hadhika هذيكا
Tunisian Derja · pronoun
“hadhika” (هذيكا) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning that one (feminine).
Meanings
- that one (feminine)
- that … (feminine, after noun)
Usage
Hadhika is the feminine demonstrative of distance, the equivalent of "that one" or "that …". The masculine is hadhaka and the plural hadhoukom. It is used alone (hadhika mte3i, "that one is mine") or after a definite noun: el karhba hadhika, "that car". This postposition often puzzles English speakers, since the noun must carry the article el. There is also the short form hadhi for proximity ("this one"). The word is very common in speech throughout the country. Depending on the region, variants such as hadhik are heard.
Example
نحب الشكارة هذيكا
n7eb ech-chkara hadhika
“I want that bag.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hadhika” but also “hedhika”, “hedika” and “hadika”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.