Moroccan Darija Pronouns: I, You, He, She, We, They

Moroccan Darija has eight personal pronouns. English "you" splits into three: one for a man, one for a woman and one for a group.

The pronouns

No verb "to be" in the present

Put the pronoun next to the description. Nothing goes in between.

• أنا من المغربana men l-meghribI'm from Morocco.
• نتي عيانة؟nti 3eyyana?Are you (f) tired?
• هوما فالدارhuma f-darThey're at home.

You can usually drop the pronoun

The verb already shows who is doing it, so the pronoun is optional. Adding it gives emphasis.

• كنبغي القهوةkanbghi l-qehwaI love coffee.
• أنا كنبغي القهوة، هو كيبغي أتايana kanbghi l-qehwa, huwa kaybghi atayI love coffee; he loves tea.