ghadika غاديكا
Tunisian Derja · adverb
“ghadika” (غاديكا) is an adverb in Tunisian Derja meaning over there.
Meanings
- over there
Usage
Ghadika refers to a place far from the speaker. It is a strengthened form of ghadi, and the meaning stays the same: "7ottou ghadika" (put it over there), "mchit ghadika" (I went there). The word contrasts with hné (here). It is very common in speech, in a casual and neutral register. It can refer to a place one points at or to a place already mentioned in the conversation. Depending on the region, you also hear ghadé or ghadi.
Example
حطّو غاديكا
7ottou ghadika
“Put it over there.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghadika” but also “8adika”, “ghadeka” and “8adeka”. 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.