gadd ڭادّ
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“gadd” (ڭادّ) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning capable, up to it.
Meanings
- capable, up to it
- self-reliant, responsible
- to fix, arrange (verb)
Usage
Gadd means being able to cope with something. The most frequent construction is gadd b-: ana gadd bih, "I'll take care of it, I can handle it". Gadd b-rasi means "I manage on my own". Followed by bach, it introduces an action: gadd bach ydir, "able to do". It agrees in gender and number: gadda in the feminine, gaddin in the plural. Used as a verb, gadd can also mean "to arrange, sort out" something. Informal register. Note: it is sometimes written 9add, which makes it look like qedd, "as much as", in writing.
Example
صافي را وليت ڭاد براسّي
safi ra wlit gad brassi
“That's it, I've become able to manage on my own.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kangadd | gaddit | |
| nta (you, m.) | katgadd | gadditi | gadd |
| nti (you, f.) | katgaddi | gadditi | gaddi |
| howa (he) | kaygadd | gadd | |
| hiya (she) | katgadd | gaddat | |
| 7na (we) | kangaddo | gaddina | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katgaddo | gaddito | gaddo |
| homa (they) | kaygaddo | gaddo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “gadd” but also “gad” and “9add”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.