“Lower” (physical) (future) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Lower” (the verb, as in the physical movement, in the future tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Nhabet

(You) Thabet

(You, plural) Thabtou

(He) Yhabet

(She) Thabet

(We) Nhabtou

(They) Yhabtou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نهبّط (I)

تهبّط (You)

تهبّطو (You, plural)

يهبّط (He)

تهبّط (She)

نهبّطو (We)

يهبّطو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m going to lower the painting by 5 centimetres.”

Bech nhabet el tableau khamsa santi louta.

.باش نهبّط التبلو خمسة صانتي لوطا

 
(During a workout) “Lower yourself by two inches.”

Zid ahbet zouz santi okhrin.

.زيد أهبط زوز صانتي أخرين

 
(During a workout) “When doing pushups lower yourself all the way to the ground.”

Ki ta3mel boumbet ahbet hata tousel lel 9a3.

.كي تعمل بومبات أهبط حتّى توصل للقاع

 
“How much lower to go?”

(masculine-based object) 9adech lezem yzid yahbet?

(feminine-based object) 9adech lezem tzid tahbet?

قدّاش لازم يزيد يهبط؟ (masculine-based object)

قدّاش لازم تزيد تهبط؟ (feminine-based object)

 
(You, plural) “Lower the couch here.”

Habtou el bank lahne.

.هبّطو البنك لهنا

 
“Don’t lower it too quickly.”

(masculine-based object) Mathabtouch b zarba.

(feminine-based object) Mathabethech b zarba.

.متهبّطوش بزربة (masculine-based object)

.متهبّطهاش بزربة (feminine-based object)

 
“Do you want him to lower it here?”

(masculine-based object) T7ebou yhabtou lahne?

(feminine-based object) T7ebou yhabatha lahne?

تحبّو يهبّطو لهنا؟ (masculine-based object)

تحبّو يهبّطها لهنا؟ (feminine-based object)

 
“Do you want us to lower it here?”

(masculine-based object) T7ebna nhabtouh lahne?

(feminine-based object) T7ebna nhabtouha lahne?

تحبّنا نهبّطوه لهنا؟ (masculine-based object)

تحبّنا نهبّطوها لهنا؟ (feminine-based object)

 
“They will lower the couch there.”

Bech yhabtou el bank ghadi.

.باش يهبّطو البنك غادي