Continued
أَيُّ
- In this lesson we will learn a new word أَيُّ and the rules for its use In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing). أَيُّ is an interrogative article – i.e. it is used to ask questions. In Lesson No. 4 section 4 we have already learnt the use of some of the interrogative articles. However unlike the other interrogative articles, أَيُّ meaning “Which…?” is used as a /Muđâf/ (possessed), so any word that follows أَيُّ will be treated as /Muđâf Ilaihi/ and will therefore take the genitive case with a /kasratain/. E.g.:
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Which house is this? |
أَيُّ بَيْتٍ هَذَا؟ |
- However the word أَيُّ will take different cases in different situations, i.e.:
- أَيُّ will take a nominative case with a /đammah/, if it appears as مُبْتَدَأٌ – i.e. in a nominal sentence, for example:
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Which school is this? |
أَيُّ مَدْرَسَةٍ هَذِهِ؟ |
- أَيُّ will take a genitive case with a /Kasrah/, if it is preceded by a preposition, e.g.:
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In which room did you enter? |
فِي أَيِّ غُرْفَةٍ دَخَلْتَ؟ |
- أَيُّ will take an accusative case with a fatħah/, if it appears as مَفْعُولٌ بِهِ (the object of a verbal sentence) e.g.:
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Which language do you like? |
أَيَّ لُغَةٍ تُحِبُّ؟ |
· Let’s take some more examples of this rule:
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Which day is this? It is Saturday |
أَيُّ يَوْمٍ هَذَا؟ هَذَا يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ. |
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Which month is this? This is the month of Rajab |
أَيُّ شَهْرٍ هَذَا؟ هَذَا شَهْرُ رَجَبٍ. |
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Which faculty is this? This is the faculty of Commerce |
أَيُّ كُلِّيَّةٍ هَذِهِ؟ هَذِهِ كُلِّيَّةُ التِّجَارَةِ. |
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In which school are you? I am in the primary school |
فِي أَيِّ مَدْرَسَةٍ أَنْتَ؟ أَنَا فِي الْمَدْرَسَةِ الْمُتَوَسِّطَةِ. |
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From which country are you? I am from Jordan |
مِنْ أَيِّ بَلَدٍ أَنْتَ؟ أَنَا مِنَ الأُرْدُن. |
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Which book do you (all) like? We like the book of Arabic language |
أَيَّ كِتَابٍ تُحِبُّونَ ؟ نُحِبُّ كِتَابَ اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ. |
