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

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

(I) Nmes

(You) Tmes

(You, plural) Tmesou

(He) Ymes

(She) Tmes

(We) Nmesou

(They) Ymesou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نمسّ (I)

تمسّ (You)

تمسّو (You, plural)

يمسّ (He)

تمسّ (She)

نمسّو (We)

يمسّو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m going to touch it.”

(masculine-based object) Bech nmesou.

(feminine-based object) Bech nmesha.

.باش نمسّو (masculine-based object)

.باش نمسّها (feminine-based object)

 
“I’m not going to touch it.”

(masculine-based object) Manich bech nmesou.

(feminine-based object) Manich besch nmesha.

.منيش باش نمسّو (masculine-based object)

.منيش باش نمسّها (feminine-based object)

 
“Touch my nose.”

Mes khachmi.

.مسّ خشمي

 
“Don’t touch the paintings!”

Matmesech el tablouwet!

!متمسّش التبلوات

 
“Touch this button to turn on the car.”

Enzel 3la el felsa hedhi bech tkhadem el karhba.

.انزل على الفلسة هاذي باش تخدم الكرهبة

 
“Touch the wall to see if the paint is dry.”

Mes el 7it bech tchouf ken el dohn che7.

.مسّ الحيط باش تشوف كان الدهن شاح

 
“He is going to touch it to see if it’s alive.”

(masculine-based object) Howa bech ymesou bech ychouf kenou 7ay.

(feminine-based object) Howa bech ymesha bech ychouf kenha 7aya.

.هو باش يمسّو باش يشوف كانو حيّ (masculine-based object)

.هو باش يمسّها باش يشوف كانها حيّ (feminine-based object)

 
“She is going to touch it.”

(masculine-based object) Heya mahich bech tmesou.

(feminine-based object) Heya mahich bech tmesha.

.هي مهيش باش تمسّو (masculine-based object)

.هي مهيش باش تمسّها (feminine-based object)

 
“We will touch your nose, grandpa!”

Bech nmesou khachmek, jaddi!

!باش نمسّو خشمك، جدّي

 
“They will touch it.”

(masculine-based object) Houma bech ymesouh.

(feminine-based object) Houma bech ymesoha.

.هوما باش يمسّوه (masculine-based object)

.هوما باش يمسّوها (feminine-based object)