ydir يدير
Algerian Darja · verb
“ydir” (يدير) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to do, to make.
Meanings
- to do, to make
- to put, to place
- to prepare, to make
Usage
Ydir (he does) is one of the most widely used verbs in darja. It covers "to do" in the broad sense: ydir lkhedma (he does the work), ydir rayou (he does as he pleases). It also means "to put": ydir sel (to put in salt), ydir hzam (to put on a belt), close to yhot. It very often combines with French loanwords: ydir la chaîne (to queue), ydir une opération. The past is dar, the imperative dir. Not to be confused with the Standard Arabic sense "to turn".
Example
يدير القهوة كل صباح
ydir lqahwa kol sbah
“He makes coffee every morning.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “ydir”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.