tekteb تكتب
Tunisian Derja · verb
“tekteb” (تكتب) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning you write; she writes.
Meanings
- you write; she writes
- write up, fill in (a document)
Usage
Tekteb is the imperfect (present) form of the verb kteb (to write), in the second person singular or the third person feminine: "you write" or "she writes". Context decides which. It is very often used after tnajjem ("you can") or t7eb ("you want"): tnajjem tekteb… ? to ask someone to write or fill something in. The plural is tektbou. With 3la, kteb 3la means "to write about a subject". This verb should not be confused with maktoub, the passive participle, which also means fate.
Example
تنجّم تكتبلي نومرو متاعك هنا؟
tnajjem tektebli noumrou mte3ek houni?
“Can you write your number down for me here?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tekteb” but also “tektib”, “tektb” and “taktib”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.