“Having” (present) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) 3andi

(You) 3andek

(You, plural) 3andkom

(He) 3andou

(She) 3andha

(We) 3andna

(They) 3andhom

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عندي (I)

عندك (You)

عندكم (You, plural)

عندو (He)

عندها (She)

عندنا (We)

عندهم (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I am having a party tonight.”

3andi sahrya ellila.

.عندي سهرية الليلة

 
“No, I don’t have any problems with the new software update.”

La, ma 3andi 7atta mochla m3a lmise a jour ejdida mta3 el logiciel.

.لا، ما عندي حتى مشكلة مع الميز اجور الجديدة متع اللوجيسيال

 
“Do you have the notes on you now?”

3andek les notes tawa?

عندك لاي نوت توا؟

 
“Do any of you have the car keys? I can’t find them.”

Chkoun fikom 3andou mfeta7 elkarhba? Khater mal9ithomch.

.شكون فيكم عندو مفاتح الكرهبة؟ خاطر مالقيتهمش

 
“He is having a job interview right now.”

3andou entretien mta3 khedma taw.

.عندو انتروتيان متع خدمة تو

 
“She said she is having troubles with her computer.”

9alet elli 3andha machekel fel ordinateur mte3ha.

.قالت اللي عندها مشاكل في الاورديناتور متاعها

 
“We are having a meeting right now.”

3andna réunion taw.

.عندنا رينيون تو

 
“We don’t have a meeting until later this afternoon”

3andna réunion ken mba3d fel 9ayla.

.عندنا رينيون كتن مبعد في القايلة

 
“They are having a family gathering now at their grandparents.”

3andhom lamma taw fi dar jaddhom.

.عندهم لمّة تو في دار جدهم