“Tease” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nfadlek

(You) Tfadlek

(You, plural) Tfadlkou

(He) Yfadlek

(She) Tfadlek

(We) Nfadlkou

(They) Yfadlkou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نفدلك (I)

تفدلك (You)

تفدلكو (You, plural)

يفدلك (He)

تفدلك (She)

نفدلكو (We)

يفدلكو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’ll tease my cousin about being late when he comes.”

Bech nfadlek 3la el cousin mte3i ki yousel 3la khatrou makher.

.باش نفدلك على الكوزان متاعي كي يوصل على خاطرو مخّر

 
“I won’t tease you anymore.”

Ma3adech bech nfadlek m3ak.

.معادش باش نفدلك معاك

 
“How will you tease them?”

Kifech bech tfadlek 3lihom?

كيفاش باش تفدلك عليهم؟

 
“Will you two tease them together?”

Bech tfadlkou 3lihom ntouma ezouz?

باش تفدلكو عليهم نتوما الزوز؟

 
“He’s probably going to tease his brother about his haircut.”

Momken yfadlek 3la khouh 3la l coupe mt3ou.

.ممكن يفدلك على خوه على الكوب متاعو

 
“She’ll tease her cat with a rope.”

Bech tal3eb m3a 9atoustha bel khit.

.باش تلعب مع قطوستها بالخيط

 
“We’re going to tease our friends.”

Bech nfadlkou 3la as7abna.

.باش نفدلكو على أصحابنا

 
“They’ll tease us when we arrive.”

Bech yfadlkou 3lina ki nouslou.

.باش يفدلكو علينا كي نوصلو