dak داك
Algerian Darja · pronoun
“dak” (داك) is a pronoun in Algerian Darja meaning that (masculine).
Meanings
- that (masculine)
- that one
Usage
Dak is the distal demonstrative, masculine singular. The feminine is dik and the plural is douk. Placed before a definite noun, it is equivalent to "that…": dak er-rajel, "that man". Used alone, it means "that one" or "that". It contrasts with had ("this…"). It is often used to point to something known to the speakers or just mentioned, sometimes with a pejorative nuance: dak el-costume, "that suit". With minin, it forms minin dak, "from then on, so". The variant dakk is also found.
Example
داك الطاكسي راهو يستنا فينا.
dak taxi rah yestanna fina.
“That taxi is waiting for us.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dak” but also “dek”, “dakk” and “daak”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dak” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “that (masculine)”; “that, it (in dak chi)”: dak in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “that (masculine)”; “that one, that thing”: dak in Tunisian.