ghadi غادي
Moroccan Darija · particle
“ghadi” (غادي) is a particle in Moroccan Darija meaning going, on the way.
Meanings
- going, on the way
- future marker: going to, will
- leaving, about to leave
Usage
Ghadi is first of all a participle of the verb "to go": "ana ghadi l dar" (I am going home). It agrees in gender and number: ghadya (feminine), ghadyin (plural). Followed by an imperfect verb, it mainly expresses the future: "ghadi nmchi" (I am going to leave), "ghadi tchouf" (you will see). In speech it is very often reduced to gha, or attached to the pronoun: ghan, ghat. Note that ghadi does not always mean movement. In "ghadi nzel", it simply marks an imminent or future action.
Example
غادي لا ڭار
ghady la gare
“I am going to the station.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghadi” but also “ghady”, “ghade” and “ghdi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ghadi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “future marker (going to + verb)”; “going, heading”: ghadi in Algerian.