“Went” (past) in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Went” (the verb, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) Mchit
(You) Mchit
(You, plural) Mchitou
(He) Mcha
(She) Mchet
(We) Mchina
(They) Mchew
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
مشيت (I)
مشيت (You)
مشيتو (You, plural)
مشا (He)
مشات (She)
مشينا (We)
مشاو (They)
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Examples in sentences or statements
(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Went” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of the word Went (“Go” in the past participle).)
“I went yesterday.”
Ena mchit emes.
.أنا مشيت امس
“I went to Sidi Bou Saïd two days ago and enjoyed it!”
Mchit lsidi bous3id nharin lteli wa3melt jaw!
!مشيت لسيدي بوسعيد نهارين التالي و عملت جو
“Did you go to the university earlier?”
Mchit lel fac 9bila?
مشيت للفاك قبيلة؟
“When did you stop by earlier?”
Wa9tech jit 9bila?
وقتاش جيت قبيلة؟
“Have you all gone to Carthage yet?”
Lkolkom mchitou l carthage walla mazeltou?
الكلكم مشيتو لقرطاج ولاّ مازلتو؟
“He went yesterday.”
Mcha emes.
.مشا امس
“My brother went to Tunisia last summer and enjoyed it.”
Khouya mcha ltounes essif elli fet w 3mel jaw.
.خويا مشا لتونس الصيف اللّي فات و عمل جو
“My sister went for lunch twenty minutes ago.”
Okhti mchet tofter d9i9tin lteli.
.أختي مشات تفطر دقيقتين التالي
“She went to the beach earlier.”
Mchet lel b7ar 9bila.
.مشات للبحر قبيلة
“We went for breakfast this morning.”
Mchina 3malna petit dej elyoum essbe7.
.مشينا عملنا بتي داج اليوم الصّباح
“We went shopping earlier.”
Mchina na9dhiw 9bila.
.مشينا نقضيو قبيلة
“They went to the restaurant 20 minutes ago.”
Mchew lel restaurent arb3a draj lteli.
.مشاو للرستوران أربعة دراج التالي
“They went yesterday.”
Mchew emes.
.مشاو امس
Related words in Tunisian Arabic
“Go” (future) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic
“Goes” (third-person) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic
“Going” (present) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic
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