Lesson 6

In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful.

Assalamu'alaikum and greetings to all.


LESSON 6 NOMINALS : PRONOUNS - PART 2

1. The attached pronouns are suffixes that appear at the end of words. When the pronouns are suffixed to :
1. a verb, it becomes its direct object. Kindly see Table 10 and Table 11 below.
2. a noun, it becomes its possessive pronoun. Kindly see Table 12 and Table 13 below.

TABLE 10 DIRECT OBJECT OF A VERB

PERSON	GENDER	PLURALITY	ATTACHED PERSONAL PRONOUNS
THIRD غائب ( Ghaib)	مذكر Masculine	مفرد Singular	هُ	hu
		مثنى Dual	هُمَا	huma
		جمع Plural	هُمْ	hum
	مؤنث Feminine	مفرد Singular	هَا	ha
		مثنى Dual	هُمَا	huma
		جمع Plural	هُنَّ	hunna
SECOND مخاطب ( Mukhatob )	مذكر Masculine	مفرد Singular	كَ	ka
		مثنى Dual	كُمَا	kuma
		جمع Plural	كُمْ	kum
	مؤنث Feminine	مفرد Singular	كِ	ki
		مثنى Dual	كُمَا	kuma
		جمع Plural	كُنَّ	kunna
FIRST متكلم ( Mutakalim )	مذكر / مؤنث Masculine / Feminine	مفرد Singular	ىْ	i
		جمع Plural	نَا	na

TABLE 11 DIRECT OBJECT OF A VERB ( EXAMPLE )

PERSON	GENDER	PLURALITY	EXAMPLE		ENGLISH
THIRD غائب ( Ghaib)	مذكر Masculine	مفرد Singular	ضَرَبَهُ	dorobahu	He struck him.
		مثنى Dual	ضَرَبَهُمَا	dorobahuma	He struck them.
		جمع Plural	ضَرَبَهُمْ	dorobahum	He struck them.
	مؤنث Feminine	مفرد Singular	ضَرَبَهَا	dorobaha	He struck her.
		مثنى Dual	ضَرَبَهُمَا	dorobahuma	He struck them.
		جمع Plural	ضَرَبًهُنَّ	dorobahunna	He struck them.
SECOND مخاطب ( Mukhatob )	مذكر Masculine	مفرد Singular	ضَرَبَكَ	dorobaka	He struck you.
		مثنى Dual	ضَرَبَكُمَا	dorobakuma	He struck you.
		جمع Plural	ضَرَبَكُمْ	dorobakum	He struck you.
	مؤنث Feminine	مفرد Singular	ضَرَبَكِ	dorobaki	He struck you.
		مثنى Dual	ضَرَبَكُمَا	dorobakuma	He struck you.
		جمع Plural	ضَرَبَكُنَّ	dorobakunna	He struck you.
FIRST متكلم ( Mutakalim )	مذكر / مؤنث Masculine / Feminine	مفرد Singular	ضَرَبَيْ	dorobai	He struck me.
		جمع Plural	ضَرَبَنَا	dorobana	He struck us.

TABLE 12 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

PERSON	GENDER	PLURALITY	ATTACHED PERSONAL PRONOUNS
THIRD غائب ( Ghaib)	مذكر Masculine	مفرد Singular	هُ	hu
		مثنى Dual	هُمَا	huma
		جمع Plural	هُمْ	hum
	مؤنث Feminine	مفرد Singular	هَا	ha
		مثنى Dual	هُمَا	huma
		جمع Plural	هُنَّ	hunna
SECOND مخاطب ( Mukhatob )	مذكر Masculine	مفرد Singular	كَ	ka
		مثنى Dual	كُمَا	kuma
		جمع Plural	كُمْ	kum
	مؤنث Feminine	مفرد Singular	كِ	ki
		مثنى Dual	كُمَا	kuma
		جمع Plural	كُنَّ	kunna
FIRST متكلم ( Mutakalim )	مذكر / مؤنث Masculine / Feminine	مفرد Singular	ىْ	i
		جمع Plural	نَا	na

TABLE 13 POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS ( EXAMPLE )

PERSON	GENDER	PLURALITY	EXAMPLE		ENGLISH
THIRD غائب ( Ghaib )	مذكر Masculine	مفرد Singular	كِتَابُهُ	kitabuhu	his book
		مثنى Dual	كِتَابُهُمَا	kitabuhuma	their book
		جمع Plural	كِتَابُهُمْ	kitabuhum	their book
	مؤنث Feminine	مفرد Singular	كِتَابُهَا	kitabuha	her book
		مثنى Dual	كِتَابُهُمَا	kitabuhuma	their book
		جمع Plural	كِتَابُهُنَّ	kitabuhunna	their book
SECOND مخاطب ( Mukhatob )	مذكر Masculine	مفرد Singular	كِتَابُكَ	kitabuka	your book
		مثنى Dual	كِتَابُكُمَا	kitabukuma	your book
		جمع Plural	كِتَابُكُمْ	kitabukum	your book
	مؤنث Feminine	مفرد Singular	كِتَابُكِ	kitabuki	your book
		مثنى Dual	كِتَابُكُمَا	kitabukuma	your book
		جمع Plural	كِتَابُكُنَّ	kitabukunna	your book
FIRST متكلم ( Mutakalim )	مذكر / مؤنث Masculine / Feminine	مفرد Singular	كِتَابِيْ	kitabi	my book
		جمع Plural	كِتَابُنَا	kitabuna	our book

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