ta3 تاع

Algerian Darja · preposition

“ta3” (تاع) is a preposition in Algerian Darja meaning of, belonging to.

Meanings

1. of, belonging to
2. mine, yours… (with pronoun)

Usage

Ta3 marks possession or the relation between two nouns: la tomobil ta3 khouya (my brother's car). It takes suffix pronouns: ta3i (mine), ta3ek (yours), ta3ou (his), ta3hom (theirs). Used alone, it is equivalent to "mine", "yours": hadi ta3i (this one is mine). In some regions, notably in the West, people say nta3. You may also hear a feminine form, ta3t. It is a typical marker of Darja, replacing the construct state (idafa) of Standard Arabic.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ta3” but also “taa3”, “taa” and “ta3a”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.

Type “ta3” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “of (belonging, possession)”; “belonging to”: ta3 in Moroccan.

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “of (belonging, possession)”; “mine, yours (with pronoun)”: ta3 in Tunisian.