“Laying” (eggs) (present) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Laying” (the verb, as in a bird laying eggs, in the present tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(He) 9a3ed ybidh

(She) 9a3da tbidh

(They) 9a3din ybidhou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قاعد يبيض (He)

قاعدة تبيض (She)

قاعدين يبيضو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“That bird is laying eggs.”

El 3asfour hedheka 9a3ed ybidh.

.العصفور هاذاكا قاعد يبيض

 
“Mommy, is that bird laying eggs?”

Mama, ye5i l 3asfour hedheka 9a3ed ybidh?

ماما، ياخي العصفور هاذاكا قاعد يبيض؟

 
“Yes, that bird is laying eggs in her nest.”

Ey, el 3asfoura hedhika 9a3da tbidh fel 3ech mte3ha.

.أي، العصفورة هاذيكا قاعدة تبيض في العشّ متاعها

 
“How many eggs is she laying?”

9a3da tbidh fi 9addech men 3adhma?

قاعدة تبيض في قدّاش من عضمة؟

 
“Is the chicken still laying eggs?”

Ye5i eddjeja mezelet 9a3da tbidh?

ياخي الدجاجة مزالت قاعدة تبيض؟