rkel ركل
Moroccan Darija · verb
“rkel” (ركل) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to kick.
Meanings
- to kick
- to kick (a ball, an object)
Usage
Rkel (imperfect yerkel) means to strike a person, an animal or an object with the foot. It takes its object directly, with no preposition: rkel l-kelb, "kick the dog." It belongs to the everyday register and is often used in threats, challenges or fight stories. To say the same thing, the analytic phrase dreb b-rjel, "hit with the foot," is also very often heard. In football, it is used for kicking the ball.
Example
ركل الكورة بجهدك
rkel l-kora b-jehdek
“Kick the ball with all your strength.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanrkel | rkelt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katrkel | rkelti | rkel |
| nti (you, f.) | katrkli | rkelti | rkli |
| howa (he) | kayrkel | rkel | |
| hiya (she) | katrkel | rklat | |
| 7na (we) | kanrklo | rklna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katrklo | rklto | rklo |
| homa (they) | kayrklo | rklo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “rkel” but also “rkl”, “rkal” and “rakel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.