“Hiding” (subject) (present) in Tunisian Arabic
In Tunisian Arabic, “Hiding” (the verb, as in a subject or subjects hiding, in the present tense) is written using the Latin script as:
(I) (m) Met5obi
(I) (f) Met5obiya
(You) (m) Met5obi
(You) (f) Met5obiya
(You, plural) Met5obin
(He) Met5obi
(She) Met5obiya
(We) Met5obin
(They) Met5obin
Using the Arabic script, it is written as:
متخبي (m) (I)
متخبية (f) (I)
متخبي (m) (You)
متخبية (f) (You)
متخبين (You, plural)
متخبي (He)
متخبية (She)
متخبين (We)
متخبين (They)
(Editor’s note: In Tunisian Arabic, “Hiding”, in the present tense, is translated as an adjective.)
Listen to these words pronounced (audio)
Examples in sentences or statements
“I’m already hiding!
(m) Déjà met5obi!
(f) Déjà met5obiya!
!ديجا متخبي (m)
!ديجا متخبية (f)
“Where are you hiding?”
(m) Win met5obi?
(f) Win met5obiya?
وين متخبي؟ (m)
وين متخبية؟ (f)
“Are you two hiding behind the couch?”
Met5obin wra el fauteuil?
متخبين وراء الفوتاي؟
“Is the cat hiding under the bed?”
(male cat) El 9attous met5obi ta7t el e srir?
(female cat) El 9attousa met5obiya ta7t el e srir?
القطوس متخبي تحت السرير؟ (male cat)
القطوسة متخبية تحت السرير؟ (female cat)
“He is hiding behind the tree over there.”
Met5obi ghady wra e chejra.
.متخبي غادي وراء الشجرة
“She is hiding in the closet.”
Met5obiya fel 5zena.
.متخبية في الخزانة
“We are hiding upstairs!”
A7na met5obin el fou9!
!أحنا متخبين الفوق
“The kids are hiding in the closet.”
E sghar met5obin fel 5zena.
.الصغار متخبين في الخزانة
Related words in Tunisian Arabic
“Hiding” (object) (present) in Tunisian Arabic
“Hide” (subject) (future) in Tunisian Arabic
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