intouma انتوما

Tunisian Derja · pronoun

“intouma” (انتوما) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning you (plural).

Meanings

1. you (plural)

Usage

Intouma is the second-person plural personal pronoun. It is used for a group of men, of women or a mixed group, with no gender distinction. It is not used as a polite form of address to a single person: for that, use enti, sometimes with a title such as si (Mr). It is mainly used for emphasis or contrast, since the verb already carries the person: intouma mnin? (where are you from?). The shortened form ntouma is common in fast speech.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “intouma” but also “entouma”, “ntouma”, “entoma” and “intoma”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “intouma” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

The same word also exists in Moroccan Darija, written نتوما, where it means “you (plural)”: ntouma in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

The same word also exists in Algerian Darja, written نتوما, where it means “you (plural)”: ntouma in Algerian.

How to say “you (plural)” in Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian