tetrana تترانا
Tunisian Derja · verb
“tetrana” (تترانا) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to train, work out.
Meanings
- to train, work out
- to practise, exercise
Usage
Tetrana is an adapted borrowing from French "s'entraîner". It is conjugated entirely in the Tunisian way: tetrana ("he trained"), yetrana ("he trains"), netrana ("I train"), tetrana ("you train"). It is used mostly for sport, the gym, football or padel, often with mcha ("to go"): nemchi netrana ("I'm going to train"). The corresponding noun is "entraînement", pronounced the French way, or trinou in some mouths. The word is colloquial and very common among young people. The standard Arabic term tadarrob is heard mostly in sports media.
Example
نمشي نترانا كل نهار مع الستة
nemchi netrana kol nhar m3a e-sitta
“I go to train every day around six.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “tetrana” but also “tetrena”, “titrana” and “yetrana”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.