dak داك
Moroccan Darija · pronoun
“dak” (داك) is a pronoun in Moroccan Darija meaning that (masculine).
Meanings
- that (masculine)
- that, it (in dak chi)
Usage
Distal demonstrative, masculine singular. The feminine is dik and the plural is dok. It is placed before a noun with the article: dak lbab (that door), dak rrajel (that man). Alone or followed by chi, it equals "that" or "that thing": chno dak chi? (what is that?), dak chi 3lach (that's why). It contrasts with had, which refers to what is near. It is useful to learn the series dak / dik / dok and not confuse it with had.
Example
سد داك الباب
sed dak lbab
“Close that door.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dak” but also “dek” and “dac”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dak” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “that (masculine)”; “that one”: dak in Algerian.
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “that (masculine)”; “that one, that thing”: dak in Tunisian.