l9it لڤيت
Algerian Darja · verb
“l9it” (لڤيت) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning I found.
Meanings
- I found
- you found (masc.)
Usage
Lgit is the past tense of the verb "lga" (to find), in the first person: "I found". Depending on context, the same form can also mean "you found". It is an everyday word. It is pronounced with a hard g in much of the country and with a q in some cities, hence the spellings l9it, lgit and lqit. It is used for a lost object that turns up, a person met by chance, or a solution: "lgit lhal" means "I found the solution". In the negative, one says "ma lgitch": "I didn't find".
Example
لڨيت السّاروت تحت الطابلة
lgit sarout taht tabla
“I found the key under the table.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “l9it”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.