Did you understand what he said?”

(m) Fhemet shou 2al?

(f) Fhemte shou 2al?

فحمت شو قال؟ (m)

فحمتي شو قال؟ (f)

 
“Did you two understand the homework instructions?”

2ento naynetkon fhemto 2al ma3loumet 2al fared?

أنتو نايناتكون فحمتو ماعلوميت ألفرض؟

 
“My dog understood what you said!”

(m) Kalbe fehim shou 2elet!

(f) Kalbe fehmit shou 2elte!

!كالبي فحم شو ألت (m)

!كالبي فحميت شو ألتي f)

 
“The server said she understood our order.”

2al khedim 2alit 2eno fehmit 2al talab taba3na.

.ألأخاديم أليت أنو فحميت ألتلب تباعنا

 
“We learned a lot from that lecture.”

2et3alamna ktir men haydal muhadara.

.أتعالامنا كتير من حايدال موحاضارا

 
“They didn’t understand what you said. Can you repeat it to them?”

(m) Ma fehmo shou 2elet. Fik trida?

(f) Ma fehmo shou 2elte. Fike tridiya?

ما فحمو شو ألت. فيك تريدا؟ (m)

ما فحمو شو ألتي. فيكي تريديا؟ (f)

 
“The staff understood the report.”

2al takem 3amal fehmo 2al takrir.

.ألأتكم عامال فحمو ألتاكرير