“Scary” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Scary” (the adjective, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:

(m) Ykhawef

(f) Tkhawef

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يخوّف (m)

تخوّف (f)

In Tunisian Arabic, “Scary” (in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:

Ykhawfou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يخوّفو

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I don’t like scary movies!”

Man7ebech el aflem eli ykhawfou!

!منحبّش الأفلام الّي يخوّفو

 
“That looks scary.”

(masculine-based object) Yben ykhawef.

(feminine-based object) Tben Tkhawef.

.يبان يخوّف (masculine-based object)

.تبان تخوّف (feminine-based object)

 
“The horror movie was too scary for me to watch alone.”

Film ero3b ken yeser ykhawef ki tfarajt fih wa7di.

.فيلم الرعب كان ياسر يخوّف كي تفرجت عليه وحدي

 
“She told us a scary ghost story around the campfire.”

7ketelna 7keya tkhawef 3la el achbe7 w na7na 9a3din 9odem enar fel camping.

.حكاتلنا حكاية تخوّف على الأشباح و نحنا قاعدين قدّام النار في الكامبينغ

 
“Spiders are very scary for me.”

El 3nekeb ykhawfouni barcha.

.العناكب يخوّفوني برشا