“I know” in Tunisian Arabic
نَعْرِف
Na3ref
I know
To say “I know” in Tunisian Arabic, you say نَعْرِف, pronounced “Na3ref”. An intermediate-level word, very common. In the Derja app, it appears in 3 example sentences and 1 dialogue.
Present-tense conjugation
| أناI | نعرفna3ref |
| إنتي/إنتYou | تعرفta3ref |
| هوHe | يعرفya3ref |
| هيShe | تعرفta3ref |
| أحناWe | نعرفوna3refou |
| إنتوماYou (pl.) | تعرفوta3refou |
| هوماThey | يعرفوya3refou |
Examples
In the app's dialogues
- 👋 Introductions · At a partyكيفاش تعرف مريم؟Kifech t3aref maryem?How do you know Maryem?
Grammar notes
The negation ma…ch
It wraps the verb or adjective: ما (ma) before + ش (-ch) after.
- ما نحبّشma n7ebbechI don't like / I don't want
- ما نعرفشma na3refchI don't know
- ما فمّاشma femmechThere isn't any
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