fat فات
Algerian Darja · verb
“fat” (فات) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to pass (time, place).
Meanings
- to pass (time, place)
- to surpass, to overtake
- to be too late, to miss
Usage
Fat is the usual verb for "to pass". It is used with time: l3am li fat, "last year" (literally "the year that has passed"); fat waqt, "some time has passed". It can also indicate movement: fat men hna, "he passed through here". With a person as object, it means "to surpass": fatni f lqraya, "he surpassed me in his studies". The expression fatek lhal means "it's too late for you". The imperfect is yfout.
Example
العام اللي فات رحت لوهران
l3am li fat ro7t l wahran
“Last year I went to Oran.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fat” but also “faat” and “fet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fat” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to pass, elapse (time)”; “to surpass, get ahead of”: fat in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to pass, be over”; “to exceed, go beyond”: fet in Tunisian.