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

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

(I) S9it

(You) S9it

(You, plural) S9itou

(He) S9a

(She) S9at

(We) S9ina

(They) S9aw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

سقيت (I)

سقيت (You)

سقينا (You, plural)

سقى (He)

سقات (She)

سقينا (We)

سقاو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Watered” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of Watered (“Water” in the past participle).)
 
I watered the plants already today.

Déjà s9it el nabtet el youm.

.ديجا سقيت النبتات اليوم

 
I haven’t watered the plants yet.

Mazelt mas9itech el nabtet.

.مزلت مسقيتش النبتات

 
Did you water the plants already today?

S9it el nabtet lyoum déjà?

سقيت النبتات اليوم ديجا؟

 
Thank you for watering the garden while we were away.

3aychek khater s9it el jnina ki kona mouch hne.

.عيشك خاطر سقيت الجنينة كي كنّا موش هنا

 
Did you two forget to water the plants?

Yekhi nsitou bech tes9iw el nabtet?

ياخي نسيتو باش تسقيو النبتات؟

 

“He said he watered the garden before going to class.

Howa 9al eli howa s9a el jnina 9bal ma yemchi ya9ra.

.هو قال الّي هو سقى الجنينة قبل ما يمشي يقرى

 
I saw her watering the plants this morning.

Choftha ki s9at el nabtet el sbe7.

.شفتها كي سقات النبتات الصباح

 
We watered the plants and flowers while you both were away.

A7na s9ina el nabtet wel ward ki ntouma kontou mouch hne.

.أحنا سقينا النبتات و الورد كي نتوما كنتو موش هنا

 
The neighbours told me they watered our lawn for us while we were away.

El jiren 9alouli eli houma s9aw el 7chich mte3na ki a7na kona mouch hne.

.الجيران قالولي الّي هوما سقاو الحشيش متاعنا كي أحنا كنّا موش هنا

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Water” (noun) in Tunisian Arabic

“Water” (future) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

“Waters” (third-person) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

“Watering” (present) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Watered” (past) (verb) in Turkish
 

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