Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns Flashcards
When do you use a demonstrative adjective?
Before a noun
this car, that book
When do you use a demonstrative pronoun?
On its own
I want that, this is John’s
This
masculine/pronoun
hada
هدا
This
feminine, pronoun
hadi
هدي
These
plural, pronoun
hadu
هدو
That
masculine, pronoun
hadak
هداك
That
feminine, pronoun
hadik
هاديك
Those
plural, pronoun
haduk
هدوك
This/These
masculine/feminine/plural, adjective
had
هد
That
masculine, adjective
dak
داك
That
feminine, adjective
dik
ديك
Those
plural, adjective
duk
دوك
Demonstrative adjective rule
MUST be used with definite nouns
This (general situations)
I don’t like this
had shi
هد الشي
That (general situations)
I don’t like when he does that
dak shi
داك الشي
Expression of irritation
hadi + time expression + و + rest of sentence
Whose
dyal mn
ديال من