“Bad” (behaviour) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Bad” (the adjective, in the context of behaviour, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) 5ayeb

(f) 5ayba

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 خايب (m)

 خايبة (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Bad” (in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

5aybin

خايبين

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Her behaviour was bad today!”

E tasarof mte3ha ken 5ayeb lyoum!

!التصف متاعها كان خايب اليوم

 
“These acts are bad.”

E tasarofet hedhom 5aybin.

.التصرفات هاذم خايبين

 
“He did a bad thing.”

3mal 7aja 5ayba lyoum.

.عمل حاجة خايبة اليوم

 
“It was a bad comment.”

Ken commentaire 5ayeb.

.كان كومنتير خايب

 
“These are bad behaviours.”

Hedhouma tasaroufet 5aybin.

.هاذوما تصرفات خايبين

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Good” (behaviour) in Tunisian Arabic