“Testing” (present) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) (m) 9e3ed njarrab (9a3ed njarrab)

(I) (f) 9e3da njarrab (9a3da njarrab)

(You) (m) 9e3ed tjarrab (9a3ed tjarrab)

(You) (f) 9e3da tjarrab (9a3da tjarrab)

(You, plural) 9e3din tjarrbou (9a3din tjarrbou)

(He) 9e3ed yjarrab (9a3ed yjarrab)

(She) 9e3da tjarrab (9a3da tjarrab)

(We) 9e3din njarrbou (9a3din njarrbou)

(They) 9e3din yjarrbou (9a3din yjarrbou)

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

قاعد نجرب (m) (I)

قاعدة نجرب (f) (I)

قاعد تجرب (m) (You)

قاعدة تجرب (f) (You)

قاعدين تجربو (You, plural)

قاعد يجرب (He)

قاعدة تجرب (She)

قاعدين نجربو (We)

قاعدين يجربو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m testing it right now.”

(m) 9e3ed njarrab taw.

(f) 9e3da njarrab taw.

 .قاعد نجرب تو (m)

 .قاعدة نجرب تو (f)

 
“What parts of the air conditioner are you testing?”

(m) Chnouma la9taya3 mta3 lclim elli 9e3ed tjarrab fihom?

(f) Chnouma la9taya3 mta3 lclim elli 9e3da tjarrab fihom?

 شنوما القطايع متع الكليم اللي قاعد تجرب فيهم؟ (m)

 شنوما القطايع متع الكليم اللي قاعدة تجرب فيهم؟ (f)

 
“Are you testing the lock now?”

(m) 9e3ed tjarrab fel 9fol taw?

(f) 9e3da tjarrab fel 9fol taw?

قاعد تجرب في القفل؟ (m)

قاعدة تجرب في القفل؟  (f)

 
“Are you two testing the software now?”

9e3din tjarbou fel logiciel taw?

قاعدين تجربو في اللوجيسيال تو؟

 
“He is testing it.”

(masculine-based object) 9e3ed yjarrab fih.

(feminine-based object) 9e3da tjarrab fiha.

 .قاعد يجرب فيه (masculine-based object) 

 .قاعدة تجرب فيه  (feminine-based object)

 
“She is testing the oven.”

9e3da tjarrab fel four.

.قاعدة تجرب في الفور

 
“We are testing the air conditioner now to see if it’s working.”

9e3din njarrbou fel clim taw bech nchoufouh yekhdem walla.

.قاعدين نجربو في الكليم بش نشوفوه يخدم ولا

 
“They are testing it right now.”

(masculine-based object) 9e3din yjarrbou fih taw.

(feminine-based object) 9e3din yjarrbou fiha taw.

.قاعدين يجربو فيه تو (masculine-based object)

.قاعدين يجربو فيها تو  (feminine-based object)