chekk شكّ
Moroccan Darija · noun
“chekk” (شكّ) is a noun in Moroccan Darija meaning doubt, suspicion.
Meanings
- doubt, suspicion
- to doubt
Usage
Chekk is both a noun, "doubt, suspicion", and a verb, "to doubt". As a noun it appears in 3ndi chekk f, "I have a doubt about", and in dkhel liya chekk, "doubt crept into my mind". As a verb, one says kanchekk fih, "I suspect him, I doubt him". The preposition is always f. Between partners, chekk often means suspicious jealousy. The expression bla chekk means "without a doubt, certainly".
Example
عندك شك فيها
3ndk chak fiha
“You have doubts about her.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanchekk | chekkit | |
| nta (you, m.) | katchekk | chekkiti | chekk |
| nti (you, f.) | katchekki | chekkiti | chekki |
| howa (he) | kaychekk | chekk | |
| hiya (she) | katchekk | chekkat | |
| 7na (we) | kanchekko | chekkina | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katchekko | chekkito | chekko |
| homa (they) | kaychekko | chekko |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chekk” but also “chak”, “chek”, “chakk” and “chk”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chekk” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “doubt”; “suspicion”: chak in Tunisian.