twajeh تواجه
Moroccan Darija · verb
“twajeh” (تواجه) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to face, to confront.
Meanings
- to face, to confront
- to confront someone
Usage
Twajeh means to face a difficulty, a situation or a person. It takes its object directly (twajeh l-mochkil) or m3a for a person (twajeh m3ah). The register is fairly formal: you hear it in serious discussions and in the media. In casual conversation, people more often say wqef f wejh (to stand up to) or simply use the French word "affronter". The present tense is formed with ka-/ta-: kaytwajeh.
Example
خاصّك تواجه المشكل ديالك
khassek twajeh l-mochkil dyalek
“You have to face your problem.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kantwaj8 | twaj8t | |
| nta (you, m.) | kattwaj8 | twaj8ti | twaj8 |
| nti (you, f.) | kattwaj8i | twaj8ti | twaj8i |
| howa (he) | kaytwaj8 | twaj8 | |
| hiya (she) | kattwaj8 | twaj8at | |
| 7na (we) | kantwaj8o | twaj8na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kattwaj8o | twaj8to | twaj8o |
| homa (they) | kaytwaj8o | twaj8o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “twajeh” but also “twajh”, “twaj8” and “twaje8”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 8 is light ha (ه) or ghayn (غ), depending on the writer.