“Sand” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) N7okk

(You) T7okk

(You, plural) T7okkou

(He) Y7okk

(She) T7okk

(We) N7okkou

(They) Y7okkou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نحكّ (I)

تحكّ (You)

تحكّو (You, plural)

يحكّ (He)

تحكّ (She)

نحكّو (We)

يحكّو (They)

Listen to these words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m going to sand the wall before I paint it.”

Bech n7okk l 7it 9bal manedehnou.

.بش نحكّ الحيط قبل ماندهنو

 
“I’m going to sand it with this sandpaper.”

(masculine-based object) Bech n7okkou bel keghet la7rach hetha.

(feminine-based object) Bech n7okk’ha bel keghet la7rach hetha.

.بش نحكّو بالكاغت لحرش هذا (masculine-based object)

.بش نحكّها بالكاغت لحرش هذا (feminine-based object)

 
“Are you going to sand the rail before painting it?”

Bech t7okk el sekka 9bal mated’henha?

بش تحكّ السكّة قبل ماتدهنها؟

 
“What kind of sandpaper are you going to use to sand the furniture?”

Anehoua el keghet la7rach elli bech t7okk bih l meuble?

اناهوّا الكاغت لحرش اللّي بش تحكّ بيه الموبل؟

 
“Make sure you two sand the wall lightly first before painting.”

Melloul brabi lezemkom t7okkou l 7it 9bal matedehnouh.

.ملّول بربّي لازمكم تحكّو الحيط قبل ماتدهنوه

 
“He is about to sand the furniture.”

Haw taw bech yabda y7okk fel meuble.

.هاو تو بش يبدا يحكّ في الموبل

 
“Yes, the carpenter is going to sand it.”

(masculine-based object) Ey, el najjar bech y7okkou.

(feminine-based object) Ey, el najjar bech y7okk’ha.

.اي، النجّار بش يحكّو (masculine-based object)

.اي، النجّار بش يحكّها (feminine-based object)

 
“She is going to sand the chair next.”

Bech t7okk el korsi ba3d.

.بش تحكّ الكرسي بعد

 
“Aren’t we going to sand it next?”

(masculine-based object) Yekhi menech bech n7okkouh ba3d?

(feminine-based object) Yekhi menech bech n7okkoha ba3d?

ياخي ماناش بش نحكّوه بعد؟ (masculine-based object)

ياخي ماناش بش نحكّوها بعد؟ (feminine-based object)

 
“They are going to sand the wood.”

Bech y7okkou el 7tab.

.بش يحكّو الحطب