hadik هديك
Algerian Darja · pronoun
“hadik” (هديك) is a pronoun in Algerian Darja meaning that one, that ... (feminine).
Meanings
- that one, that ... (feminine)
- that, that thing
Usage
Hadik is the feminine demonstrative for distance, the counterpart of the masculine hadak. It is used alone as a pronoun ("that one") or before a definite noun: hadik el-mra (that woman), hadik ettriq (that road). It can also be placed after the noun: ettriq hadik. It refers to something distant in space or already mentioned in the conversation, often with a nuance of "you know, the one we're talking about". The plural is hadouk. Do not confuse it with hadi (this one), which refers to what is near. The form hadik is mostly central and eastern; hadika is also heard.
Example
هديك الدار لي في الكوان هي تاع عمي.
hadik eddar li fel kwan hiya ta3 3ammi.
“That house over there on the corner is my uncle's.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hadik” but also “hadika”, “hedik” and “hadiik”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “hadik” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
The same word also exists in Moroccan Darija, written هاديك, where it means “that one, that (feminine, distant)”; “that's it, exactly”: hadik in Moroccan.