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LESSON 44“Kayn” for “There Is”
Lesson objective
In this lesson, you will learn how to say that a person or thing is present or available.
Meaning of “kayn”
The words kayn, kayna, and kaynin are participles of the verb to be. They are commonly used to mean there is, there are, or someone is present.
Affirmative forms
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| There is — masculine singular | kayn |
| There is — feminine singular | kayna |
| There are — plural | kaynin |
Negative forms
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| There is not — masculine singular | ma-kayn-š |
| There is not — feminine singular | ma-kayna-š |
| There are not — plural | ma-kaynin-š |
Examples
kayn Driss f ḍ-ḍar. — Driss is at home.
weš kayn l-ma f l-qr3a? — Is there water in the bottle?
ma-kayn-š Tom f l-qhwa. — Tom is not at the café.
kayna l-makla f t-tlaja. — There is food in the refrigerator.
kaynin bzzaf d l-ktub fuq ṭbla. — There are many books on the table.
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