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 |
| Singular: He went to the teacher Plural: They went to the teacher | الْمُفْرَدُ: هُوَ ذَهَبَ عِنْدَ الْمُدَرِّسِ. الْجَمْعُ: هُمْ ذَهَبُوْا عِنْدَ الْمُدَرِّسِ. |
| 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. |
| Singular: The boy sat in the restaurant Plural: The boys sat in the restaurant | الْمُفْرَدُ: الْوَلَدُ جَلَسَ فِي الْمَطْعَمِ. الْجَمْعُ: الأَوْلادُ جَلَسُوْا فِي الْمَطْعَمِ. |
| Singular: She stood near the door Plural: They stood near the door | الْمُفْرَدُ: هِيَ وَقَفَتْ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ. الْجَمْعُ: هُنَّ وَقَفْنَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ. |
| Singular: She wrote on the black board Plural: They wrote on the black board | الْمُفْرَدُ: هِيَ كَتَبَتْ عَلَى السَّبُّورَةِ. الْجَمْعُ: هُنَّ كَتَبْنَ عَلَى السَّبُّورَةِ. |
| Singular: Tahir’s daughter sat in the car Plural: Tahir’s daughters sat in the car |