“Resist” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) N9awem

(You) T9awem

(You, plural) T9awmou

(He) Y9awem

(She) T9awem

(We) N9awmou

(They) Y9awmou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نقاوم (I)

تقاوم (You)

تقاومو (You, plural)

يقاوم (He)

تقاوم (She)

نقاومو (We)

يقاومو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I will resist the urge to eat chocolate.”

Bech n9awem w menekelch choklata.

.بش نقاوم و ماناكلش شكلاطة

 
“I am not going to resist anymore.”

Ma3adech bech nzid n9awem.

.ماعادش بش نزيد نقاوم

 
“There is no reason to resist following your dream.”

Mafama 7atta sbab y5allik t9awem w mattaba3ch 7elmtek.

.ما فمّا حتى سبب يخلّيك تقاوم و ماتّبعش حلمتك

 
“For how long will you resist talking to him?”

9adech bech t9awem w mata7kich m3ah?

قدّاش بش تقاوم و ماتحكيش معاه؟

 
“He wants to resist the temptation to smoke.”

Houa y7eb y9awem chahwet eddo5an.

.هو يحب يقاوم شهوة الدخّان

 
“We are going to resist their orders.”

Bech n9awmou ewemerhom.

.بش نقاومو أوامرهم

 
“Do you think that you all will resist her charms?”

Za3ma tnajjmou lkolkom t9awmou el charme mte3ha?

زعمة تنجّمو لكلّكم تقاومو الشارم متاعها؟

 
“Can’t you both resist drinking coffee in the morning?”

Ye5i entouma ezzouz matnajmouch t9awmou charben l 9ahwa essbe7?

ياخي انتوما الزوز متنجّموش تقاومو شربان القهوة الصباح؟

 

“The troops will resist the attack.”

El jaych bech y9awem el houjoum.

.الجيش بش يقاوم الهجوم

 
“They can’t resist the tastiness of your food.”

Maynajjmouch y9awmou mekeltek el bnina.

.ماينجّموش يقاومو ماكلتك البنينة