stanes استانس
Tunisian Derja · verb
“stanes” (استانس) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to get used to, to grow accustomed.
Meanings
- to get used to, to grow accustomed
- to feel at ease with someone
Usage
A verb meaning to get used to something or someone. It is constructed with b- or 3la: stanest bel bled, "I got used to the country", stanes 3lih, "he got used to him". Imperfective: yestanes, nestanes. Very common for talking about adapting to a new place, a job, a routine, or a child who ends up accepting someone. In a more affectionate register, it also means to enjoy someone's company: stanest bik, "I've become attached to your presence". The derived adjective mestanes means "used to it". Close synonym: t3awed, which is more neutral.
Example
في الأول ما حبيتش الخدمة، أما توا استانست.
fel lowel ma 7abitech el khedma, ama tawa stanest.
“At first I didn't like the job, but now I've gotten used to it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “stanes” but also “estanes”, “stannes”, “istanes” and “stanass”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.