Demonstrative pronouns in Arabic

Demonstrative pronouns in Arabic are similar to the English “this”, “that”, “these”, and “those”, but Arabic has a wider variety of them.

Demonstrative pronouns in Arabic

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.

Demonstrative pronouns of proximity in Arabic

For “that” and “those” in Arabic, there are variations based on gender and number.

That and those in Arabic

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Demonstrative pronouns of distance in Arabic

We also have locative demonstrative pronouns, which are considered adverbs. They are very common in both written and spoken Arabic.

Locative demonstrative in Arabic
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