“Nervous” (adjective) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Nervous” (the adjective, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Metwater

(f) Metwatra

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

متوتَر (m)

متوتَرة (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Nervous” (the adjective, in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

Metwatrin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

متوتَرين

Listen to these three words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I am a little nervous about the job interview.”

(m) Metwater chwaya 3ala entretien el khedma.

(f) Metwatra chwaya 3ala entretien el khedma.

.الخدمة entretien متوتَر شويَة على (m)

.الخدمة entretien متوتَرة شويَة على (f)

 
“She is nervous about today’s exam.”

Mewatra 3ala examen lioum.

.اليوم examen متوتَرة على

 
“Don’t worry! You don’t seem nervous at all.”

(m) Ma t5afech! Ma todherch metwater jemla.

(f) Ma t5afech! Ma todherch metwatra jemla.

.ما تخافش! ما تضهرش متوتَر جملة (m)

.ما تخافش! ما تضهرش متوتَرة جملة (f)

 
“He gets very nervous before getting on stage.”

Yetwater barcha 9bal ma yatla3 3ala el masra7.

.يتوتَر برشا قبل مل يطلع على المسرح

 
“The students are nervous about the exam.”

El tlemdha metwatrin 3ala el examen.

.examen التلامذة متوترين على