“Trim” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) N9oss

(You) T9oss

(You, plural) T9ossou

(He) Y9oss

(She) T9oss

(We) N9ossou

(They) Y9ossou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نقصّ (I)

تقصّ (You)

تقصّو (You, plural)

يقصّ (He)

تقصّ (She)

نقصّو (We)

يقصّو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m going to trim the bushes tomorrow.”

Bech n9oss l chojrat ghodwa.

.بش نقصّ الشجرات غدوة

 
“I’m not going to trim the overgrown bushes.”

Menich bech n9oss ezzeyed mta3 l chojrat.

.مانيش بش نقصّ الزايد متع الشجرات

 
“When are you going to trim the dog’s fur?”

(singular) Wa9tech bech t9oss ch3ar l kalb?

(plural) Wa9tech bech t9ossou ch3ar l kalb?

وقتاش بش تقصّ شعر الكلب؟ (singular)

وقتاش بش تقصّو شعر الكلب؟ (plural)

 
“You two need to trim your beards.”

Entouma ezzouz lezemkom t7ajjmou l7ikom.

.انتوما الزوز لازمكم تحجّمو لحيكم

 
“He is going to go trim his nails.”

Bech y9oss dhwefrou.

.بش يقصّ ظوافرو

 
“She’s going to trim her daughter’s hair.”

Bech t9oss ch3ar bentha.

.بش تقصّ شعر بنتها

 
“We are going to trim the grass by the fence tomorrow.”

Bech nozbrou l gazon li ba7dha essour ghodwa.

.بش نزبرو القازون اللّي بحذا السور غدوة

 
“They said they are going to trim the bushes this weekend.”

9alou bech y9ossou l chojrat e5er ejjom3a hedhi.

.قالو بش يقصّو الشجرات آخر الجمعة هذي

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

““Trim”, “Trims”, “Trimming”, “Trimmed” (verbs) in Lebanese Arabic”