“Folded” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Folded “ (the verb, in the past tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Twit

(You) Twit

(You, plural) Twitou

(He) Twé

(She) Twet

(We) Twina

(They) Twew

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

تويط (I)

تويط (You)

تويطو (You, plural)

طوا (He)

طوات (She)

طوينا (We)

طواو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I folded the towels and placed them in that closet.”

Twit el mnechef w 7atithom fi 5zena adhika.

.تويط المناشف و حطيتهم في خزانة أذيكا

 
“I haven’t folded the towels yet.”

Mezelt ma twitech el mnechef.

.مازالت ما تويطش المناشف

 
“Did you fold the laundry?”

Twit el saboun?

تويط الصابون؟

 
“Did you two fold the laundry?”

Twitou entouma el zouz el saboun?

تويطو الصابون أنتوما الزوز؟

 
“Who folded the napkins?”

Chkoun twé el mnedel?

شكون طوا المنادل؟

 
“He folded his blanket and made his bed before leaving for school.”

Howa twé farachitou w gad farchou 9bal ma yemchi lel makteb.

.هو طوا فاراشيتو و قد فرشو قبل ما يمشي للمكتب

 
“She folded the exam paper after finishing the test.”

Heya twet war9et el examen ba3ed ma kamlet el test.

.بعد ما كملت التاست examenهي طوات ورقت ال

 
“We folded the bathroom towels.”

Twina mnechef el salle de bain.

 .salle de bainطوينا مناشف ال

 
“The kids folded papers to make planes.”

El sghar twew el awra9 bch ya3mlou tayarat.

.الصغار طواو الأوراق بش يعملو طيارات