How to say “be strict” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “chedded”; in Tunisian, “chedded”.
In Moroccan Darija
chedded شدّد
A verb meaning “to be harsh, strict with someone”; “to tighten, intensify (controls, measures)”; “to insist on, stress”.
كون غير قدرت ن شدّد عليك: “If only I had been able to be strict with you.”
In Tunisian Derja
chedded شدد
A verb meaning “to be strict with someone, to insist”; “to tighten, tighten further”.
بوه شدد عليه في القراية: “His father was strict with him about school.”