How to say “tidy up” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “retteb” and “steff”; in Algerian, “ysattef”.
In Moroccan Darija
retteb رتّب
A verb meaning “to tidy, put in order”; “to sort, classify”; “to organize, prepare”.
رتّب لكتوبا فوق لبورو: “He arranged the books on the desk.”
steff ستف
A verb meaning “to tidy, put in order”; “to stack, line up neatly”.
ستف الكتوبة ب الترتيب: “Arrange the books in order.”
In Algerian Darja
ysattef يستف
A verb meaning “to tidy, put in order”; “to stack neatly”.
ستّف الحوايج فالخزانة: “Put the clothes away neatly in the wardrobe.”