Pronouns: Singular

Types of Pronouns

Pronouns in Arabic can be divided into detached and attached. Each pronoun has a singular, a dual and a plural form. We will study only the singular form of the detached pronoun in this lesson. The remaining two will be tackled in future lessons.

Detached pronouns

The detached pronouns are subject pronouns. They are independant words and do not need to be attached to other words before/after them. The table below shows only the singular detached pronouns.

Detached pronouns (Singular)

Plural	Dual	S i n g u l a r
		I (m./f.)	أَنَاْ
		You (m.)	أَنْتَ
		You (f.)	أَنْتِ
		He (m.)	هُوَ
		She (f.)	هِيَ
		It	هُوَ / هِيَ

The pronoun "it"

As for the pronoun "it", it has no equivalent in Arabic; it has to be converted into "he" or "she" depending on the gender of the noun it refers to.

Summary

• "I" is used for both masculine and feminine
• The other singular pronouns has each a different form for each gender
• "It" has no equivalent in Arabic. It is replaced by "he" or "she"

Vocabulary

English	Arabic
hunter	صَيَّادٌ
cook	طَبَّاخٌ
seller	بَائِعٌ
baker	خَبَّازٌ
tailor	خَيَّاطٌ

Exercise

Give the feminine of the above nouns, then make them definite.

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Related pages

• Pronouns: dual
• Pronouns: plural

Other topics availabe on this site:

Arabic alphabet — Indefinite nouns — Definite nouns — Nominal sentences
Adjectives — Feminine — Singular pronouns — Dual nouns — Dual pronouns
Basic declension of nouns — Demonstrative: This — Demonstrative: That
Plural — Plural pronouns — Preposition — There is/are — To have
Possessive case — Broken Plural — Possessive Adjectives