sar صار
Tunisian Derja · verb
“sar” (صار) is a verb in Tunisian Derja meaning to happen, to occur.
Meanings
- to happen, to occur
- to become (formal)
Usage
Sar, imperfect ysir, mainly means "to happen, to occur". The question chnowa sar ? means "what happened?". Ma sar chay means "nothing happened". With a pronoun, ma sarhech means "it didn't happen". The sense "to become" also exists, but it belongs more to storytelling, proverbs or Standard Arabic. In everyday speech, "to become" is wella. Don't confuse this verb with sawwer, "to take a photo".
Example
شنوّة صار؟
chnowa sar ?
“What happened?”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “sar” but also “sarr”, “saar”, “ysir” and “sara”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.