“Making sure” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) (m) 7ares

(I) (f) 7arsa

(You) (m) 7ares

(You) (f) 7arsa

(You, plural) 7arsin

(He) 7ares

(She) 7arsa

(We) 7arsin

(They) 7arsin

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

حارص (m) (I)

حارصة (f) (I)

حارص (m) (You)

حارصة (f) (You)

حارصين (You, plural)

حارص (He)

حارصة (She)

حارصين (We)

حارصين (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m making sure that I saved all the changes before closing the document.”

(m) 7ares enni nsajal el 7ajet eli badalthom lkol 9bal mansakar e document.

(f) 7arsa enni nsajal el 7ajet eli badalthom lkol 9bal mansakar e document.

.حارص أنّي نسجل الحاجات إلي بدلتهم الكل قبل ما نسكر الدوكيمون (m)

.حارصة أنّي نسجل الحاجات إلي بدلتهم الكل قبل ما نسكر الدوكيمون (f)

 
“Are you making sure you finish your assignment before the deadline?”

(m) 7ares ennek tkamal 5edemtek 9bal e deadline?

(f) 7arsa ennek tkamal 5edemtek 9bal e deadline?

حارص أنّك تكمل خدمتك قبل الديدلاين؟ (m)

حارصة أنّك تكمل خدمتك قبل الديدلاين؟ (f)

 
“Are you two making sure the windows are closed upstairs?”

7arsin ennkom tsakrou e chbebek l fou9?

حارصين أنّهم يسكرو الشبابك الفوق؟

 
“He is making sure all the lights are off before he leaves.”

7ares ennou ytaffi ladhwe2 lkol 9bal mayo5rej.

.حارص أنّو يطفّي الأضواء الكل قبل ما يخرج

 
“She is making sure the lights are off before going to bed.”

7arsa ennha etaffi e dhaw 9bal matched farchha.

.حارصة أنّها اطفّي الضوء قبل ما تشد فرشها

 
“We are making sure everything is ready before the meeting.”

7arsin ennou kol chay ykoun 7adher 9bal el ejtime3.

.حارصين أنّو كل شيء يكون حاضر قبل الاجتماع

 
“They are making sure the guest room is clean.”

7arsin ennou bit e dhyouf tkoun ndhifa.

.حارصين أنّو بيت الضيوف تكون نظيفة