ns9sik نسقسيك
Algerian Darja · verb
“ns9sik” (نسقسيك) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning I ask you.
Meanings
- I ask you
- I inquire with you
Usage
Nsa9sik is a conjugated form of the verb sa9sa / ysa9si ("to ask", "to ask a question"). It is made up of n- ("I"), the stem and the suffix -k ("you"): "I ask you". The person being asked is a direct object, and the subject of the question is introduced by 3la: nsa9sik 3la… ("I'm asking you about…"). This verb is used only for a question, not for a request. To ask for something, tleb is used instead. The phrase 7abit nsa9sik ("I wanted to ask you") is a very common polite formula online.
Example
حبيت نسقسيك على الدار الجديدة
7abit nsa9sik 3la ddar jdida
“I wanted to ask you about the new house.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ns9sik” but also “nsa9sik”, “nse9sik”, “nsaksik” and “nsaqsik”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Digits stand in for Arabic letters that have no Latin equivalent: 9 is qaf (ق), a k pronounced at the back of the throat.