chedded شدد
Tunisian Derja · verb
“chedded” (شدد) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to be strict with someone, to insist.
Meanings
- to be strict with someone, to insist
- to tighten, tighten further
Usage
Chedded primarily means to be strict or to insist. The most common construction is chedded 3la followed by a person: to be hard on someone, to put pressure on them. It is often used about parents, teachers, or authorities, for example chedded fil controle (step up checks). In a concrete sense, it means to tighten. Its opposite is sayyeb (to loosen, to let go). Do not confuse it with chadd (to hold, to catch): chadd describes the grip, chedded the firmness or intensity. It is everyday register and also appears in the press.
Example
بوه شدد عليه في القراية
bouh chedded 3lih fil 9raya
“His father was strict with him about school.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chedded” but also “chadded”, “shedded” and “chaddad”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chedded” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to be harsh, strict with someone”; “to tighten, intensify (controls, measures)”: chedded in Moroccan.