Arabic/possessive Pronouns
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Possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, our, their) are used to indicate ownership of something.
In Arabic, as with object pronouns, these take the form of suffixes; they are attached to the noun that's owned
English | Arabic عربي | Example مثال | English Example | |
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Singular | My | ـي (-i) | كتابي | My book |
your (male) | ـكَ (-ka) | كتابكَ | Your (m.) book | |
your (female) | ـكِ (-ki) | كتابكِ | Your (f.) book | |
his | ـه (-u) | كتابه | His book | |
her | ـها (-ha) | كتابها | Her book | |
Dual | our | ـنا (-na) | كتابنا | Our book |
your | ـكما (-kuma) | كتابكما | Your book | |
their | ـهما (-huma) | كتابهما | Their book | |
Plural | our | ـنا (-na) | كتابنا | Our book |
your (male) | ـكم (-kum) | كتابكم | Your (m.) book | |
your (female) | ـكن (-kunna) | كتابكن | Your (f.) book | |
their (male) | ـهم (-hum) | كتابهم | Their (m.) book | |
their (female) | ـهن (-hunna) | كتابهن | Their (f.) book |