ttafe9 اتفق
Moroccan Darija · verb
“ttafe9” (اتفق) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to agree, reach agreement.
Meanings
- to agree, reach agreement
- to settle on something
Usage
Ttafeq means "to come to an agreement". The person is introduced by m3a: ttafeqt m3ah "I agreed with him". The object of the agreement is introduced by 3la: ttafqu 3la t-taman "they agreed on the price". The participial form mtafeq / mtafqin is very common: ana mtafeq m3ak "I agree with you". The register is everyday, without being informal. Do not translate "to be in agreement" word for word with kan: the participle is used directly.
Example
اتفقنا نتلاقاو غدا فالصباح
ttafqna ntlaqaw ghedda f sbah
“We agreed to meet tomorrow morning.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanttaf9 | ttaf9t | |
| nta (you, m.) | katttaf9 | ttaf9ti | ttaf9 |
| nti (you, f.) | katttaf9i | ttaf9ti | ttaf9i |
| howa (he) | kayttaf9 | ttaf9 | |
| hiya (she) | katttaf9 | ttaf9at | |
| 7na (we) | kanttaf9o | ttaf9na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katttaf9o | ttaf9to | ttaf9o |
| homa (they) | kayttaf9o | ttaf9o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ttafe9” but also “ttaf9”, “ttafeq”, “tafe9” and “ttafaq”. 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.