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

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

(I) N3oum

(You) T3oum

(You, plural) T3oumou

(He) Y3oum

(She) T3oum

(We) n3oumou

(They) Y3oumou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نعوم (I)

تعوم (You)

تعوموا (You, plural)

يعوم (He)

تعوم (She)

نعوموا (We)

يعوموا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
I’m going to go swim.

Ena mechi bch n3oum.

.أنا ماشي بش نعوم

 
I’m not going to swim yet.

Ena menich mechi bch n3oum.

.أنا مانيش ماشي بش نعوم

 
Do you want to swim with me?

T7eb t3oum m3aya?

تحب تعوم معايا؟

 
Do you two want to swim now?

T7ebou ntouma ezouz t3oumou tawa?

تحبوا أنتم الزوز تعوموا توا؟

 
He is going to go swim.

Houa mechi bch y3oum.

.هو ماشي بش يعوم

 
She is going to swim in a few minutes.

Hia mechia bch t3oum baad chwaya.

.هي ماشية بش تعوم بعد شويا

 
They went to the beach to swim.

Houma mchew l b7ar bch y3oumou.

.هوما مشاوا للبحر بش يعوموا

 
We are going to swim for a bit this afternoon.

A7na mechin n3oumou chwaya laachiya.

.أحنا ماشين نعوموا شويا العشية

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Swim” (future) (verb) in Egyptian Arabic

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

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

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