fred فرض
Moroccan Darija · verb
“fred” (فرض) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning impose, force upon.
Meanings
- impose, force upon
- require, make compulsory
Usage
The verb fred means to impose something on someone, to compel them to it. It is constructed with 3la: fred 3lih (he imposed it on him), fred rasso (he imposed himself). It is often used for a rule, a price or an opinion that is made to be accepted by force. The final d is emphatic, hence the spellings freD or fraD. The noun fard, from the same root, commonly means a supervised test or exam at school. It also means a religious obligation.
Example
فرض علينا نخدمو حتى السبت
fred 3lina nkhdmo hta s-sebt
“He forced us to work until Saturday.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanfreD | freDt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katfreD | freDti | freD |
| nti (you, f.) | katfrDi | freDti | frDi |
| howa (he) | kayfreD | freD | |
| hiya (she) | katfreD | frDat | |
| 7na (we) | kanfrDo | frDna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katfrDo | frDto | frDo |
| homa (they) | kayfrDo | frDo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fred” but also “frad”, “frd” and “fard”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fred” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to impose, to compel”; “religious obligation (noun fard)”: fred in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “school test, in-class exam”; “imposition, act of imposing”: fardh in Tunisian.