“Holds” (physical) (third-person) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Holds” (the verb, as in the physical act of holding, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Yched

(f) Tched

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يشد (m)

تشد (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The mother holds her baby.”

El omm tched sghirha.

.الأم تشد صغيرها

 
“The father holds his kid’s hand whenever they cross the street.”

El bou yched sgharou kol ma ycho99ou el kayes.

.البو يشد صغارو كل ما يشقو الكياس

 
“He always holds his girlfriend’s hand.”

Dima yched yed bentou.

.ديما يشد يد بنتو

 
“She always holds her boyfriend’s hand.”

Dima tched yed sa7abha.

.ديما تشد يد صاحبها

 

“My sister holds her breath for a few seconds before jumping into the water.”

Okhti tched nfassha 9bal ma tnaggez fel ma.

.أختي تشد نفسها قبل ما تنقز في الماء

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Holds” (third-person) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic