netzakar نتذكر
Tunisian Derja · verb
“netzakar” (نتذكر) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning I remember, I recall.
Meanings
- I remember, I recall
- we remember
Usage
Nethakker is the imperfect, first person singular, of the verb thakker (to remember). The prefix n- marks "I"; for the plural, add -ou: "nethakrou". The most common everyday verb in Tunisia is rather tfakker ("netfakker"). Thakker, closer to Standard Arabic, is also heard, especially in a somewhat formal register. It is often combined with "tawa": "tawa nethakker" (wait, it's coming back to me). The negation is formed with ma...ch: "ma nethakkarch" (I don't remember it). The object comes directly after the verb, without a preposition.
Example
ما نتذكّرش وين حطّيتو.
ma nethakkarch win 7attitou.
“I don't remember where I put it.”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, it is written “netzakar”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.