koulech كلش
Algerian Darja · pronoun
“koulech” (كلش) is a pronoun in Algerian Darja meaning everything, all things.
Meanings
- everything, all things
- everyone, all
Usage
Koulech is the usual word for "everything": koulech ghali, "everything is expensive", koulech yetbeddel, "everything changes". It works as a standalone pronoun and is not placed before a noun. For "every...", koul followed by a noun is used: koul youm, "every day". For "everyone", people often say ga3 or koul wahed. The variant ga3 is also very common as a synonym of koulech, depending on the region. In a negative sentence, koulech can also mean "nothing at all".
Example
كلش راه غالي هاذ العام
koulech rah ghali had l3am
“Everything is expensive this year.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “koulech” but also “kolch”, “kolech”, “kulch” and “klish”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.