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Singular Dual Plural: Arabic Pronouns! Arabic Subject Pronouns
Singular Dual Plural: Arabic Pronouns! Arabic Subject Pronouns
I’m a boy = Ana walad! (Ana = I, walad = boy) as you have noticed “am” and “a” are omitted in
Arabic, so it’s like saying “I boy”, same thing with all other subject pronouns. He is a boy = Howa
walad (he boy), we’re boys = Nahnu Awlad (we boys),
You may also have noticed that Arabic has a “dual” form, meaning that Arabic is being more specific
about not only the gender but also the number, so the dual form is used to refer to two people, so if
you want to talk to Salim and Karim by telling them: you both speak Arabic! = Antuma
tatakallamani al ‘arabia, if you want to talk about them: they both speak Arabic = Humaa
yatakalamani al ‘arabia.
For the plural there are five pronouns, We = Nahnu (for females and males). You = Antum (when you
talk to 3 males or more, or one male and the 2 females or more)
You = Antunna (when you talk to 3 females or more). They = Hum (when you talk about 3 males or
more, or one male and the 2 females or more). They = Hunna (when you talk about 3 females or
more)
Book = Kitab
My book = Kitabi
Your book = kitabuka
Your book = Kitabuki
His book = Kitabuho
Her book = Kitabuha
Your book (dual male or female) = Kitabukumaa
Their book (dual male or female) = Kitabuhumaa
Our book = Kitabuna
Your book (plural masculine) = Kitabukum
Your book (plural feminine) = Kitabukun
Their book (plural masculine) = Kitabuhum
Their book (plural feminine) = kitabuhun
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