twesse3 توسّع
Moroccan Darija · verb
“twesse3” (توسّع) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to expand, grow bigger.
Meanings
- to expand, grow bigger
- to make oneself comfortable
- to become better off financially
Usage
Twesse3 (present ytwesse3) means "to widen, to expand". It is used for a business, a town or a space. In everyday life it also means "to take up room, to make oneself comfortable": "twesse3!" invites someone to settle in comfortably. It can also suggest an improvement in someone's financial situation ("twesse3 3lih l-7al"). The transitive form is wesse3, "to widen, to enlarge". The two can be confused: the prefix t- here marks the reflexive or passive sense.
Example
الحانوت ديالو توسّع بزاف
l7anout dyalo twesse3 bzzaf
“His shop has expanded a lot.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kantwesse3 | twesse3t | |
| nta (you, m.) | kattwesse3 | twesse3ti | twesse3 |
| nti (you, f.) | kattwess3i | twesse3ti | twess3i |
| howa (he) | kaytwesse3 | twesse3 | |
| hiya (she) | kattwesse3 | twesse3at | |
| 7na (we) | kantwess3o | twesse3na | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | kattwess3o | twesse3to | twess3o |
| homa (they) | kaytwess3o | twesse3o |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “twesse3” but also “twessa3”, “twsse3”, “ttwesse3”, “twassa3” and “ttosse3”. 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.