hakdak هكذاك
Algerian Darja · adverb
“hakdak” (هكذاك) is an adverb in Algerian Darja meaning like that, thus.
Meanings
- like that, thus
- this way, so that (with "bach")
Usage
A very common adverb of manner, with several variants: hakdak, hakdha, hakka, hakk. It means "like that" or "in this way". It is also used to say that something was done for no particular reason, as in "hakdak brk" (just like that, that's all). With "bach", it expresses purpose: "bach hakdak" (so that, in this way). Usage is informal and spoken. The "dh" is often pronounced "d". It is also often reduced to "hakka" when speaking quickly.
Example
ماتديرش هكذاك، راك غالط.
ma tdirch hakdak, rak ghalet.
“Don't do it like that, you're wrong.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “hakdak” but also “hakdhak”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.