yetnarva yenarvi ينارفي يتنارفا
Algerian Darja · verb
“yetnarva yenarvi” (ينارفي يتنارفا) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to get annoyed, lose one's temper.
Meanings
- to get annoyed, lose one's temper
- to annoy someone
Usage
This verb is an adapted borrowing from French "énerver". It is very common, especially in cities. The reflexive form, yetnarva (past: tnarva), means to get annoyed or lose one's temper. The transitive form, yenarvi (past: narva), means to annoy someone, and the object is suffixed: narvani ("he annoyed me"). The register is informal. The participle mnarvi ("annoyed") is also used. Watch the final vowel, which varies with the form.
Example
ما تتنارفاش، راني جاي
ma tetnarvach, rani jay
“Don't get worked up, I'm coming.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “yetnarva yenarvi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.