fayet فايت
Tunisian Derja · adjective
“fayet” (فايت) is an adjective in Tunisian Derja meaning past, having passed (an age, a place).
Meanings
- past, having passed (an age, a place)
- having already done (something)
- having missed
Usage
Past participle of fet (to pass), fayet is used mainly to say one has passed a threshold: "fayet ethlathin" (he's past thirty), or a place: "fayet el 7anout" (he's beyond the shop). Followed by a verb, it expresses an already completed action: "fayetni chouftou" (I've already seen him). Depending on context, it can also mean one has missed something. The feminine is fayta, the plural faytin. Pitfall for an English speaker: fayet agrees with the person and often works like an auxiliary of anteriority, with no direct English equivalent.
Example
خويا فايت الأربعين
khouya fayet larb3in
“My brother is past forty.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fayet” but also “fait”, “fayit”, “faiet” and “feyet”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “fayet” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “already, ever (having done)”; “exceeding (a limit)”: fayt in Moroccan.
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “past, last (of time)”; “past (an age)”: fayet in Algerian.