khattet خطّط
Moroccan Darija · verb
“khattet” (خطّط) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to plan, foresee.
Meanings
- to plan, foresee
- to plot, scheme
Usage
A verb formed on the same root as khoṭṭa (plan), of a rather formal register. It takes a direct object, khaṭṭeṭ s-safar (he planned the trip), or l-, meaning "to plan to": khaṭṭeṭ l-shi ḥaja. With 3la, it means to plot against someone: khaṭṭṭu 3lih. In conversation, people often say more simply dar plan or wejjed. Pitfall: in arabizi, khotat most often writes the plural of the noun (plans), not the verb.
Example
خططنا للسفر من دابا
khaTTeTna l s-safar men daba
“We planned the trip starting now.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kankhTTeT | khTTeTt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katkhTTeT | khTTeTti | khTTeT |
| nti (you, f.) | katkhTTeTi | khTTeTti | khTTeTi |
| howa (he) | kaykhTTeT | khTTeT | |
| hiya (she) | katkhTTeT | khTTeTat | |
| 7na (we) | kankhTTeTo | khTTeTna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katkhTTeTo | khTTeTto | khTTeTo |
| homa (they) | kaykhTTeTo | khTTeTo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “khattet” but also “khttet”, “5attet”, “khatat” and “khotat”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 5 is kha (خ), like the ch in Scottish loch.