nadem نضّم
Moroccan Darija · verb
“nadem” (نضّم) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to organize.
Meanings
- to organize
- to regulate, put in order
Usage
Nḍḍem (imperfect ynḍḍem) means "to organize" or "to put in order". You organize an event: "nḍḍmo 7efla" ("they organized a party"). You organize yourself: "khassek tnḍḍem wa9tek" ("you have to organize your time"). The verb can also refer to regulating traffic or an activity. The reflexive form, tnḍḍem, means "to get organized". For simply tidying a room, people use rtteb or jmme3 instead. The participle mnḍḍem, "organized", is also said of a methodical person.
Example
خاصنا نضّمو الوقت ديالنا مزيان
khasna nnḍḍmo l w9t dyalna mzyan
“We have to organize our time well.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kannDDm | nDDmt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katnDDm | nDDmti | nDDm |
| nti (you, f.) | katnDDmi | nDDmti | nDDmi |
| howa (he) | kaynDDm | nDDm | |
| hiya (she) | katnDDm | nDDmat | |
| 7na (we) | kannDDmo | nDDmna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katnDDmo | nDDmto | nDDmo |
| homa (they) | kaynDDmo | nDDmo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nadem” but also “nddem”, “nddm”, “naddam” and “nadam”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.