ysattef يستف
Algerian Darja · verb
“ysattef” (يستف) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to tidy, put in order.
Meanings
- to tidy, put in order
- to stack neatly
Usage
Ysattef means to arrange things in an orderly way: clothes in a wardrobe, goods on a stall, stacked boxes. The participle msattef, "neat, orderly", is very common. It also describes a well-groomed person or an impeccable outfit: "rah msattef". The verb is conjugated regularly: sattef, ysattef, sattfi (feminine imperative). The register is familiar and everyday. Compared with rangi, borrowed from French, ysattef puts more emphasis on alignment and methodical ordering.
Example
ستّف الحوايج فالخزانة
sattef l7wayej fel khzana
“Put the clothes away neatly in the wardrobe.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “ysattef”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.