twa7achtek تواحشتك
Algerian Darja · verb
“twa7achtek” (تواحشتك) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning I missed you.
Meanings
- I missed you
- to miss someone
Usage
Twa7achtek is the conjugated form of twa7ach, "to feel the absence of someone", with the pronoun -ek (you). It is the most common way to say "I missed you" in Algeria. You hear it at reunions, on the phone, between close ones, in the family or between lovers. The verb's subject is the person who feels the absence, and the object is the absent person. Twa7achtek therefore literally means "I longed for you". The feminine is said the same way: twa7achtek. With other pronouns: twa7achtkoum (you, plural), twa7achtha (her).
Example
توحشتك بزاف يا خويا
twa7achtek bezzaf ya khouya
“I missed you so much, my brother.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “twa7achtek” but also “twahachtek”, “twa7chtek”, “twahashtek” and “twa7echtek”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.