Arabic The plural form of “That”
Introduction –مُقَدِّمَةٌ
- In this lesson we will learn the following things In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing):
- The plural form of “That” (demonstrative pronoun) for the masculine as well as the feminine nouns.
| English | Transliteration | Arabic | Singular / Plural (Arabic) | Masculine / Feminine (Arabic) | Grammatical Term |
| That (masculine) | /Dhālika/ | ذَلِكَ | الْمُفْرَدُ | الْمُذَكَّرُ | أَسْمَاءُ الإِشَارَةِ الْبَعِيدَةِ |
| Those | /ulā’ika/ | أُولَـٰئِكَ | الْجَمْعُ | ||
| That (feminine) | /Tilka/ | تِلْكَ | الْمُفْرَدُ | الْمُؤَنَّثُ | |
| Those | /ulā’ika/ | أُولَـٰئِكَ | الْجَمْعُ |
- We will learn the plural form of the Personal Pronouns for the masculine as well as the feminine nouns
| Example | English | Transliteration | Arabic | Singular / Plural (Arabic) | Masculine / Feminine (Arabic) |
| هُوَ طَوِيلٌ (He is tall) | He | /Huwa/ | هُوَ | الْمُفْرَدُ | الْمُذَكَّرُ |
| هُمْ طِوَالٌ (They are tall) | They | /Hum/ | هُمْ | الْجَمْعُ | |
| بَيْتُهُ (His house) | His | /Hu/ | ـهُ | الْمُفْرَدُ | |
| بَيْتُهُمْ (Their house) | Their | /Hum/ | ـهُمْ | الْجَمْعُ | |
| هِيَ مَرِيضَةٌ (She is ill) | She | /Hiya/ | هِيَ | الْمُفْرَدُ | الْمُؤَنَّثُ |
| هُنَّ مَرِيضَاتٌ (They are ill) | They | /Hunna/ | هُنَّ | الْجَمْعُ | |
| كِتَابُهَا (Her book) | Her | /Ha/ | ـهَا | الْمُفْرَدُ | |
| كِتَابُهُنَّ (Their book) | Their | /Hunna/ | هُنَّ | الْجَمْعُ |
- The plural form of the simple masculine as well as feminine verbs:
| 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 |
- We will learn the use of a new word:
| English | Arabic |
| Some | بَعْضُ |