7it حيت

Moroccan Darija · conjunction

“7it” (حيت) is a conjunction in Moroccan Darija meaning because.

Meanings

1. because
2. since, given that

Usage

7it is the most common causal conjunction in darija. It introduces a clause directly: ma jitch 7it kont mrid (I didn't come because I was ill). The variants 7itach, 7int and 7intach have the same meaning. The long form in -ach is common in the Oriental region and the North, but it is heard everywhere. Pitfall: after "thank you" or "happy," 7it is often translated as "for" or "to" rather than "because." Do not confuse this word with 7it, "wall," despite the identical Latin spelling.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “7it” but also “hit”. 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 “7it” on the Arabic keyboard

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “because”; “since, given that”: 7it in Tunisian.

How to say “because” in Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian