ana انا
Algerian Darja · pronoun
“ana” (انا) is a pronoun in Algerian Darja meaning I, me.
Meanings
- I, me
Usage
Independent first-person singular pronoun, the same for masculine and feminine. The verb already carries the person marking, so ana is added mainly for emphasis or contrast: ana ma nrouhch ("I'm not going"). It is also used alone, for example as an answer: "chkoun ? – ana" ("who? – me"). It is often combined with rani (rani hna, "I'm here") and with 7ta (7ta ana, "me too"). The variant ena is heard in the East, and anaya or ana ya in some regions.
Example
حتى أنا حاب نجي معاكم
7ta ana 7ab nji m3akom
“I want to come with you too.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ana” but also “ena” and “anaya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ana” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “I, me”: ana in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “I, me (subject pronoun)”: ena in Tunisian.