Friday, September 19, 2014

Attached pronouns in Arabic 4

Note:

When they are connected with a verb, they are equivalent to objective pronouns.
When they are connected with a noun, they are equivalent to possessive pronouns.

Examples:
كتابـي Ketabee (My book), كتابـها ketabuha (Her book), كتابـُك ketabuka (Your book (m)

Third person in Arabic

Third person ( Masculine )

(1) Singular :
ه = He, him / his, it

كتابه = His book= ketabuhu
رميته = I throw it = ramituhu
كَلمته = I talked to him = kalamtuhu

(2)Dual :
هما their, them 
ضربتهما = I hit them = darabtuhuma 
كتابهما = their book = ketabuhuma

(3) Plural :
هم their, them
سريرهم = their bed = sarerahum'
كلمتهم = I talked to them = kalamtuhum

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Third person ( Feminine )

(1) Singular :
ها her, she, it
أحببتها = I loved her = ahbabtuha
كتابها = her book = ketabaha

(2) هما their , them 
كتابهما = their book= ketabahuma
كلمتهما = I talked to them = kalamtuhuma

(3) هن their , them
كلمتهن = I talked to them = kalamtuhuna
كتابهن = their book = ketabuhuna




Attached pronouns in Arabic 3

Second person in Arabic ( Masculine )

1- Singular :
كَ = Your, you
مَدرستك = Your school= Madrasataka
ضربتك = I hit you = darabtuka

2- Dual :   كُما = you (two) , your
أنا رأيتكما = I saw you (two ) = Ana ra’itukuma
أنا أخذت كتابكما = I took your book = Ana akhadhtu ketabakuma

3- Plural : كم You (all ) , your
أناأخبرتكم = I told you = Ana akhbartakum
هذا هو كتابكم = This is your book = hadha howa ketabukum

Attached pronouns in Arabic 2

Second person in Arabic ( Feminine )
1- Singular كِ = you, your

أنا رأيتكِ = I saw you = Ana ra'ituke
أنا أخذتُ كتابكِ = I took your book = Ana akhadhtu ketabake

2-  Dual :   كُما = you (two) , your
أنا رأيتكما = I saw you (two ) = Ana ra'itukuma
أنا أخذت كتابكما = I took your book = Ana akhadhtu ketabakuma

3- Plural كُنَ = You (all ) , your
أنا رأيتكن = I saw you = Ana ra'itukuna
أنا أخذت كتابكن = I took your book = Ana akhadhtu  ketabakuna

Attached pronouns in Arabic 1

As the name indicate, these pronounces only appear attached to another word which can be a noun, verb, or a particle
1- First person ( Masculine, feminine )
Singular :
(1) ي = my
كتابي = My book = Ketabee
مكتبي = My desk = Maktabee

(2) ني = me
هو ضرَبَني = He hit me = Howa darabanee
هو أهانني = He humiliated me = Howa ahananee

Plural :
نا = us or our ( according to the context )

سَمعنا = we heard = Same'na
كتابنا = our book = Ketabana
هو أهانَنَا = He humiliated us