Pronoun belong to the category of "nouns". Pronouns in Arabic have genders, numbers, and grammatical case and they are always definite nouns. Anyway, there are 6 categories for Arabic pronouns :
1) Subject Pronouns For Singular
Singular pronouns are words such as "I", "You", "She", "He", e.t.c.
1) Subject Pronouns For Singular
Singular pronouns are words such as "I", "You", "She", "He", e.t.c.
المفرد Singular | |
(أنا) - Ana | |
You - Masc | (إنت) - Enta |
You - Fem | (إنتي) - Enti |
He | (هو) - Huwwa |
She | (هي) - Hiya |
NOTE : Arabic distinguishes between a male "you" (enta) and a female "you" (enti).
2) Subject Pronouns For Plural
Plural pronouns are words such as "We", They" and "Them".
الجمع Plural | |
(احنا) - Ehna | |
You | (انتو) - Entu |
They | (هم) - Hum |
Examples for (1) and (2)
NOTE : there is no equivalent of the English "Verb to be" such "Am", "Is" and "Are" in Arabic. So you can make simple sentences and question without any "verb to be".
- Ana Yusoof
I (am) Yusoof
- Huwa Kareem
He (is) Kareem
- Hiya min masr
She (is) from Egypt
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for the beginner Arabic learner, this post is very informative.
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