hadou هادو
Algerian Darja · pronoun
“hadou” (هادو) is a pronoun in Algerian Darja meaning these (pronoun).
Meanings
- these (pronoun)
- those, those people
- these (determiner)
Usage
Hadou is the plural demonstrative, invariable in gender. It is used alone as a pronoun: hadou s7abi, "these are my friends". It can also precede a definite noun: hadou nnas, "these people". In a critical context, it often designates a group with a nuance of distance or reproach: hadou rahom ytmasskhrou, "those people are making fools of everyone". There is a longer variant, hadouma. For something farther away, hadouk, "those", is used instead. The singular is hada (masculine) and hadi (feminine).
Example
هادو صحابي من القراية
hadou s7abi men lqraya
“These are my friends from school.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hadou” but also “hado”, “hadu”, “hadoo” and “hedou”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find هادو and هدو, all the same word.
Type “hadou” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “these, these are”; “these (before a noun)”: hado in Moroccan.