Demonstrative pronouns in Arabic are similar to the English “this”, “that”, “these”, and “those”, but Arabic has a wider variety of them.
The plural demonstrative in Arabic has no gender distinction and is used only for human beings. For nonhuman plurals, the feminine singular demonstrative is used instead.
For “that” and “those” in Arabic, there are variations based on gender and number.
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We also have locative demonstrative pronouns, which are considered adverbs. They are very common in both written and spoken Arabic.
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