ina إينا
Moroccan Darija · pronoun
“ina” (إينا) is a pronoun in Moroccan Darija meaning which (interrogative).
Meanings
- which (interrogative)
- which one
Usage
An interrogative placed directly before the noun, without an article: ina dawla, "which country", ina film, "which film". It does not vary in gender or number. To say "which one" without a noun, the reinforced forms inahowa (masculine), inahiya (feminine) and inahoma (plural) are used. After a preposition, the order stays the same: f ina medrasa, "in which school". Do not confuse it with fin (where) or with achmen, which has a close meaning and which some speakers prefer. The register is everyday and neutral.
Example
إينا دولة كاتعجبك؟
ina dawla kat3ejbek?
“Which country do you like?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ina” but also “iina” and “inna”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.