“I come” in Tunisian Arabic
نْجِي
Nji
I come
To say “I come” in Tunisian Arabic, you say نْجِي, pronounced “Nji”. An intermediate-level word, very common. In the Derja app, it appears in 8 example sentences and 3 dialogues.
Present-tense conjugation
| أناI | نجيnji |
| إنتي/إنتYou | تجيtji |
| هوHe | يجيyji |
| هيShe | تجيtji |
| أحناWe | نجيوnjiou |
| إنتوماYou (pl.) | تجيوtjiou |
| هوماThey | يجيوyjiou |
Examples
- عْلَاش مَا تجيش ؟3lech ma tjich ?Why aren't you coming?
- وَقْتَاش تجي ؟Wa9tech tji ?When are you coming?
- توّا نجيTawwa njiI'm coming now
- أَكِيد نْجِي مْعاكAkid nji m3akI'm definitely coming with you
- يِلْزِمْنِي نِمْشِي للطبيبYelzemni nemchi let-tbibI need to see a doctor
- الرَاجِل اللِّي جا البَارِحEr-rajel elli ja el bare7The man who came yesterday
In the app's dialogues
- 🏠 At a friend's · Having lunch togetherتفضل! الغداء حاضر، تجي تاكل؟Tfadhdhal! El ghda 7adher, tji tekel?Come in! Lunch is ready, are you coming to eat?
- 🏖️ At the beach · Meeting someoneتجي هنا كل صيف؟Tji hna koll sif?Do you come here every summer?
- 📱 On the phone · Arranging to meetسامحني نجي غدوةSam7ni nji ghodwaSorry, I'll come tomorrow
- 📱 On the phone · Arranging to meetباهي. وقتاش تجي؟Behi. Wa9tech tji?Alright. When are you coming?
Grammar notes
The future with باش
باش (bech) before the verb expresses intention or the near future.
- باش نمشيbech nemchiI'm going to leave / I mean to go
- باش ناكلbech nekelI'm going to eat
- باش تجي ؟bech tji?Are you going to come?
The plural of verbs (-ou)
Add -و (-ou) to the end of the verb for the plural (we/you/they).
- نمشيوnemchiouWe go (a7na)
- تمشيوtemchiouYou go (intouma)
- يمشيوyemchiouThey go (houma)
Did you know?
تَوّا tawwa (now, right away) comes up constantly: تَوّا نْجِي, I'm on my way… a right away that's often rather elastic.
People nearly always slip in إن شاء اللّه inchallah (God willing) before a plan: غُدْوة نِجِي، إن شاء اللّه. Leaving it out sounds presumptuous, as though you held the future in your hands.
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