“Volunteer” (future) in Tunisian Arabic

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

(I) Nettawa3

(You) Tettawa3

(You, plural) Tettaw3ou

(He) Yettawa3

(She) Tettawa3

(We) Nettaw3ou

(They) Yettaw3ou

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نتطوّع (I)

تتطوّع (You)

تتطوّعو (You, plural)

يتطوّع (He)

تتطوّع (She)

نتطوّعو (We)

يتطوّعو (They)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I’m going to volunteer with their organization.”

Bech nettawa3 m3a l jam3iya hedhi.

.بش نتطوّع مع الجمعيّة هذي

 
“I’m not going to volunteer at that event.”

Menich bech nettawa3 fel évènement hedheka.

.مانيش بش نتطوّع في الايفينمون هاذاكا

 
“Do you want to volunteer with us?”

T7eb tettawa3 m3ana?

تحب تطوّع معانا؟

 
“Do you two want to volunteer with us?”

T7ebbou tettaw3ou m3ana entouma ezzouz?

تحبّو تطوّعو معانا انتوما الزوز؟

 
Does anyone want to volunteer to do it?

(masculine-based task) Famma chkoun y7eb yettawa3 bech ya3mlou?

(feminine-based task) Famma chkoun y7eb yettawa3 bech ya3malha?

فمّا شكون يحب يتطوّع بش يعملو؟ (masculine-based task)

فمّا شكون يحب يتطوّع بش يعملها؟ (feminine-based task)

 
“He said he will volunteer.”

Houa 9al elli bech yettawa3.

.هو قال اللّي بش يتطوّع

 
“She is going to volunteer too.”

Hiya bech tettawa3 zeda.

.هي بش تطوّع زادة

 
“We will volunteer and help you this weekend.”

Bech nettaw3ou w n3awnouk el weekend hedha.

.بش نتطوّعو و نعاونوك الويكاند هذا

 
“The kids said they would volunteer for the organization.”

Essghar 9alou bech yettaw3ou m3a el jam3iya.

.الصغار قالو بش يتطوّعو مع الجمعيّة