- In this part of the lesson we will learn the plural form of the Demonstrative Pronouns In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing) for objects that are nearby ("these") and objects that are further away ("those"). In the previous lessons we have already learnt the following demonstrative Pronouns:
- Lesson No. 1 section 1 states that هَذَا is the Demonstrative Pronoun used to refer to closer objects representing masculine nouns ("this")
- Lesson No. 6 section 2 states that هَذِهِ is the Demonstrative Pronoun used to refer to closer objects representing feminine nouns. ("this")
- The plural form of these Demonstrative Pronouns is the same for the masculine and feminine nouns i.e.
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English |
Transliteration |
Demonstrative Pronoun (Arabic) |
Singular / Plural (Arabic) |
Masculine / Feminine (Arabic) |
Grammatical Term |
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This (masculine) |
/Hādhā/ |
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These |
/Hā’ulā’i/ |
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This (feminine) |
/Hādhihi/ |
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These |
/Hā’ulā’i/ |
- The plural form of the Demonstrative Pronoun for the close objects is هَؤُلاءِ. It is an indeclinable word and always takes a /kasrah/. It must however be remembered that هَؤُلاءِ is used only for human beings and not for non human beings.
- Let’s take some examples for a better understanding of the rule:
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Picture |
English |
Arabic |
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Singular: This is a teacher Plural: These are teachers |
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Singular: This is a female student Plural: These are female students |
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Singular: This is an engineer Plural: These are engineers |
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Singular: This is a lady teacher Plural: These are lady teachers |
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Singular: This is a farmer Plural: These are farmers |
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Singular: This is a female colleague Plural: These are female colleagues |
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Singular: This is hard working Plural: These are hard working |
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Singular: This is a wife Plural: These are wives |