“Could” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Could” (as in a probability) is written using the Latin script as:

Yomken

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يمكن

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“It could rain tomorrow.”

Yomken tmatar 8odwa.

.يمكن تمطر غدوة

 
“They could visit us next week.”

Yomken ytollo 3lina jom3a e jeya.

.يمكن يطلّو علينا الجمعة الجاية

 
“I could finish the project by the end of this week.”

Yomken nkamal l projet o5er jom3a hedhi.

.يمكن نكمل البروجي آخر الجمعة هذي

 
“I could be wrong”

(m) Yomken nkoun 8alet.

(f) Yomken nkoun 8alta.

.يمكن نكون غالط (m)

.يمكن نكون غالطة (f)

 
“That could be right.”

(masculine-based noun) Yomken ykoun s7i7.

(feminine-based noun) Yomken tkoun s7i7a.

.يمكن يكون صحيح (masculine-based noun)

.يمكن تكون صحيحة (feminine-based noun)