{"id":10809,"date":"2020-04-15T13:31:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T13:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaleela.com\/en\/blog\/the-personal-pronouns\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T07:44:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T07:44:12","slug":"the-personal-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaleela.com\/en\/blog\/the-personal-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"The Key to Fluency: Your Guide to Arabic Pronouns (He, She, It & More)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to an essential building block of Arabic grammar: Arabic pronouns! Just like in English, pronouns in Arabic replace nouns, making your sentences flow more smoothly and naturally. Understanding these little words is key to speaking and comprehending Arabic effectively. In this guide, we’ll break down the different types of Arabic pronouns, including how to say “he in Arabic,” and even provide a handy Arabic Pronouns chart to get you started. Let’s dive in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are Arabic Pronouns?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Simply put, Arabic pronouns are words that stand in for nouns. Instead of constantly repeating someone’s name or an object, you can use a pronoun. Arabic pronouns, however, have a bit more nuance than their English counterparts, as they often indicate gender and number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Subject Pronouns: The Stars of the Sentence<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Subject pronouns tell us who is performing the action of the verb. Here are the basic independent subject pronouns in Arabic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pronoun (English)<\/th>Arabic<\/th>Transliteration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
I<\/td>\u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627<\/td>\u02bean\u0101<\/td><\/tr>
You <\/strong>in Arabic (masculine singular)<\/td>\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064e<\/td>\u02beanta<\/td><\/tr>
You (feminine singular)<\/td>\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u0650<\/td>\u02beanti<\/td><\/tr>
He<\/td>\u0647\u064f\u0648\u064e<\/td>huwa<\/td><\/tr>
She<\/td>\u0647\u0650\u064a\u064e<\/td>hiya<\/td><\/tr>
We (dual\/plural)<\/td>\u0646\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0646\u064f<\/td>na\u1e25nu<\/td><\/tr>
You (masculine dual)<\/td>\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/td>\u02beantum\u0101<\/td><\/tr>
You (feminine dual)<\/td>\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/td>\u02beantum\u0101<\/td><\/tr>
You (masculine plural)<\/td>\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0645<\/td>\u02beantum<\/td><\/tr>
You (feminine plural)<\/td>\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0646\u064e\u0651<\/td>\u02beantunna<\/td><\/tr>
They (masculine dual)<\/td>\u0647\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/td>hum\u0101<\/td><\/tr>
They (feminine dual)<\/td>\u0647\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/td>hum\u0101<\/td><\/tr>
They (masculine plural)<\/td>\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652<\/td>hum<\/td><\/tr>
They (feminine plural)<\/td>\u0647\u064f\u0646\u064e\u0651<\/td>hunna<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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As you can see, Arabic distinguishes between masculine and feminine, and also has a dual form for “you” and “they” referring to exactly two people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Example of “He in Arabic”:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n