mchit مشيت

Algerian Darja · verb

“mchit” (مشيت) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning I went / you went.

Meanings

1. I went / you went
2. I left / you left
3. I walked

Usage

Mchit is the past tense of the verb "mcha", "to go, to leave". The same form serves for the first and second person singular: "ana mchit", "I went", and "nta mchit", "you went". Only context or the pronoun distinguishes them. One adds "l" to indicate the destination: "mchit l Wahran", "I went to Oran". Used alone, the verb often means "to leave". In Algeria, "mcha" is the most common verb for "to go", alongside "ra7". The sense of "to walk" also exists, but is less frequent. The register is neutral.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mchit” but also “mshit”, “mchite” and “mchiit”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “mchit” on the Arabic keyboard