How to say “to adjust” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “3ddel” and “dbet”; in Tunisian, “dhbat”.
In Moroccan Darija
3ddel عدّل
A verb meaning “to arrange, adjust, put right”; “to modify, correct”; “to be fair toward (3del bin)”.
كون غير قدرت ن عدّل ل أوضاع: “If only I had been able to fix the situation.”
dbet ضبط
A verb meaning “to set, to adjust precisely”; “to master, to control”; “to catch, to catch in the act”.
ضبط ليا الساعة على الوقت.: “Set the watch to the right time for me.”
In Tunisian Derja
dhbat ضبط
A verb meaning “to adjust, to set, to fine-tune”; “to master, to control (oneself)”; “bidhabt: exactly, precisely”.
ضبط المنقالة على الساعة متاع تونس: “He set his watch to Tunis time.”