How to say “that one” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “hadak”, “dik” and “hadik”; in Algerian, “hadak” and “hadik”; in Tunisian, “hadheka”, “hedhika”, “ezeka”, “edhika”, “hedheka”, “hadhika”, “hedhka”, “adheka” and “hedhiki”.
In Moroccan Darija
hadak هاداك
A pronoun meaning “that one, that”; “that (before a noun)”.
هاداك هو كلشي: “That's all.”
dik ديك
A pronoun meaning “that (feminine, distant demonstrative)”; “that one (feminine)”.
نزل ديك سلعة: “Unload that merchandise.”
hadik هاديك
A pronoun meaning “that one, that (feminine, distant)”; “that's it, exactly”.
آه، هيا هاديك: “Ah, that's right.”
In Algerian Darja
hadak هداك
A pronoun meaning “that one (masculine)”; “whatchamacallit (filler word)”.
شكون هداك الراجل لي واقف تما؟: “Who is that man standing over there?”
hadik هديك
A pronoun meaning “that one, that ... (feminine)”; “that, that thing”.
هديك الدار لي في الكوان هي تاع عمي.: “That house over there on the corner is my uncle's.”
In Tunisian Derja
hadheka هذاكة
A pronoun meaning “that one (far)”; “that… (before a noun)”.
هذاكة الكرهبة متاع خويا: “That car is my brother's.”
hedhika هاذيكا
A pronoun meaning “that one (distant, feminine)”; “that … (after a noun)”.
شكون هاذيكا؟: “Who is that one?”
ezeka اذاكا
A pronoun meaning “that... (there), that one (masculine)”; “that, all that”.
الراجل اذاكا شكون؟: “Who is that man?”
edhika اذيكا
A pronoun meaning “that one (feminine, distant)”; “that … (after the noun)”; “those (after collective noun)”.
الكرهبة اذيكا متاع خويا: “That car is my brother's.”
hedheka هاذاكة
A pronoun meaning “that one (masculine)”; “that… over there”.
الكتاب هاذاكة متاعي، موش متاعك.: “That book is mine, not yours.”
hadhika هذيكا
A pronoun meaning “that one (feminine)”; “that … (feminine, after noun)”.
نحب الشكارة هذيكا: “I want that bag.”
hedhka هذكا
A pronoun meaning “that one, that … (masculine)”; “that, the one in question”.
هذكا الراجل نعرفو من زمان.: “That man, I've known him for a long time.”
adheka اذاكة
A pronoun meaning “that one, that (distal demonstrative)”; “that's why (in adheka 3lech)”.
ما قراش، اذاكة علاش سقط.: “He didn't study, that's why he failed.”
hedhiki هاذيكي
A pronoun meaning “that one (feminine, distant)”; “that (feminine, after noun)”.
هاذيكي أختي الكبيرة: “That one is my big sister.”