Moroccan Darija for “to turn off / to extinguish”
/t-fa/
طفى
Tfi ddo qbel ma tn3es.
Turn off the light before you go to sleep.
Latin Darija has several accepted writing styles. You may see this word written as:
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Say tfa (طفى) for “to turn off / to extinguish” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /t-fa/. It is a verb. In a natural conversation, you can say “Tfi ddo qbel ma tn3es.”, meaning “Turn off the light before you go to sleep.” The French equivalent is éteindre.
Wach tfiti lbouta?
واش طفيتي البوطة؟
Did you turn off the gas stove? · Est-ce que tu as éteint la cuisinière à gaz ?
Tfa liya ttilifoun 7it tqadat lih la charge.
طفى ليا التيليفون حيت تقادات ليه الشارج.
My phone turned off because the battery died. · Mon téléphone s'est éteint parce qu'il n'avait plus de batterie.
Tfi ttlfaza ila ma kntish katfrrej.
طفي التلفزة إلا ما كنتيش كتفرج.
Turn off the TV if you're not watching. · Éteins la télé si tu ne regardes pas.
Conjugation: 'kantfi' (I turn off), 'tfit' (I turned off), imperative 'tfi' (turn off!). Intransitively, 'tfa' also means 'it went out / shut off on its own'. Opposite of 'sh3el' (to turn on).
| English | to turn off / to extinguish |
|---|---|
| French | éteindre |
| Spanish | apagar |
| Italian | spegnere |
| German | ausschalten / ausmachen |
| Portuguese | desligar / apagar |
| Dutch | uitzetten / doven |
| Turkish | kapatmak (ışık/cihaz) / söndürmek |
tfa (طفى) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "to turn off / to extinguish" in English and "éteindre" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the verb category.
A natural example is “Tfi ddo qbel ma tn3es.” It means “Turn off the light before you go to sleep.”
Tfa is pronounced /t-fa/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written طفى (with vowel marks: طْفَى).
Conjugation: 'kantfi' (I turn off), 'tfit' (I turned off), imperative 'tfi' (turn off!). Intransitively, 'tfa' also means 'it went out / shut off on its own'. Opposite of 'sh3el' (to turn on).