kmmel كمّل
Moroccan Darija · verb
“kmmel” (كمّل) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to finish, complete.
Meanings
- to finish, complete
- to continue, go on
Usage
Kmmel (imperfective ykmmel) has two main uses. The first is "to complete, to finish": kmmel khdemtek "finish your work", kmmel makeltek "finish your meal". The second is "to carry on, to continue": kmmel, kanssme3 lik "go on, I'm listening", kmmel l9raya "to continue one's studies". Context distinguishes the two meanings. Followed by another verb, it can mark that you finish one action before moving on, as in kmmel w aji "finish and come". The participle mkmmel means "complete, finished". The verb is very common, in all registers.
Example
راه كمل خدمتو
rah kml khdmtou
“He has finished his work.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kankmmel | kmmelt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katkmmel | kmmelti | kmmel |
| nti (you, f.) | katkmmli | kmmelti | kmmli |
| howa (he) | kaykmmel | kmmel | |
| hiya (she) | katkmmel | kmmlat | |
| 7na (we) | kankmmlo | kmmlna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katkmmlo | kmmlto | kmmlo |
| homa (they) | kaykmmlo | kmmlo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kmmel” but also “kemmel”, “kammel”, “kmel”, “kmmal” and “kammal”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kmmel” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to finish, complete”; “to continue, keep going”: kemmel in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to finish, end, complete”; “to continue, carry on”: kammel in Tunisian.