“Sits” (third-person) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Yo93od

(f) To93od

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يقعد (m)

تقعد (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“He often sits at the front of the class.”

Laktharya yo93od l9odem fel classe.

.ديما يقعد القدام في الكلاس

 
“She always sits at that table in the morning and drinks espresso.”

Dima to93od fel tawla heki essbe7 w tochrob express.

.ديما تقعد في الطاولة هاكي الصباح و تشرب اكسبراس

 
“My father always sits on the porch in the morning.”

Baba dima yo93od 3al viranda fel sbe7.

.بابا ديما يقعد عالفيراندا في الصباح

 
“My grandmother sits in this chair to sew.”

Jadti to93od 3al korsi hedha bech tkhayet.

.جدتي تقعد عالكرسي هذا بش تخيط

 
“He sits a lot when he is at work.”

Yo93od barsha ki yebda fel khedma.

.يقعد برشا كي يبدى في الخدمة

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Sits” (third-person) in Lebanese Arabic