“Missing” (not occurring) (present) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Missing” (the verb, as in something not occurring, in the present tense) is written using the Latin script as:

(I) Nfawet

(You) Tfawet

(You, plural) Tfawtou

(He) Yfawet

(She) Tfawet

(We) Nfawtou

(They) Yfawtou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نفوّت (I)

تفوّت (You)

تفوّتو (You, plural)

يفوّت (He)

تفوّت (She)

نفوّتو (We)

يفوّتو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m missing class right now.”

Bech nfawet el séance mta3 tawa.

باش نفوّت السيونس متاع توّا

 
“I’m missing a meeting right now because of the traffic.”

Bech nfawet el ejtime3 mta3 tawa jorret el circulation.

.باش نفوّت الاجتماع متاع توّا جرّت السيركولاسيون

 
“I’m not missing class right now. It doesn’t start for another 45 minutes.”

Manich bech nfawet el séance. El séance tabda ken ba3d khamsa w arb3in d9i9a.

.منيش باش نفوّت السيونس. السيونس تبدى كان بعد خمسة و أربعين دقيقة

 
“Why are you missing your piano lesson?”

3lech bech tfawet el cours mta3 el piano?

علاش باش تفوّت الكور متاع البيانو؟

 
“Why are you two missing class right now?”

Chbikom bech tfawtou el séance mta3 tawa?

شبيكم باش تفوّتو السيونس متاع توّا؟

 
“He is only missing part of the class because of the appointment.”

Bech yfawet partie mel séance khater 3andou rendez-vous.

.باش يفوّت بارتي من السيونس خاطر عندو رونديفو

 
“She is missing piano lessons right now to study for an exam that’s tomorrow.”

Bech tfawet cours el piano tawa bech trivez lel devoir mta3 ghodwa.

.باش تفوّت كور البيانو توّا باش تريفز للدفوار متاع غدوة

 
“We are missing class right now.”

Bech nfawtou el séance mta3 tawa.

.باش نفوّتو السيونس متاع توّا

 
“They are missing their swimming lessons to study.”

Bech yfawtou cours el natation mte3hom bech yrivzou.

.باش يفوّتو كور الناتاسيون متاعهم باش يريفزو

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Miss” (not occurring) (future) in Tunisian Arabic

“Misses” (not occurring) (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

“Missed” (not occurring) (past) in Tunisian Arabic
 

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