lfartin الفارطين
Algerian Darja · adjective
“lfartin” (الفارطين) is an adjective in Algerian Darja meaning past, gone by.
Meanings
- past, gone by
- last, previous
Usage
Lfartin is the plural of faret, "past, elapsed". It mainly qualifies periods of time: "liyam lfartin", "the past days", "the last few years". In the singular, you say "l3am lfaret", "last year", and "ljem3a lfarta", "last week". It is a very common word, neutral in register, used in conversation as well as in the media. Note: it comes after the noun, with the article, like an adjective. It means "last" in the sense of "previous", not in the sense of "the very last, final".
Example
ليام الفارطين كانت سخانة بزاف.
liyam lfartin kanet skhana bezzaf.
“The last few days have been very hot.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “lfartin” but also “elfartin”, “fartin” and “lfartine”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.