daz داز
Moroccan Darija · verb
“daz” (داز) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to pass (through a place).
Meanings
- to pass (through a place)
- to pass (time)
- to go, take place
Usage
Daz, imperfect ydouz, is the common verb for "to pass". It is used for a place, as in daz men hna, "he passed by here", or for time. In the latter use, chher lli daz means "last month", literally "the month that passed". The verb is also used to say how an event went: daz lmatch mzyan, "the match went well". With an exam, daz means "to pass": daz l'examen. The causative dewwez means "to make pass" or "to spend time": dewwezt nhar zwin, "I spent a lovely day". The verb is neutral and very frequent.
Example
داز من هنا
daz men hna
“He passed by 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) | kandoz | dzt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katdoz | dzti | douz |
| nti (you, f.) | katdozi | dzti | douzi |
| howa (he) | kaydoz | daz | |
| hiya (she) | katdoz | dazt | |
| 7na (we) | kandozo | dzna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katdozo | dzto | douzo |
| homa (they) | kaydozo | dazo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “daz” but also “daaz” and “dazz”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “daz” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to pass, go through a place”; “to qualify, advance to the next stage”: daz in Tunisian.