aktar اكتر
Algerian Darja · adverb
“aktar” (اكتر) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning more, further.
Meanings
- more, further
- the most
Usage
Aktar, often shortened to ktar, is the spoken form of the comparative "more". The spelling with t reflects the common Algerian pronunciation of classical th. It is used in the construction "aktar men" (more than): "aktar men rouwa3a" means "more than great". Placed before a noun, it expresses the superlative: "aktar wa7ed" means "the one who… the most". Used alone, it means "more". In writing, it often appears in sentences mixing darja and Standard Arabic. It should not be confused with bezzaf, which means "a lot" and is not a comparative.
Example
هاد الفيديو عجبني اكتر من اللول
had lvideo 3jebni aktar men lewel
“I liked this video more than the first one.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “aktar” but also “ktar”, “akter”, “akthar” and “ktr”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “aktar” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “most (superlative)”; “more (comparative)”: ktar in Moroccan.