kla كلى
Tunisian Derja · verb
“kla” (كلى) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning he ate.
Meanings
- he ate
- to take, suffer (blow, loss)
Usage
Kla is the past-tense form, third person masculine singular, of the verb "to eat" (klé). It is conjugated as follows: klit (I ate, you ate), klet (she ate), klew (they ate). The present is yékel. In its literal sense it is used with food: "kla 7aja 5fifa" (he ate something light). In colloquial speech the verb also means to receive or suffer something. For example, "kla kaff" means "he got slapped". Depending on context, it can also mean to squander or to appropriate property.
Example
كلى وخرج طول.
kla w 5raj toul.
“He ate and went out right away.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “kla” but also “kle”, “klé” and “kela”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.