“Set” (placement) (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) N7ot

(You) T7ot

(You, plural) T7otou

(He) Y7ot

(She) T7ot

(We) N7otou

(They) Y7otou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نحط (I)

تحط (You)

تحطو (You, plural)

يحط (He)

تحط (She)

نحطو (We)

يحطو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 

“I’ll set the table before dinner.”

Ataw n7ot etawla 9bal el 3che.

.أتو نحط الطاولة قبل العشاء

 

“I won’t set the keys down on the counter again.”

Manich bech n7ot el mfeta7 3al contoir mara okhra.

.مانيش باش نحط المفاتح على الكنتوار مرّة أخرى

 

“Can you set the books on the shelf?”

Tnajem t7ot el ktob 3la eraf?

تنجم تحط الكتب على الرف؟

 

“Will you two set your bags here?”

Tnajmou t7otou sikankom hne?

تنجمو تحطو سيكانكم هنا؟

 

“He will set the new furniture in the living room.”

Bech y7ot el atheth ejdid f bit esala.

.باش يحط الأثاث الجديد في بيت الصالة

 

“She will set the vase on the table.”

Bech t7ot el vase 3la tawla.

.باش تحط الفاز على الطاولة

 

“Where should we set the bags down?”

Za3ma win n7otou el sikan?

زعمة وين نحطو السيكان؟

 

“We will set the table now.”

Bech n7otou etawla tawa.

.باش نحطو الطاولة توّا

 

“They’ll set the grocery bags on the counter.”

Bech y7otou sachiyet el 9adhya 3al contoir.

.باش يحطو ساشيّات القضية على الكنتوار

 

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