“Sets” (placement) (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Sets” (the verb, as in placing something somewhere, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Y7ot

(f) T7ot

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يحط (m)

تحط (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He usually sets his keys on the table near the door when he arrives home.”

Fel 3ada y7ot mfet7ou 3la tawla 9rib lel beb ki yakhlet l dar.

.في العادة يحط مفاتحو على الطاولة قريب للباب كي يخلط للدار

 
“She sets the books neatly on the shelf.”

T7ot lktob b nidham fou9 eraf.

.تحط الكتب بنظام فوق الرف

 
“He sets the tools back in the toolbox after using them.”

Y7ot el adawet fel sandou9 mte3hom ba3d ma ykamel yesta3malhom.

.يحط الأدوات في الصندوق متاعهم بعد ما يكمل يستعملهم

 
“The staff sets the chairs in rows for the meeting.”

El staff y7otou el kresi f sfouf lel ejtime3.

.الستاف يحطو الكراسي في صفوف للاجتماع

 
“She never sets her bags on the floor.”

3morha ma t7ot sikanha fel 9a3.

.عمرها ما تحط سيكانها في القع

 

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