yesra يصرا
Algerian Darja · verb
“yesra” (يصرا) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to happen, take place.
Meanings
- to happen, take place
- to happen to someone
Usage
Yesra is the imperfect form of the verb sra ("to happen, occur"), very common in darja. The typical question is "wach rah yesra?" (what's going on?). With the preposition l-, it means "to happen to someone": "wach sralek?" (what happened to you?). With f-, it can refer to what is done to someone. The future is formed with rah or ghadi: "rah yesra", it's going to happen. The verb has no expressed impersonal subject; the event itself is the subject.
Example
واش راه يصرا هنا؟
wach rah yesra hna?
“What's going on here?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “yesra” but also “yasra” and “yesraa”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.