“Iron” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Iron” (the verb, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) N7added

(You) T7added

(You, plural) T7addou

(He) Y7added

(She) T7added

(We) N7addou

(They) Y7addou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نحدّد (I)

تحدّد (You)

تحدّو (You, plural)

يحدّد (He)

تحدّد (She)

نحدّو (We)

يحدّو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 

“I will iron your suit.”

Bech n7added l keswa mte3ek.

.بش نحدّد الكسوة متاعك

 

“I have to iron the dress for tonight.”

Lezemni n7added errouba lellila.

.لازمني نحدّد الرّوبة للّيلة

 

“Can you iron these two shirts?”

Tnajjam t7added l mrewel hedhom ezzouz?

تنجّم تحدّد المراول هاذم الزوز؟

 

“She wants to iron her son’s clothes.”

T7eb t7added 7weyej weldha.

.تحب تحدّد حوايج ولدها

 

“He has to learn to iron his clothes by himself.”

Lezmou yet3allem y7added 7weyjou wa7dou.

.لازمو يتعلّم يحدّد حوايجو وحدو

 

“We can’t iron our clothes because we don’t have an ironing board.”

Manajjmouch n7addou 7weyejna 5ater ma3annech 7did.

.مانجّموش نحدّو حوايجنا خاتر ماعنّاش حديد

 

“What do you want us to iron?”

Chnoua t7ebna n7addou?

شنوّة تحبنا نحدّو؟

 

“What are you two going to iron?”

Chnoua bech t7addou entouma ezzouz?

شنوّة بش تحدّو انتوما الزوز؟

 

“Can they iron the sheets?”

Ynajjmou y7addou l mle7ef?

ينجّمو يحدّو الملاحف؟