“Lift” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nhez

(You) Thez

(You, plural) Thezou

(He) Yhez

(She) Thez

(We) Nhezou

(They) Yhezou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نهز (I)

تهز (You)

تهزو (You, plural)

يهز (He)

تهز (She)

نهزو (We)

يهزو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

“I will lift the couch so you can check what’s under it.”

Bech nhez lcanapé bech enti tchouf chnou fama ta7tha.

.بش نهز الكانابي بش انتي تشوف شنو فما تحتها

“Can you help me lift the table?”

Tnajem t3aweni nhez etawla?

تنجم تعاوني نهز الطاولة؟

“Do you want to go lift weights with us tomorrow?”

T7eb temchi thez m3ana 7did ghodwa?

تحب تمشي تهز معانا حديد غدوة؟

“Can you two lift these wood pieces and put them in the truck?”

Tnajmou thezou l7atbet hedhom w t7otouhom fel kamyoun?

تنجمو تهزو الحطبات هاذم و تحطوهم في الكميونة؟

“He is going to lift the heavy boxes for you.”

Bech yhez 3lik el sneda9 erzan.

.بش يهز عليك الصنادق الرزان

“She is going to lift these books and put them on the top shelf. “

Bech thez lktob hedhom w t7othom fel raf elfou9ani.

.بش تهز الكتب و تحطهم في الرف الفوقاني

“We are going to lift this bed upstairs.”

Bech nhezou essrir lfou9.

.بش نهزو السرير الفوق

“They are going to lift these boxes upstairs.”

Bech yhezou el sneda9 lfou9.

.بش يهزو الصنادق الفوق

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