dak داك
Tunisian Derja · pronoun
“dak” (داك) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning that (masculine).
Meanings
- that (masculine)
- that one, that thing
Usage
Dak, often pronounced dhak or dek, is the masculine distal demonstrative. It goes before a definite noun: dak er-rajel, "that man". The feminine is dik or dhika, and the plural douk or dhouma. The long form hedheka is more emphatic. It can be used alone to mean "that one". The expression ach dak, literally "what brought you", means "why on earth", as in ach dak t7ki, "what makes you talk like that". Note that dak does not refer to something nearby: for that, hedha is used.
Example
داك الراجل نعرفو من زمان
dak erra jel na3rfou men zmen
“I've known that man for a long time.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “dak” but also “dek”, “dhak”, “dhek” and “deka”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “dak” on the Arabic keyboard
In Moroccan Darija
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “that (masculine)”; “that, it (in dak chi)”: dak in Moroccan.
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.