How to say “to die” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “mat”; in Algerian, “mat”; in Tunisian, “mat”.
In Moroccan Darija
mat مات
A verb meaning “to die, pass away”; “to die of (laughter, hunger…)”; “to die out, break down”.
مات على غفلة: “He died suddenly.”
In Algerian Darja
mat مات
A verb meaning “to die, pass away”; “(hyperbole) to be dying (of laughter, hunger)”.
مات جدّو العام لي فات: “His grandfather died last year.”
In Tunisian Derja
mat مات
A verb meaning “to die, pass away”; “to die out, fade (figurative)”.
انا قلبي من اكال عام مات: “Me, my heart has been dead since last year.”