Demonstrative pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns or أسماء الإشارة (asmā’ al-ishirāh) are words like ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’. They vary according to gender (male and female) and number (singular, dual and plural).

This/these (variations of هٰذَآ)

That/those (variations of ذٰلِكَ)

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هَذَا القَلَمُ أَسْوَدٌ

This is a black pen

هَذِهِ الْبِنتُ ذَكِيَّةٌ

This girl is intelligent

هَذَانِ الكِتَابَانِ مُفِيدَانِ

These two books are useful

هَاتَانِ السَيَّارَتَانِ جَدِيدَتَانِ

These two cars are new

هَؤُلَاءِ الطُلَّابُ مُتَفَوِّقُون

These students are exemplary

تِلكِ الحَقِيبَةُ بَيضَاءٌ

That bag is white

أُولَئِكَ الوَردَاتُ جَمِيلَاتٌ

Those flowers are beautiful

هُنَا بَيتِي

My house is here

هُنَاكَ مَطعَمٌ جَيّدٌ

There is a good restaurant there