“Went” (past) in Lebanese Arabic

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

(I) Rehet

(You) (m) Rehet

(You) (f) Rehte

(You, plural) Rehto

(He) Rah

(She) Rahit

(We) Rehna

(They) Raho

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

رحت (I)

رحت (You) (m)

رحتي (You) (f)

رحتو (You, plural)

راح (He)

راحيت (She)

رحنا (We)

راحو (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 to the gym yesterday.”

Rehet 3al gym mberih.

.مباريح gym رحت عال

 
“Did you go to the grocery store earlier?”

(m) Rehet 3al deken men bakir?

(f) Rehete 3al deken men bakir?

رحت عال دكان منبكير؟ (m)

رحتي عال دكان منبكير؟ (f)

 
“Did you both go to class this morning?”

2ento naynetkon Rehto 3al saf hal sebeh?

أنتو نيناتكون رحتو عالصف هلسبح؟

 
“Your father went to work.”

(m) Bayak rah 3al sheghel.

(f) Bayik rah 3al sheghel.

.بياك راح عالشغل (m)

.بيك راح عالشغل (f)

 
“Your mother went to pick up your brother from school.”

(m) 2emak rahit la tekhod khayak men 2al madrase.

(f) 2emik rahit la tekhod khayik men 2al madrase.

.أماك راحيت لتخود خيك منألمدرسي (m)

.أميك راحيت لتخود خيك منألمدرسي (f)

 
“We went to Türkiye last year.”

Rehna 3a terkiya hadik 2al sene.

.رحنا عاتركيا هديك ألسني

 
“They went to Egypt last summer.”

Raho 3a maser hadik 2al sayfiye.

.راحو عا مصر هديك ألصيفي

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“Go” (future) in Lebanese Arabic

“Goes” (third-person) in Lebanese Arabic

“Going” (present) in Lebanese Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Went” (past) in Tunisian Arabic