Arabic verb with pronouns
- In this part of lesson we will learn the use of verbs with some more pronouns In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing). We have already learnt the use of verbs with the pronouns in (Lesson No. 10 section 7).
English |
Transliteration |
Arabic |
Singular / Plural (Arabic) |
Masculine / Feminine (Arabic) |
He went |
/Dhahaba/ |
ذَهَبَ |
الْمُفْرَدُ |
الْمُذَكَّرُ |
They went |
/Dhahabu/ |
ذَهَبُوا |
الْجَمْعُ |
|
She went |
/Dhahabat/ |
ذَهَبَتْ |
الْمُفْرَدُ |
الْمُؤَنَّثُ |
They went (fem. plural) |
/Dhahabna/ |
ذَهَبْنَ |
الْجَمْعُ |
English |
New form of verb |
Pronoun |
Simple Verb |
|
He went |
ذَهَبَ |
He |
هُوَ |
ذَهَبَ |
They went |
ذَهَبُوا |
They (masculine) |
هُمْ |
|
She went |
ذَهَبَتْ |
She |
هِيَ |
|
They went |
ذَهَبْنَ |
They (feminine) |
هُنَّ |
- Let’s take some more examples for a better understanding of the rule:
Picture |
English |
Arabic |
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Singular: He went to the teacher Plural: They went to the teacher |
الْمُفْرَدُ: هُوَ ذَهَبَ عِنْدَ الْمُدَرِّسِ. الْجَمْعُ: هُمْ ذَهَبُوْا عِنْدَ الْمُدَرِّسِ. |
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Singular: The student went out with his colleague Plural: The students went out with their colleagues |
الْمُفْرَدُ: الطَّالِبُ خَرَجَ مَعَ زَمِيلِهِ. الْجَمْعُ: الطُّلابُ خَرَجُوا مَعَ زُمَلاءِهِمْ. |
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Singular: The boy sat in the restaurant Plural: The boys sat in the restaurant |
الْمُفْرَدُ: الْوَلَدُ جَلَسَ فِي الْمَطْعَمِ. الْجَمْعُ: الأَوْلادُ جَلَسُوْا فِي الْمَطْعَمِ. |
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Singular: She stood near the door Plural: They stood near the door |
الْمُفْرَدُ: هِيَ وَقَفَتْ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ. الْجَمْعُ: هُنَّ وَقَفْنَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ. |
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Singular: She wrote on the black board Plural: They wrote on the black board |
الْمُفْرَدُ: هِيَ كَتَبَتْ عَلَى السَّبُّورَةِ. الْجَمْعُ: هُنَّ كَتَبْنَ عَلَى السَّبُّورَةِ. |
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Singular: Tahir’s daughter sat in the car Plural: Tahir’s daughters sat in the car |