“Needing” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nest7a9

(You) (m) Test7a9

(You) (f) Test7a9i

(You, plural) Test7a9ou

(He) Yest7a9

(She) Test7a9

(We) Nest7a9ou

(They) Yest7a9ou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نستحق (I)

نستحق (f) (I)

تستحق (m) (You)

تستحقي (f) (You)

تستحقوا (You, plural)

يستحق (He)

تستحق (She)

نستحقوا (We)

يستحقوا (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I need to eat.”

Nest7a9 nekel.

.نستحق ناكل

“Do you need a pen?”

Test7a9 stylo?

تستحق ستيلو؟

 
“Do you two need more time?”

Chnowa test7a9ou ntouma zouz?

شنوا تستحقوا أنتم الزوز؟

 
“Tell me what you all need.”

9oli chnowa test7a9.

.قلي شنوا تستحق

 
“He needs more milk.”

Houa yest7a9 akther 7lib.

.هو يستحق أكثر حليب

 
“He needs a bit more sleep.”

Houa yest7a9 akther noum.

.هو يستحق أكثر نوم

 
“She doesn’t need it.”

(masculine-based object) Hia test7a9ouch.

(feminine-based object) Hia test7a9hech.

.هي تستحقوش (masculine-based object)

.هي تستحقهاش (feminine-based object)

 
“She needs one more textbook for class.”

Hia tets7a9 korrasa okhra l classe.

.هي تستحق كراسة أخرى للكلاس

 
“We need to go now.”

Nest7a9ou nemchiw tawa.

.نستحقوا نمشيوا توا

 
“That table needs one more menu.”

Tawla hethi test7a9 menu e5er.

.نستحقوا نمشيوا توا