charek شارك
Moroccan Darija · verb
“charek” (شارك) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to participate, take part.
Meanings
- to participate, take part
- to share (online)
Usage
Charek means "to participate". It takes the preposition f: charek f lmosaba9a, "to take part in the competition". In the imperfective, you say kancharek, and in the past charekt. On social media, it is commonly used to mean "to share": chark had lvideo, "share this video". The word comes from Standard Arabic and belongs to a fairly neutral register. In casual conversation, it competes with dkhel m3a, "to join". The corresponding noun is mocharaka, "participation".
Example
ضروري ن شارك ف هاد ل پروڭرام
darori n chark f had l programme
“I have to take part in this program.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanchark | charkt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katchark | charkti | chark |
| nti (you, f.) | katcharki | charkti | charki |
| howa (he) | kaychark | chark | |
| hiya (she) | katchark | charkat | |
| 7na (we) | kancharko | charkna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katcharko | charkto | charko |
| homa (they) | kaycharko | charko |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “charek” but also “chark” and “chaark”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “charek” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to participate, take part in”; “to share (a post)”: chark in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to participate, take part in”; “to contribute, join in”: cherek in Tunisian.