inti انتا
Tunisian Derja · pronoun
“inti” (انتا) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning you (masculine singular).
Meanings
- you (masculine singular)
Usage
Second person singular pronoun, here in a spelling that marks a final a. In most of Tunisia, the usual spoken form is inti, used for both a man and a woman. The spelling inta or enta is often found in written comments. It may reflect a regional pronunciation or the influence of Standard Arabic. The pronoun is used mainly for emphasis or contrast, since the conjugated verb already marks the person: inti mte3 tounes?
Example
انتا راجل طيب
inta rajel tayeb
“You are a good man.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “inti” but also “enti”, “inta”, “enta”, “nti” and “ente”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find انتا and انتى, all the same word.