mt2essef متأسّف
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mt2essef” (متأسّف) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning sorry, apologetic.
Meanings
- sorry, apologetic
- regretting something
Usage
Mt2essef is used to apologize or express regret, often in the phrase ana mt2essef (I'm sorry). The word agrees in gender and number: mt2essfa in the feminine, mt2essfin in the plural. It belongs to a somewhat formal or polite register. In everyday speech, people more readily say smeh liya (forgive me) or samhini, and many people say "sorry" or "pardon" in French. To specify what is regretted, use 3la: mt2essef 3la had chi (sorry about that). It is also heard in formal contexts, for example in customer service or in an announcement.
Example
سمح ليا، أنا متأسف بزاف
smeh liya, ana mt2essef bzaf
“Forgive me, I'm really sorry.”
Forms
| feminine | mt2ssfa |
|---|---|
| plural | mt2ssfin |
| feminine plural | mt2ssfat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “mt2essef” but also “mt2ssef”, “mot2assif” and “mta2assef”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 2 is hamza (ء), a glottal stop.