mtredded متردّد
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“mtredded” (متردّد) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning hesitant, undecided.
Meanings
- hesitant, undecided
Usage
Mtredded describes someone who cannot make up their mind. The feminine is mtredda and the plural is mtreddin. It is often built with baqi (still) and a question introduced by wach: baqi mtredded wach nmchi. It can also be followed by f: mtredded f had lqarar. For the verb, people say tredded, "to hesitate": ma ttreddedch (don't hesitate). The word comes from Standard Arabic but has entered common usage. The register is neutral: it is used in conversation as well as in more careful speech.
Example
باقي متردد واش نمشي ولا لا
baqi mtredded wach nmchi wla la
“I'm still hesitating about whether to go or not.”
Forms
| feminine | mtreddeda |
|---|---|
| plural | mtreddedin |
| feminine plural | mtreddedat |
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 “mtredded” but also “mtradded”, “mtraddad”, “mtreded” and “motaraddid”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.