In Moroccan Darija there are two ways to make a word definite, it all depends on the first letter of that word.
When the word starts with a "moon letter" we simply add "L" and when it begins with a "sun letter", this very letter is doubled.
What are "moon letters" and "sun letters"?
These names of the letters refer to the words sun and moon in Arabic.
Moon is (qamar قمر), the moon is (Lqamar لقمر).
Sun, it’s (shms شمس), and the sun is (sh-shms الشمس).
- Sun Letters are :
- sh ش - t ت - T ط - d د - D ض - r ر - z ز - s س - S ص - l ل - n ن - j ج
- Moon Letters are
- The rest of the alphabet
Notification: There are no indefinite articles in Darija, such as (a) and (an) in English. The word said independently is considered as indefinite.
Examples
Exercise
Give the definite form of the following words (Do the translation when it's required) :
- nemra (number)
- kouzina (kitchen)
- 7ayawan (animal)
- SbiTar (hospital)
- firma (farm)
- mdina (city)
- bab (door)
- jrDa or jriDa (garden)
- tlfaza (TV)
- Dar (house)
- khrif (autumn)
PS: There are no indefinite articles in Darija, such as (a) and (an) in English. The word said independently is considered as indefinite.
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