“Straighten” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nestwi

(You) Testwi

(You, plural) Testwiw

(He) Yestwi

(She) Testwi

(We) Nestwiw

(They) Yestwiw

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نستوي (I)

تستوي (You)

تستويو (You, plural)

يستوي (He)

تستوي (She)

نستويو (We)

يستويو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m going to straighten the painting.”

Bech nestwi l tableau.

.بش نستوي التابلو

 
“Straight your back.”

Estwi dhahrek.

.استوي ظهرك

 
“Can you straighten my tie?”

Tnajjam teswili el cravatte mte3i?

تنجّم تستويلي الكرافات متاعي؟

 
“Can you help me straighten this painting?”

Tnajjam t3awenni nestwi l tableau hetha?

تنجّم تعاونّي نستوي التابلو هذا؟

 
“Can you two straighten the books on the shelf?”

Tnajjmou entouma ezzouz testwiw el ktob elli 3al étagère?

تنجّمو انتوما الزوز تستويو الكتب اللّي عالايتاجير؟

 
“He went to the bathroom to straighten his tie.”

Mché lel toilettes bech yestwi el cravatte mte3ou.

.مشا للتوالات بش يستوي الكرافات متاعو

 
“She is going to straighten the painting on the wall.”

Bech testwi l tableau elli m3alla9 fel 7it.

.بش تستوي التابلو اللّي معلّق في الحيط

 
“They are going to straighten all the chairs now for the event.”

Taw bech yestwiw el kresi lel évènement.

.تو بش يستويو الكراسي للايفينمون

 

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