ndamj ندامج
Moroccan Darija · verb
“ndamj” (ندامج) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to integrate, adapt.
Meanings
- to integrate, adapt
- to go along with
Usage
Ndamej means "to integrate" or "to adapt" to a group, an environment or a situation. It is constructed with m3a (with someone) or f (in something): "ndamej m3a ṣḥabo" means "he fit in with his friends". The word comes from Standard Arabic but has become well established in everyday speech, especially among young people. It is often used in the negative, to say that you cannot keep up with or buy into a mood or an idea. The form ndamj can also be the first person of the present.
Example
مانضنش غادي ندامج فهادشي
mandench ghadi ndamj fhadchi
“I don't think I'm going to fit in with all this.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanndamj | ndamjt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katndamj | ndamjti | ndamj |
| nti (you, f.) | katndamji | ndamjti | ndamji |
| howa (he) | kayndamj | ndamj | |
| hiya (she) | katndamj | ndamjat | |
| 7na (we) | kanndamjo | ndamjna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katndamjo | ndamjto | ndamjo |
| homa (they) | kayndamjo | ndamjo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ndamj” but also “ndamej”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.