Arabic Pronouns
In Arabic there are not only masculine and feminine forms but also singular, dual and plural forms. The singular form is used when referring to one person or thing. The dual form is used when referring to two people or two things and the plural form is used when referring to more than two people or things.
Subject Pronouns
Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) are usually used in sentences without a verb or used for emphasis in sentences with a verb.
| I am a teacher | أنا مدرس |
| ’anā mudarris | |
| They (m.) are from Canada. | هم من كندا |
| hum min kanadā |
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| I | أنا |
| ’anā | |
| you (m.) | أنت |
| ’anta | |
| you (f.) | أنت |
| ’anti | |
| he, it | هو |
| huwa | |
| she, it | هي |
| hiya | |
| Dual | |
| you | أنتما |
| ’antumā | |
| they | هما |
| humā | |
| Plural | |
| we | نحن |
| naḥnu | |
| you (m.) | أنتم |
| ’antum | |
| you (f.) | أنتن |
| ’antunna | |
| they (m.) | هم |
| hum | |
| they (f.) | هن |
| hunna | |
Object Pronouns
Object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) are used in sentences with a verb.
| I asked her | سألتها |
| sa’altuhā | |
| They wrote it. | كتبوها |
| katabūhā |
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| me | ــني |
| -nī | |
| you (m.) | ــك |
| -ka | |
| you (f.) | ــك |
| -ki | |
| him, it | ــه |
| -hu | |
| her, it | ــها |
| -hā | |
| Dual | |
| you | ــكما |
| -kumā | |
| them | ــهما |
| -humā | |
| Plural | |
| us | ــنا |
| -nā | |
| you (m.) | ــكم |
| -kum | |
| you (f.) | ــكن |
| -kunna | |
| them (m.) | ــهم |
| -hum | |
| them (f.) | ــهن |
| -hunna | |
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, our, their) are used to indicate possession.
| her book | كتابها |
| kitābuhā | |
| Our house | بيتنا |
| baytunā |
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| my | ــي |
| -ī | |
| your (m.) | ــك |
| -ka | |
| your (f.) | ــك |
| -ki | |
| his, it | ــه |
| -hu | |
| her, it | ــها |
| -hā | |
| Dual | |
| your | ــكما |
| -kumā | |
| their | ــهما |
| -humā | |
| Plural | |
| our | ــنا |
| -nā | |
| your (m.) | ــكم |
| -kum | |
| your (f.) | ــكن |
| -kunna | |
| their (m.) | ــهم |
| -hum | |
| their (f.) | ــهن |
| -hunna | |