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In Arabic, possession is indicated by appending a suffix to a noun. This suffix
reflects the gender and plurality of the possessor or possessors.
*money is always plural
Your (masculine) and your (feminine) are spelled
the same but pronounced differently.
| Your (plural masculine) |
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Your (masculine) |
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Your (plural feminine) |
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Your (feminine) |
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The possessive pronoun (its) does not exist in Arabic, it is referred to as
(his) or (her) depending whether the noun is masculine or feminine. The their
forms are never used with inanimates.
Their
(masculine & feminine) |
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Their (masculine) |
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His |
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Their (feminine) |
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Her |
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Sometimes the suffix changes when the possessor is a dual noun.
These dual forms though are mostly avoided in Arabic. Whenever a possessive suffix is added the noun becomes definite.
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