“Straightens” (third-person) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(m) Yestwi

(f) Testwi

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

يستوي (m)

 تستوي (f)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“She always straightens her family’s shoes by the door when she gets home.”

Dima testwi el sbabet mta3 3aylet’ha fel beb kol matrawa7.

.ديما تستوي الصبابط متع عايلتها في الباب كل ماتروّح

 
“He cleans and straightens the books on the bookshelf every weekend.”

Ynadhaf w yestwi el ktob elli 3al étagère kol ekher ejjom3a.

 .ينظّف و يستوي الكتب اللّي عالايتاجير كل آخر الجمعة

 
“She straightens her back often when she reads.”

Testwi dh’harha barcha ki ta9ra.

.تستوي ظهرها برشا كي تقرا

 
“My brother often straightens the paintings in the living room.”

Khouya dima yestwi fel les tableaux mta3 essalla.

.خويا ديما يستوي في لي تابلو متع الصالة

 
“My wife organizes and straightens the spices in the cupboard often.”

Marti dima tnadham w testwi l effe7at fel 9jar.

.مرتي ديما تستوي و تنظّم الافّاحات في القجر