Possessive Suffixes in Moroccan Darija

 

Possessive Suffixes in Moroccan Darija

In Moroccan Arabic (Darija), possession is shown by adding suffixes to the end of nouns. Here’s a table with examples using the word "ktab" (book) in English, Darija, and French.

English	Darija	French
My book	Ktabi	Mon livre
Your book (m.)	Ktabk	Ton livre
Your book (f.)	Ktabk	Ton livre (f.)
His book	Ktabo	Son livre (à lui)
Her book	Ktabha	Son livre (à elle)
Our book	Ktabna	Notre livre
Your book (pl.)	Ktabkum	Votre livre
Their book	Ktabhum	Leur livre

 

📖 Example Sentences

• Darija: Fin ktabi? → English: Where is my book? → French: Où est mon livre ?
• Darija: Hada ktabu. → English: This is his book. → French: C’est son livre (à lui).
• Darija: Ktabna jdid. → English: Our book is new. → French: Notre livre est nouveau.

 

💡 Tip: The suffix attaches directly to the noun. Example: Dar: house → Dari = my house, Darkum = your (pl.) house.