magaddch ماڭادّش
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“magaddch” (ماڭادّش) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning incapable, not up to it.
Meanings
- incapable, not up to it
- can't take any more, worn out
Usage
Ma gaddch is the negation of gadd, "to be up to it, to be capable". It is actually a verb form, often frozen into a qualifier. It is used with 3la: ma gaddch 3la had lkhedma, "he isn't capable of doing this job". It also expresses exhaustion: ana ma gaddch, "I can't take any more". The verb is conjugated: ma gaddiitch, "I couldn't", ma gaddinch, "we can't". The word is very common and informal. It is more expressive than ma n9derch, which expresses simple impossibility.
Example
أنا ماڭادّش على هاد الخدمة بوحدي
ana ma gaddch 3la had lkhedma b w7di
“I'm not up to this job on my own.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “magaddch” but also “magadch” and “magadech”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.