“See” (future) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nchouf

(You) Tchouf

(You, plural) Tchoufou

(He) Ychouf

(She) Tchouf

(We) Nchoufou

(They) Ychoufou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نشوف (I)

تشوف (You)

تشوفو (You, plural)

يشوف (He)

تشوف (She)

نشوفو (We)

يشوفو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“See you soon.”

Nchoufek 3la 9rib.

.نشوفك على قريب

 
“I’ll see you next week.”

Nchoufek ejom3a ejeya.

.نشوفك الجمعة الجاية

 
“I won’t see him again until next week.”

Mouch bech nchoufou mara okhra 7ata lel jom3a ejeya.

.موش بش نشوفو مرة أخرى حتى للجمعة الجاية

 
“Do you want to go see your parents this weekend?”

T7eb temchi tchouf ommek w bouk el weekend hedhi?

تحب تمشي تشوف أمّك و بوك الويكاند هذي؟

 
“When will you see your father next?”

Wa9tech el marra el jeya elli bech tchouf fiha bouk?

وقتاش المرّة الجاية اللّي بش تشوف فيها بوك؟

 
“Can you come see me in my office for a few minutes?”

Tnejem tji tchoufni fi birouya chwaya?

تنجم تجي تشوفني في بيرويا شوية؟

 
“He went to see his parents.”

Mcha ychouf fi ommou w bouh.

.مشى يشوف في أمّو و بوه

 
“She went to see her parents.”

Mchet tchouf fi ommha w bouha.

.مشات تشوف في أمّها و بوها

 
“We will come see you both this weekend.”

Bech yji ychoufkom ezzouz fel weekend hedhi.

.بش يجي يشوفكم الزّوز في الويكاند هذي

 
“They won’t be able to see their parents until next week.”

Mouch bech ynejmou ychoufou ommhom w bouhom 7ata lel jom3a ejeya.

.موش بش ينجمو يشوفو أمّهم و بوهم حتى للجمعة الجاية

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“See” (future) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic