“Bend” (subject bending object) (future) in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Bend” (the verb, as in a subject bending an object, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) N3awaj
(You) T3awaj
(You, plural) T3awjou
(He) Y3awaj
(She) T3awaj
(We) N3awjou
(They) Y3awjou
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
نعوّج (I)
تعوّج (You)
تعوّجو (You, plural)
يعوّج (He)
تعوّج (She)
نعوّجو (We)
يعوّجو (They)
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Examples in sentences or statements
“I will bend this pipe.”
Bech n3awaj l ja3ba hedhi.
.بش نعوّج الجعبة هذي
“I can’t bend it.”
(masculine-based object) Manajjamch n3awjou.
(feminine-based object) Manajjamch n3awajha.
.منجّمش نعوّجو (masculine-based object)
.منّجمش نعوّجها (feminine-based object)
“You have to bend it, otherwise it won’t fit.”
(masculine-based object) Lezmek t3awjou, mekenech mayarfa3ch.
(feminine-based object) Lezmek t3awajha, mekenech matarfa3ch.
.لازمك تعوّجو, ماكانش مايرفعش (masculine-based object)
.لازمك تعوّجها, ماكانش ماترفعش (feminine-based object)
“Do you think he can bend this nail?”
Za3ma ynajjam y3awaj l vice hedha?
زعما ينجّم يعوّج الفيس هذا؟
“She is going to bend the metal.”
Bech t3awaj l métal.
.بش تعوّج الميتال
“We can’t bend this.”
(masculine-based object) Manajjmouch n3awjouh hedha.
(feminine-based object) Manajjmouch n3awjouha hedhi.
.منجّموش نعوّجوه هذا (masculine-based object)
.منجّموش نعوّجوها هذي (feminine-based object)
“If you want to bend the bar, you are free to do so.”
(plural) Ken t7ebbou t3awjou l 7dida, tnajjmou t3awjouha.
.كان تحبّو تعوّجو الحديدة, تنجّمو تعوّجوها (plural)
“Can’t you all together bend it more?”
(masculine-based object) Matnajjmouch entouma lkol mab3adhkom t3awjouh akthar?
(feminine-based object) Matnajjmouch entouma lkol mab3adhkom t3awjouha akthar?
متنجّموش انتوما الكلّ مبعضكم تعوّجوه أكثر؟ (masculine-based object)
متنجّموش انتوما الكلّ مبعضكم تعوّجوها أكثر؟ (feminine-based object)
“They have to bend the steel.”
Lezemhom y3awjou l fouledh.
.لازمهم يعوّجو الفولاذ
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