"ك" meaning in Moroccan Arabic

See ك in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /kaː/ Forms: ka- [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic كَانَ (kāna, “to be”). Compare Jijel Algerian Arabic ك (ka-). Etymology templates: {{inh|ary|ar|كَانَ|t=to be}} Arabic كَانَ (kāna, “to be”), {{cog|arq|ك|tr=ka-}} Algerian Arabic ك (ka-) Head templates: {{ary-particle|tr=ka-}} ك • (ka-)
  1. Used to prefix a non-past verb to mark the present tense.
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          "english": "I am eating this bread",
          "roman": "kanākul hād el-ḵubz",
          "text": "كناكل هاد الخبز",
          "translation": "I am eating this bread",
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        },
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          "english": "He says what he wants.",
          "roman": "kayqūl ma bḡa",
          "text": "كيقول ما بغى",
          "translation": "He says what he wants.",
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        }
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          "roman": "kayqūl ma bḡa",
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          "translation": "He says what he wants.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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