“Of (possession)” in Tunisian Arabic
مْتَاع
Mte3
Of (possession)
To say “Of (possession)” in Tunisian Arabic, you say مْتَاع, pronounced “Mte3”. An intermediate-level word, very common. In the Derja app, it appears in 7 example sentences.
Examples
- الكْتاب مْتَاعِيEl kteb mte3iThe book is mine
- الكَرْهْبَة مْتَاع بُويَاEl karhba mte3 bouyaMy father's car
- مَا نلقاش الكْوَاغِط مْتَاعِيMa nel9ech el kwaghet mte3iI can't find my papers
- ضيّعت الباسبور مْتَاعِيDhayya3t el paspor mte3iI've lost my passport
- شْنُوَّة الكُود مْتَاع الوِيفِي ؟Chnouwa el code mte3 el wifi ?What's the wifi password?
- قَدَّاش الصَرْف مْتَاع الأُورُو ؟9addech es-sarf mte3 l'euro ?What's the euro exchange rate?
Grammar notes
Possession with متاع (mte3)
The possessive "of": el kteb mte3i = my book.
- الكرهبة متاع صاحبيel karhba mte3 sa7biMy friend's car
- التليفون هذا متاع شكون ؟et-telifoun hedha mte3 chkoun ?Whose phone is this?
- الكتاب متاعيel kteb mte3iMy book (the book of mine)
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