yetourni يتورني
Algerian Darja · verb
“yetourni” (يتورني) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to act (a role), to shoot a film.
Meanings
- to act (a role), to shoot a film
- to put on an act, to fake
Usage
Ytourni (infinitive tourna, "he shot/acted") is a loanword adapted from French "tourner". It means first of all to act in a series or film, or to shoot one: "ytourni f mosalsal" (he acts in a TV series). By extension, it means to put on an act: to exaggerate, fake, play-act to get attention. It is often used mockingly about someone who overdoes it, like a footballer who dives. It is conjugated like an ordinary dialectal verb: ntourni, ttourni, ytourniw. Not to be confused with dour (to turn, to go for a walk).
Example
راهو يتورني في مسلسل جديد
rahou ytourni f mosalsal jdid
“He's acting in a new series.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “yetourni”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.