kreh كره
Algerian Darja · verb
“kreh” (كره) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to hate, detest.
Meanings
- to hate, detest
- to be fed up, sick of
Usage
Kreh (imperfect yekreh) means to hate someone or something: "nekreh l'kdeb" (I hate lying). It is used very commonly to say you have had enough: "kreht" (I'm fed up), "kreht men had l7ala" (I'm sick of this situation), "kreht menek" (you're wearing me out). This second sense is sometimes more frequent than the first in conversation. The opposite is 7ebb (to love). The saying "li 7ebb 7ebb w li kreh kreh" means "whether people like it or not, it doesn't matter".
Example
نكره الكذب بزاف
nekreh l'kdeb bezzaf
“I really hate lying.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kreh” but also “kreht”, “kre” and “kerh”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kreh” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to hate, detest”; “to dislike”: kreh in Moroccan.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to hate, detest”; “to dislike”: yakrah in Tunisian.