7et حطّ
Moroccan Darija · verb
“7et” (حطّ) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to put, set, place.
Meanings
- to put, set, place
- to drop off someone or something
- to deposit, submit (money, file)
Usage
7TT is the basic verb for "to put" or "to set down" in darija. It is used in all registers and in a wide variety of situations. It takes a direct object and often a place complement introduced by f ("in") or 3la ("on"): 7TT lktab 3la Tabla, "put the book on the table". The present is formed like this: kan7TT, "I put". The imperative is 7TT; the plural is 7TTo. One also says 7TT dossier, "to submit a file". Note: the final consonant is doubled, and both emphatic t's are pronounced.
Example
شكون حط هادشي هنا؟
chkoun 7et hadchi hna?
“Who put this here?”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kan7TT | 7TTit | |
| nta (you, m.) | kat7TT | 7TTiti | 7TT |
| nti (you, f.) | kat7TTi | 7TTiti | 7TTi |
| howa (he) | kay7TT | 7TT | |
| hiya (she) | kat7TT | 7TTat | |
| 7na (we) | kan7TTo | 7TTina | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kat7TTo | 7TTito | 7TTo |
| homa (they) | kay7TTo | 7TTo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7et” but also “7at”, “7ett”, “7att”, “hat” and “7tt”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “7et” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to put, place”; “to submit, drop off (a file)”: 7at in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to put, to place”; “to serve (a meal)”: 7ot in Tunisian.