dir دير
Algerian Darja · verb
“dir” (دير) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning do, make (imperative).
Meanings
- do, make (imperative)
- to put, place
- to make into
Usage
Dir is the imperative of the verb dâr / ydir, "to do", one of the most widely used verbs in darja. It covers many uses of English "do" and "make": "make" or "do" (dir lqahwa, "make the coffee"), "put" (dir'ha fel frigo, "put it in the fridge") and "make into" (dir rouhek, "pretend"). The same written word can also be an imperfect form whose prefix has dropped out in speech (bach dir for bach tdir, "in order to do"). In the past tense, the verb is conjugated with a short vowel: dert, dar, daru.
Example
دير لاتاي للضياف
dir latay l dyaf
“Make tea for the guests.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dir” but also “deer”, “dyr” and “dire”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.