3.4: Possessive Pronouns, and the verb "To Like"
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- The eight possessive forms and how to show possession or ownership for each one.
- The present tense verb conjugation for the eight subject pronouns.
Attached pronouns
The nouns الأَسْمَاء and verbs الأَفْعَال have three categories to classify them. 1st. person (speaker). 2nd. person (spoken to). 3rd. person (spoken about).
In Arabic, the attached pronouns (possessive pronouns) are different than separate pronouns (subjective pronouns). The attached pronouns are suffixes, they become possessive when they connected to a noun. The following table demonstrates the suffixes that relate to each separate pronoun before adding any noun to them.
|
Meaning |
الضمائر المتصلة / الملكية Attached pronouns/ "Possessive Pronouns" |
الضمائر المنفصلة Subject Pronouns/ Arabic |
الضمائر المنفصلة Subject Pronouns/ English |
Gender & Number of people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My | ي---------- | أنا | I | 1st. Person Masculine/ Feminine |
| Our | نَا----------- | نحنُ | We | 1st. Person Masculine/ Feminine plural |
| Your | كَ----------- | أَنْتَ | You | 2nd. Person Masculine/ Singular |
| Your | كِ---------- | أَنْتِ | You | 2nd. Person Feminine/ Singular |
| Your | كُم----------- | أَنْتُم | You |
2nd. Person Masculine/ Feminine Plural |
| His | ـهُ----------- | هو | He | 3rd. Person Masculine/ Singular |
| Her | ـها----------- | هي | She | 3rd. Person Feminine/ Singular |
| Their | ـهم---------- | هم | They | 3rd. Person Masculine/ Plural |
Example of changing the noun to possessive pronouns using the noun House (بَيْت) for all the different subject pronouns.
|
Meaning and Pronunciation |
الضمائر الملكية The Possessive Pronouns |
الضمائر المنفصلة Subject Pronouns/ Arabic |
Gender & Number of people |
|---|---|---|---|
| My house / bayty | بَيْتي | أنا | 1st. Person Masculine/ Feminine |
| Our house / baytuna | بَيْتُنا | نحنُ | 1st. Person Masculine/ Feminine plural |
| Your house / baytukum | بَيْتُكَ | أَنْتَ | 2nd. Person Masculine/ Singular |
| Your house / baytuki | بَيْتُكِ | أَنْتِ | 2nd. Person Feminine/ Singular |
| Your house / baytukum | بَيْتُكم | أَنْتُم |
2nd. Person Masculine/ Feminine Plural |
| His house / baytuhu | بَيْتُهُ | هو | 3rd. Person Masculine/ Singular |
| Her house / baytuha | بَيْتُها | هي | 3rd. Person Feminine/ Singular |
| Their house / baytuhum | بَيْتُهُمْ | هم | 3rd. Person Masculine/ Plural |
Watch this video to learn more about the possessive pronouns in Arabic:
Activity 1 changing the word "name" اسم to possessive.
Activity 2 practice by yourself or with others.
Use the 1st chart above to practice by yourself to change the word "sister" (أُخت) into possessive by adding the suffixes letters to it. Try to read the word after making changes. Repeat this exercise several times using different nouns like "grandfather" ( جَدّ ), "homework" (واجب), or any other noun.
= أُخت + ي (Sister)
Solution
أُختي (My sister)
Activity 2 Pronouns and Possessive Forms.
Interactive Video
Watch this interactive video, you can practice while watching when you click on the hand. The video will pause when you click on the hand.
Present tense verb conjugation.
The verbs الأَفْعَال like nouns أَسْمَاء have three categories to classify them as we mentioned in chapter 3 . 1st. person (speaker). 2nd. person (spoken to). 3rd. person (spoken about). The following chart shows the appropriate suffix/prefix for basic verb to conjugated in the present tense for all the different subject pronouns.
|
تصريف الفعل المضارع (Present tense verb conjugation) |
الضمائر المنفصلة Subject Pronouns/ Arabic |
الضمائر المنفصلة Subject Pronouns/ English |
Gender & Number of people |
|---|---|---|---|
| ---------أَ | أنا | I | 1st. Person Masculine/ Feminine |
| ---------نـَ | نحنُ | We | 1st. Person Masculine/ Feminine plural |
| ----------تـَ | أَنْتَ | You | 2nd. Person Masculine/ Singular |
| تـَ-------يـن | أَنْتِ | You | 2nd. Person Feminine/ Singular |
| تـَ-------ون | أَنْتُم | You |
2nd. Person Masculine/ Feminine Plural |
| --------يـَ | هو | He | 3rd. Person Masculine/ Singular |
| ---------تـَ | هي | She | 3rd. Person Feminine/ Singular |
| يـَ--------ون | هم | They | 3rd. Person Masculine/ Plural |
Example of Conjugating the verb to love/ to like (حَبَّ) in present tense for all the different subject pronouns.
|
Meaning and Pronunciation |
Suffix/Prefix for conjugating basic verb in present tense |
الضمائر المنفصلة Subject Pronouns/ Arabic |
Gender & Number of people |
|---|---|---|---|
| I love / Auheb | أُحبُّ | أنا | 1st. Person Masculine/ Feminine |
| We love / nuheb | نُحبُّ | نحنُ | 1st. Person Masculine/ Feminine plural |
| You love / tuheb | تُحبُّ | أَنْتَ | 2nd. Person Masculine/ Singular |
| You love / tuhebin | تُحبَّين | أَنْتِ | 2nd. Person Feminine/ Singular |
| You love / tuhebon | تُحبَّون | أَنْتُم |
2nd. Person Masculine/ Feminine Plural |
| He loves / yuheb | يُحبُّ | هُوَ | 3rd. Person Masculine/ Singular |
| She loves / tuheb | تُحبُّ | هِي | 3rd. Person Feminine/ Singular |
| They loves / yuhebon | يُحبُّون | هُم | 3rd. Person Masculine/ Plural |
Activity 1 Flashcards.
Conjugating the verb to love/ to like (حَبَّ) Think of the answer and say the word before flipping the card.
Query \(\PageIndex{7}\)
Activity 2 Dragging the word.
Verb Conjugation "to study" (دَرَسَ) in the present.
Activity 3 handwriting activity.
Practice to Conjugate the verb to study (سَكَنَ) in the present tense for all the different subject pronouns, and try to read the word after each conjugating. Check your work from the charts above.
= سكَن + أ (to live)
Solution
أسكُن (I live)