“Swimming” (present) (verb) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) N3oum

(You) (m) T3oum

(You) (f) T3oumi

(You, plural) T3oumou

(He) Y3oum

(She) T3oum

(We) N3oumou

(They) Y3oumou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نعوم (I)

تعوم (m) (You)

تعومي (f) (You)

تعوموا (You, plural)

يعوم (He)

تعوم (She)

نعوموا (We)

يعوموا (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
I am swimming right now.

Hani n3oum tawa.

.هاني نعوم توا

 
I’m not swimming right now. I’m lying on the beach.

Menich n3oum tawa. Hani rekech 3l chatt.

.مانيش نعوم توا. هاني راكش على الشط

 
Are you swimming or on the beach?

Ye5i t3oum wela 3l chatt 9a3d?

ياخي تعوم ولا على الشط قاعد؟

 
Are you all swimming in the water or still on the beach?

Lkolkom t3oumou f me wela mazeltou 3l chatt?

الكلكم تعوموا في الماء ولا مازلتوا على الشط؟

 
He is out in the sea swimming right now.

Houa fl b7ar 9a3d y3oum tawa.

.هو في البحر قاعد يعوم توا

 
We are swimming in the sea with the kids.

A7na 9a3din n3oumou f b7ar m3a sghar.

.أحنا قاعدين نعوموا في البحر مع الصغار

 
She is swimming.

Hia 9a3da t3oum.

.هي قاعدة تعوم

 
They are swimming at the beach right now.

Houma y3oumou f chatt tawa.

.هوما يعوموا في الشط توا

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Swimming” (present) (verb) in Egyptian Arabic

“Swimming” (present) (verb) in Lebanese Arabic

“Swimming” (present) (verb) in Turkish
 

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