kter كتر
Moroccan Darija · adverb
“kter” (كتر) is an adverb in Moroccan Darija meaning more.
Meanings
- more
- most (with the article)
Usage
Ktar or kter serves as the comparative of bezzaf, "a lot". The typical construction is ktar mn, "more than": ktar mn 2 km. With the article, lktar or ktar n- means "most": ktar nnas, "most people". Ktar can also follow a verb: kayakul ktar, "he eats more". It should not be confused with the verb kter, "to increase, become numerous", as in kter lhder, "there is too much talk". The Arabic spelling is often the same for both words.
Example
كتر من 2 كم
kter mn 2 km
“More than 2 km.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kter” but also “ktar”, “ktr”, “kthar” and “ktter”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “kter” on the Arabic keyboard
In Algerian Darja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “more, to a greater extent”; “has increased (verb kter)”: ktar in Algerian.