ezeka اذاكا
Tunisian Derja · pronoun
“ezeka” (اذاكا) is a pronoun in Tunisian Derja meaning that... (there), that one (masculine).
Meanings
- that... (there), that one (masculine)
- that, all that
Usage
Ithéka is the masculine singular demonstrative for distant things. It is a variant of hédhéka. The feminine is ithiké or hédhiké, and the plural is ithoukom or hédhoukom. It is most often placed after the definite noun: "ennhar ithéka" (that day), "erraajel ithéka" (that man). It can also be used alone to refer to something already mentioned. Pitfall: it does not refer to what is near. For "this...", say hédha.
Example
الراجل اذاكا شكون؟
erraajel ithéka chkoun?
“Who is that man?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ezeka” but also “idheka”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.