fi في

Tunisian Derja · preposition

“fi” (في) is a preposition in Tunisian Derja meaning in, at, on (place, time).

Meanings

1. in, at, on (place, time)
2. about, in (after some verbs)
3. at, against (target of action)

Usage

Fi is the most common preposition of place and time: fi tounes ("in Tunisia"), fi lil ("at night"). Before the article, it almost always reduces to f or fel: fel dar ("at home"). It takes the suffix pronouns: fiya, fik, fih, fikom. Many verbs govern it where French uses a different preposition: khammem fi ("to think about"), chadd fi ("to hold on to, insist on"), y7eb fik ("he likes you"). So it should not always be translated as "in".

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “fi” but also “fe”, “fii”, “fa”, “f” and “fel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Its Arabic spelling is not fixed either: you will find في and ف, all the same word.

Type “fi” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

The same word also exists in Moroccan Darija, written ف, where it means “in, at (place)”; “at, in (time)”: fi in Moroccan.

In Algerian Darja

The same word also exists in Algerian Darja, written ف, where it means “in, at (place)”; “during, in (time)”: fi in Algerian.

How to say “in” in Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian