chedd شدّ
Moroccan Darija · verb
“chedd” (شدّ) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to hold, to grab, to catch.
Meanings
- to hold, to grab, to catch
- to take (a road, a seat)
- to close (a door, a window)
Usage
Chedd is a very common verb in the concrete sense of "to hold" or "to catch": chedd fiya ("hold me"), chedd l'enfant. It is also used to indicate a direction (chedd had triq, "take this road") and, in Morocco, to "close": chedd lbab, "close the door". The present is ychedd and the imperative chedd. The passive tchedd means "to be arrested, to be caught", for example by the police. Pitfall: chedd does not mean "take" in the sense of "carry away" (that is dda); it stresses the action of grabbing or keeping hold.
Example
شد ليا فيدي
ched liya fidi
“Hold my hand.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanchedd | cheddit | |
| nta (you, m.) | katchedd | chedditi | chedd |
| nti (you, f.) | katcheddi | chedditi | cheddi |
| howa (he) | kaychedd | chedd | |
| hiya (she) | katchedd | cheddat | |
| 7na (we) | kancheddo | cheddina | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katcheddo | cheddito | cheddo |
| homa (they) | kaycheddo | cheddo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chedd” but also “ched”, “chd”, “shedd”, “chdd” and “shd”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chedd” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to hold, catch, grab”; “to close, shut (door, window)”: chedd in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to hold, grab, seize”; “to arrest, seize (someone, power)”: chedd in Tunisian.