“Collect” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nlemm

(You) Tlemm

(You, plural) Tlemmou

(He) Ylemm

(She) Tlemm

(We) Nlemmou

(They) Ylemmou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نلمّ (I)

تلمّ (You)

تلمّو (You, plural)

يلمّ (He)

تلمّ (She)

نلمّو (We)

يلمّو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I am heading to this small beach to collect seashells.”

Bech nemchi l b7ar sghir nlemm l babbouch.

.بش نمشي لبحر صغير نلمّ الببّوش

 
“When will you collect the money?”

Wa9tech bech tlemm l flous?

وقتاش بش تلمّ الفلوس؟

 
“This organization will collect clothes for the refugees.”

Ejjam3iya hedhi bech tlemm 7weyej lel lej2in.

.الجمعيّة هذي تلمّ في حوايج للّاجئين

 
“Through this event, we will collect money for charity.”

Bel évènement hedha, bech nlammou flous lel jam3iya l 5ayriya.

.بالايفينمون هذا, بش نلمّو فلوس للجمعيّة الخيريّة

 
“We will collect some broken glasses for your mosaic.”

Bech nlemmou chwaya kisen mkassra lel fousayfouse2 mte3ek.

.بش نلمّو شويّة كيسان مكسّرة للفسيفساء متاعك

 
“Can you collect any old coins?”

(plural) Tnajjmou tlemmou byeset 9dom?

تنجّمو تلمّو بياسات قدم؟ (plural)

 
“The students will collect seeds to examine them.”

Ettelmidh bech ylemm 9loub w yodros’hom.

.التلميذ بش يلمّ قلوب و يدرسهم