chker شكر
Moroccan Darija · verb
“chker” (شكر) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to thank.
Meanings
- to thank
- to praise someone
Usage
Chker (imperfective ichker) means to thank; it takes a direct object: chkertou, "I thanked him". With the preposition f- or 3la, it means to praise, to speak well of someone: kaychker fik bezzaf, "he speaks very highly of you". The noun chokr, "gratitude, thanks", appears in phrases such as lchokr lillah, "thanks be to God". The verb is used in all registers. For a simple "thank you", chokran is more usual, or merci, borrowed from French.
Example
بغيت نشكرك على كلشي
bghit nchekrek 3la kolchi
“I'd like to thank you for everything.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanchker | chkrt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katchker | chkrti | chker |
| nti (you, f.) | katchkri | chkrti | chkri |
| howa (he) | kaychker | chker | |
| hiya (she) | katchker | chkrat | |
| 7na (we) | kanchkro | chkerna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katchkro | chkerto | chkro |
| homa (they) | kaychkro | chkro |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “chker” but also “chkar”, “shker”, “chkr”, “chekker” and “chkor”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “chker” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “to praise someone, speak highly of”; “to thank”: chkar in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to thank”; “to speak well of someone”: chkar in Tunisian.