“I understand” in Tunisian Arabic
نَفْهِم
Nefhem
I understand
To say “I understand” in Tunisian Arabic, you say نَفْهِم, pronounced “Nefhem”. An advanced-level word, one of the essential words. In the Derja app, it appears in 4 example sentences.
Present-tense conjugation
| أناI | نفهمnefhem |
| إنتي/إنتYou | تفهمtefhem |
| هوHe | يفهمyefhem |
| هيShe | تفهمtefhem |
| أحناWe | نفهموnefhmou |
| إنتوماYou (pl.) | تفهموtefhmou |
| هوماThey | يفهموyefhmou |
Examples
- مَا نِفْهَمْشْ بَرْشَاMa nefhemch barchaI don't understand much
- نِنْسَى دِيما وِين نْحُطّ المِفْتاحNensa dima win n7ott el mefte7I always forget where I put the key
- نْحَبّ نْبَدِّل فْلُوسN7eb nbaddel flousI want to change some money
- وِين نجّم نْبَدِّل فْلُوس ؟Win najem nbaddel flous ?Where can I change money?
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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