t9eddem تقدّم
Moroccan Darija · verb
“t9eddem” (تقدّم) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to advance, make progress.
Meanings
- to advance, make progress
- to propose marriage
- to approach someone
Usage
T9eddem means to advance, both literally and figuratively: to make progress in one's studies or work. With the preposition l-, it takes a very common meaning: to present oneself to someone, especially to ask for their hand in marriage, as in t9eddem liha ("he proposed to her"). In colloquial speech, it can also mean going up to approach a girl. The noun ta9addom ("progress") belongs to a more formal register, close to Standard Arabic. Do not confuse this verb with 9eddem ("to present, to offer"), which is transitive.
Example
إمتا غادي ت تقدّم ليها فزواج
imta ghadi t t9ddem liha fzwaj
“When are you going to propose to her?”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kant9ddem | t9ddemt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katt9ddem | t9ddemti | t9ddem |
| nti (you, f.) | katt9ddmi | t9ddemti | t9ddmi |
| howa (he) | kayt9ddem | t9ddem | |
| hiya (she) | katt9ddem | t9ddmat | |
| 7na (we) | kant9ddmo | t9ddmna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katt9ddmo | t9ddemto | t9ddmo |
| homa (they) | kayt9ddmo | t9ddmo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “t9eddem” but also “t9ddem”, “tqeddem” and “ta9addom”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.