“Remembering” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Netdhaker

(You) Tetdhaker

(You, plural) Tetdhakrou

(He) Yetdhaker

(She) Tetdhaker

(We) Netdhakrou

(They) Yetdhakrou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نتذكّر (I)

تتذكّر (You)

تتذكّرو (You, plural)

يتذكّر (He)

تتذكّر (She)

نتذكّرو (We)

يتذكّرو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

(Editor’s note: In one or more of the following statements, the word “Remembering” is replaced with an applicable word or words to keep the statement colloquial but to maintain the meaning of Remembering (“Remember” in the present participle).)
 
I remember.

Netdhaker.

.نتذكّر

 
I remember your order.

Netdhaker el commande mte3k.

.نتذكّر الكوموند متاعك

 
I remember your name.

Netdhaker esmek.

.نتذكّر اسمك

 
I don’t remember.

Manetdhakarch.

.منتذكّرش

 
Did you remember to book the flights today?

Tdhakart t9os les billets mta3 el tayara lyoum?

تذكرت تقصّ لاي بياي متاع الطيارة اليوم؟

 
Did you two remember to water the plants while I was gone?

Tdhakartou tes9iw el nabtet wa9t ena mouch houni?

تذكرتو تسقيو النبتات وقت أنا موش هوني؟

 
Do you remember what I usually order?

Tetdhaker chneya nekhedh ena fel 3ada?

تتذكر شنيّا ناخذ أنا في العادة؟

 
Do you two remember what suite number we’re in?

Tetdhakrou noumrou el bit eli a7na feha?

تتذكرو نومرو البيت الّي أحنا فيها؟

 
She remembers.

Heya tetdhaker.

.هي تتذكر

 
They said they remember seeing us on the flight last week.

9alou eli houma yetdhakrou enhom chefouna fi el tayara el jem3a eli fetet.

.قالو الّي هوما يتذكرو انهم شافونا في الطيّارة الجمعة الّي فاتت

 

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