“Happening” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) 9e3ed ysir

(f) 9e3da tsir

(p) 9e3din ysirou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قاعد يصير (m)

قاعدة تصير (f)

قاعدين يصيرو (p)

Listen to these three terms pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The parade is happening right now.”

El marche 9e3da tsir tawa.

.المارش قاعدة تصير توا

 
“The fireworks are happening!”

El chamerikh 9e3din yech3lou!

!الشماريخ قاعدين يشعلو

 
“Is it happening right now?”

(masculine-based occurrence) 9e3ed ysir tawa?

(feminine-based occurrence) 9e3da tsir tawa?

قاعد يصير توا؟ (masculine-based occurrence) 

قاعدة تصير توا؟ (feminine-based occurrence)

 
“The national election is happening right now.”

El entikhabet el watanya 9e3da tsir tawa.

.اانتخابات الوطنية قاعدة تصير توا

 
“They just called. It’s happening right now!”

(masculine-based occurrence) Tawa tkallmou. 9alou elli howa 9e3ed ysir!

(feminine-based occurrence) Tawa tkallmou. 9alou elli hya 9e3da tsir!

 !توا تكلمو. قالو اللي هو قاعد يصير (masculine-based occurrence)

 !توا تكلمو. قالو اللي هي قاعدة تصير (feminine-based occurrence)