Grammar Flashcards
Independent pronouns w/ adjectives
I am happy / I am beautiful You are happy / You are beautiful (masc.) You are happy / You are beautiful (fem.) He is happy / He is beautiful She is happy / She is beautiful We are happy / We are beautiful You are happy / You are beautiful (plural) They are happy / They are beautiful
ana ferてam(a) / ana zwin(a)
nta ferてam / nta zwin
nti ferてama / nti zwina
huwa ferてam / huwa zwin
hiya ferてama / hiya zwina
てna ferてamin (ferてaminat) / huma zwinin (zwininat)
ntuma ferてamin (ferてaminat) / huma zwinin (zwininat)
huma ferてamin (ferてaminat) / huma zwinin (zwininat)
Possessive Pronouns
my your (singular) his her our your (plural) their
i / ya* (dari) k (dark) u / h* (daru) ha (darha) na (darna) kum (darkum) hum (darhum)
- for words ending in vowels, “my” and “his” take the second ending rather than the first (EX: smiti vs xuya)
book my book your (singular) book his book her book our book your (plural) book their book
ktab ktabi ktabk ktabu ktabha ktabna ktabkum ktabhum
Feminine Nouns
watch my watch your (singular) watch his watch her watch our watch your (plural) watch their watch
*feminine nouns usually have an “a” sound at the end of the word = change this to a “t” mound before adding the possessive pronoun
magana maganti magantk magantu magantha magantna magantkum maganthum
The Possessive Word “dyal”
my / mine your / yours (sing.) his / his her / hers our / ours your / yours (plural) their / theirs
This pen is mine.
That rug is yours.
dyali dyalk dyalu dyalha dyalna dyalkum dyalhum
had s-stilo dyali.
dik z-zrbiya dyalk.
Demonstrative Pronouns
this (masc.) this (fem.) these (plural) that (masc.) that (fem.) those (plural)
This is a table.
This is Abdallah.
hada hadi hadu hadak hadik haduk
hadi tbla. (t with a dot under it)
hada Abdallah.
Demonstrative Pronoun Questions
What's this? (masc. object) What's this? (fem. object) Who is this? (masc.) Who is this? (fem.) What is that? (masc. object) Who is that? (fem.)
šnu / aš hada? šnu / aš hadi? škun hada? škun hadi? šnu / aš hadak? škun hadik?
Demonstrative Adjectives
this/that (masc./fem./plural)
that (masc.)
that (fem.)
those (plural)
This city is big.
That house is big.
these women
had
dak
dik
duk
had l-mdina kbira.
dik d-dar kibra.
had l-3yalat.
this (general situation)
that (general situation)
What’s this? (this thing, this object)
What is this? (situation, affair)
I want that. (that thing, that object)
That’s what I want. (a situation or outcome)
had š-ši
dak š-ši
aš hada?
aš had š-ši?
bgit hadak. (g with a dot over it)
dak š-ši l-li bgit.
Independent Pronouns
I You (masc.) You (fem.) He She We You (plural) They
ana nta nti huwa hiya てna ntuma huma
