yssoufri يسوفري
Algerian Darja · verb
“yssoufri” (يسوفري) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to suffer, endure hardship.
Meanings
- to suffer, endure hardship
- to struggle, have a hard time
Usage
Ysoufri is a borrowing from French "souffrir", fully integrated into darja conjugation: soufrit (I suffered), ysoufri (he suffers), rani nsoufri (I am suffering). It is very common in speech, especially in cities, to talk about physical pain, illness, poverty or a difficult situation. The register is familiar and neutral. One also says ysoufri m3a… (to suffer with, because of). The Arabic-origin equivalents are y3ani and yqasi, which are perceived as slightly more formal. Note: the word is not used in the sense of "to put up with someone".
Example
مسكين راه يسوفري بزاف مع المرض
meskin rah ysoufri bezzaf m3a l-mard
“Poor guy, he suffers a lot from his illness.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “yssoufri”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.