fsser فسّر
Moroccan Darija · verb
“fsser” (فسّر) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to explain.
Meanings
- to explain
- to interpret (a text, a dream)
- to elaborate, spell out one's point
Usage
Fsser means to explain something to someone. The person being explained to is introduced with l-: fsser liya ("explain to me"). The verb is also used for interpreting a dream or a verse of the Quran, a sense inherited from Standard Arabic (tafsir). In speech, zid fsser invites the other person to elaborate on their idea. The word is common and neutral. It is close to chre7 ("to explain in detail"), which is often used as a synonym.
Example
علاش مابغيتيش ت فسّر ليا لمشكل
3lach mabghitich t fsser lia lmouchkil
“Why don't you want to explain the problem to me?”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanfsser | fssert | |
| nta (you, m.) | katfsser | fsserti | fsser |
| nti (you, f.) | katfssri | fsserti | fssri |
| howa (he) | kayfsser | fsser | |
| hiya (she) | katfsser | fssrat | |
| 7na (we) | kanfssro | fssrna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katfssro | fssrto | fssro |
| homa (they) | kayfssro | fssro |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fsser” but also “fesser”, “fasser” and “fser”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.