Demonstrative pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns
(This, that, these, those)
point to and identify nouns or pronouns.
هَذا
/haTHaa/
Means
This
To indicate masculine nouns close to the speaker
As in
هَذا البَيْتُ
/haTHaa ilbaytu/
This house
هَذِهِ
/haTHihi/
Means
This
To indicate feminine nouns close to the speaker
As in
هَذِهِ المَدينَةُ
/haTHihi ilmadeenatu/
This city
Demonstrative pronouns should agree with the corresponding nouns in gender
As in
هَذا البَيْتُ
هَذِهِ المَدينَةُ
Masculine -----> البَيْتُ
Feminine -----> المَدينَةُ
ذَلِكَ
/THalika/
Means
That
To indicate masculine nouns far from the speaker
As in
ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ
/THalika irrajulu/
That man
تِلْكَ
/tilka/
Means
That
To indicate feminine nouns far from the speaker
As in
تِلْكَ المَرْأَةُ
/tilka ilmarʼatu/
That woman
هَؤُلاءِ
/haaʼulaaʼi/
Means
These
To indicate plural nouns close to the speaker
As in
هَؤُلاءِ الشَّبابُ
/haaʼulaaʼi ishabaabu/
These guys
أُولَئِكَ
/ʼulaaʼika/
Means
Those
To indicate plural nouns far from the speaker
As in
أُولَئِكَ الشَّبابُ
/ʼulaaʼika ishabaabu/
Those guys
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