“Searching” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nlawej

(You) Tlawej

(You, plural) Tlawjou

(He) Ylawej

(She) Tlawej

(We) Nlawjou

(They) Ylawjou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نلوج (I)

تلوج (You)

تلوجوا (You, plural)

يلوج (He)

تلوج (She)

نلوجوا (We)

تلوجوا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I am searching for my keys.”

Ena nlawej 3ala mfet7i.

.انا نلوج على مفاتحي

 
“Keep searching.”

Zid lawej.

.زيد لوج

 
“What are you searching for?”

3ala chnou tlawej?

على شنو تلوج ؟

 
“What are you two searching for?”

3ala chnou tlawjou entom zouz?

على شنو تلوجوا انتم الزوز ؟

 
“He is searching online for the nearest gas station.”

Houa ylawej online 3ala a9reb kiosk.

.هو يلوج اونلاين على اقرب كيوسك

 
“She is searching for her phone.”

Heya tlawej 3ala talifounha.

.هي تلوج على تليفونها

 
“We are searching for our missing dog.”

A7na nlawjou 3ala kalbna dhaya3.

.احنا نلوجوا على كلبنا الضايع

 
“They are searching for the dog in the park.”

Houma ylawjou 3al kalb fil park.

.هوما يلوجوا عالكلب في البارك