“Resists” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Resists” (the verb, in the third-person participle) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Y9awem

(f) T9awem

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 يقاوم (m)

 تقاوم (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“She always resists eating candies.”

Dima t9awem bech matekelch l 7alwa.

.ديما تقاوم بش ماتاكلش الحلوى

 
“He often resists following his heart.”

Dima y9awem w maytabba3ch 9albou.

.ديما يقاوم وميتبّعش قلبو

 
“She always resists temptation.”

Dima t9awem l eghra2.

.ديما تقاوم الاغراء

 
“He resists playing video games before studying.”

Y9awem bech mayal3abch les jeux vidéos 9bal maya9ra.

.يقاوم بش مايلعبش لي جو فيديو قبل مايقرا

 
“My husband resists teasing me when I’m angry.”

Rajli y9awem bech maynarvaznich ki nabda metghacha.

.راجلي يقاوم بش ماينرفزنيش كي نبدا متغشّة

 

Related words in Tunisian Arabic

“Resist” (future) in Tunisian Arabic