“Raining” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(f) 9a3da tsobb

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قاعدة تصب (f)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“It’s raining right now.”

9a3da tsob taw.

.قاعدة تصب تو

 
“Is it still raining?”

Mezelet 9a3da tsobb?

مازالت قاعدة تصب؟

 
“How long do you think it’ll rain for?”

9addech bech to93od tsobb za3ma?

قدّاش بش تقعد تصب زعمة؟

 
“It’s raining but not much.”

9a3da tsobb ama mouch bel9wi.

.قاعدة تصب أما موش بالقوي

 
“Since it’s raining, we’re going to exercise indoors.”

Medemha 9a3da tsobb, bech netrenew ldekhel.

.مادامها قاعدة تصب بش، نتراناو الداخل

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Rain” (noun) in Tunisian Arabic

“Rain” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

“Rained” (past) in Tunisian Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Raining” (present) in Egyptian Arabic