“Frame” (artwork) (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) N2ater

(You) T2ater

(You, plural) T2atrou

(He) Y2ater

(She) T2ater

(We) N2atrou

(They) Y2atrou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نأطر (I)

تأطر (You)

تأطروا (You, plural)

يأطر (He)

تأطر (She)

نأطروا (We)

يأطروا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
I’m going to frame this painting.

Ena mechi bch n2ater peinture hethi.

.أنا ماشي بش نأطر البانتير هاذي

 
I’m going to frame this painting in brown wood.

Ena mechi bch n2ater l peinture hethi f lou7 boni.

.أنا ماشي بش نأطر البانتير هاذي في لوح بني

 
How much to frame these two paintings?

9adech bch t2ater l peinturet ezouz hethom?

قداش بش تأطر البانتيرات الزوز هاذم؟

 
Are you going to frame it?

(masculine-based object) Bch t2atrou?

(feminine-based object) Bch t2atarha?

بش تأطروا؟ (masculine-based object)

بش تأطرها؟ (feminine-based object)

 
Are you two going to frame the drawings?

Ntouma ezouz mechin bch t2atrou rasmet?

أنتم الزوز ماشين بش تأطروا الرسمات؟

 
He went to go frame some paintings.

Houa mche y2ater chwaya rasmet.

.هو مشا يأطر شويا رسمات

 
She wants to frame the photo.

Hia t7eb t2ater l taswira.

.هي تحب تأطر التصويرة

 
We are going to frame these.

A7na mechin bch n2atrou hekom.

.أحنا ماشين بش نأطروا هاكم

 
They asked how much to frame this painting.

Houma se2lou 9adech bch y2atrou l peinture hethi.

.هوما سألوا بقداش بش يأطروا البانتير هاذي

 

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