t3wwed تعوّد
Moroccan Darija · verb
“t3wwed” (تعوّد) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to get used to, become accustomed to.
Meanings
- to get used to, become accustomed to
- to get into the habit of
Usage
A very common verb, constructed with 3la: t3wwed 3la lblad, "to get used to the country". It can also be followed by a conjugated verb, for example t3wwed ynoD bkri, "he got into the habit of getting up early". The derived adjective mt3wwed, "used to", is very frequent: ana mt3wwed, "I'm used to it". The transitive verb 3wwed means "to get someone used to" and appears in expressions like 3wwed rasek 3la, "get used to". The two forms are sometimes confused in online writing, which can puzzle a learner.
Example
تعطلي بزّاف باش تعوّد على هاد الجو
t3etli bezzaf bach t3owwed 3la had ljaw
“You took a long time to get used to this climate.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kant3wwd | t3wwdt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katt3wwd | t3wwdti | t3wwd |
| nti (you, f.) | katt3wwdi | t3wwdti | t3wwdi |
| howa (he) | kayt3wwd | t3wwd | |
| hiya (she) | katt3wwd | t3wwdat | |
| 7na (we) | kant3wwdo | t3wwdna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katt3wwdo | t3wwdto | t3wwdo |
| homa (they) | kayt3wwdo | t3wwdo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t3wwed” but also “t3awed”, “t3wd”, “t3awwed”, “t3owwed” and “t3wwd”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 3 is ayn (ع), a voiced sound from deep in the throat with no English equivalent.
Type “t3wwed” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to get used to”; “to get into the habit of”: t3awwed in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to get used to, to become accustomed”: t3awed in Tunisian.