nje7 نجح
Moroccan Darija · verb
“nje7” (نجح) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to succeed, to pass.
Meanings
- to succeed, to pass
- to succeed in an undertaking
Usage
nje7 is the common verb for "to succeed", especially in an exam or the school year: nje7 f l-imti7an means "he passed the exam". The imperfect form is ynje7, and nnje7 means "that I succeed". The complement is built with f: nje7 f l-mechro3, "to succeed in the project". The opposite, for an exam, is sqet, "to fail". The corresponding noun is nnaja7, "success". You often hear mbrouk, nje7! to congratulate someone when results are announced. The register is neutral.
Example
بغيت نجح في الامتحان
bghit nnje7 f l2imti7an
“I want to pass the exam.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kannj7 | nj7t | |
| nta (you, m.) | katnj7 | nj7ti | nj7 |
| nti (you, f.) | katnj7i | nj7ti | nj7i |
| howa (he) | kaynj7 | nj7 | |
| hiya (she) | katnj7 | nj7at | |
| 7na (we) | kannj7o | nj7na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katnj7o | nj7to | nj7o |
| homa (they) | kaynj7o | nj7o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “nje7” but also “nj7”, “nja7” and “nnje7”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 7 is ha (ح), a breathy h from the throat.
Type “nje7” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to succeed, be successful”; “to pass an exam”: nja7 in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to pass (exam, studies)”; “to succeed, work out (project)”: nje7 in Tunisian.