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Lesson 8

Voice:

Possessive Pronouns - Noun Suffixes

Learn how to express possession by attaching pronoun suffixes to nouns: my dog, your house, his book, etc.

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dog (كَلْب)

Person	Singular			Plural
	Arabic	Transliteration	English	Arabic	Transliteration	English
First Person	كَلْبِي	kalbī	my dog	كَلْبُنَا	kalbunā	our dog
Second Person (Masculine)	كَلْبُكَ	kalbuka	your dog (m.)	كَلْبُكُمْ	kalbukum	your dog (m. pl.)
Second Person (Feminine)	كَلْبُكِ	kalbuki	your dog (f.)	كَلْبُكُنَّ	kalbukunna	your dog (f. pl.)
Third Person (Masculine)	كَلْبُهُ	kalbuhu	his dog	كَلْبُهُمْ	kalbuhum	their dog (m.)
Third Person (Feminine)	كَلْبُهَا	kalbuhā	her dog	كَلْبُهُنَّ	kalbuhunna	their dog (f.)

Practice: Translate the Possessive Forms

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dog (كَلْب)

Person	Singular			Plural
	Arabic	Transliteration	English	Arabic	Transliteration	English
First Person	?	?	my dog	?	?	our dog
Second Person (Masculine)	?	?	your dog (m.)	?	?	your dog (m. pl.)
Second Person (Feminine)	?	?	your dog (f.)	?	?	your dog (f. pl.)
Third Person (Masculine)	?	?	his dog	?	?	their dog (m.)
Third Person (Feminine)	?	?	her dog	?	?	their dog (f.)

house (بَيْت)

Person	Singular			Plural
	Arabic	Transliteration	English	Arabic	Transliteration	English
First Person	?	?	my house	?	?	our house
Second Person (Masculine)	?	?	your house (m.)	?	?	your house (m. pl.)
Second Person (Feminine)	?	?	your house (f.)	?	?	your house (f. pl.)
Third Person (Masculine)	?	?	his house	?	?	their house (m.)
Third Person (Feminine)	?	?	her house	?	?	their house (f.)

book (كِتَاب)

Person	Singular			Plural
	Arabic	Transliteration	English	Arabic	Transliteration	English
First Person	?	?	my book	?	?	our book
Second Person (Masculine)	?	?	your book (m.)	?	?	your book (m. pl.)
Second Person (Feminine)	?	?	your book (f.)	?	?	your book (f. pl.)
Third Person (Masculine)	?	?	his book	?	?	their book (m.)
Third Person (Feminine)	?	?	her book	?	?	their book (f.)

door (بَاب)

Person	Singular			Plural
	Arabic	Transliteration	English	Arabic	Transliteration	English
First Person	?	?	my door	?	?	our door
Second Person (Masculine)	?	?	your door (m.)	?	?	your door (m. pl.)
Second Person (Feminine)	?	?	your door (f.)	?	?	your door (f. pl.)
Third Person (Masculine)	?	?	his door	?	?	their door (m.)
Third Person (Feminine)	?	?	her door	?	?	their door (f.)

vineyard (كَرْم)

Person	Singular			Plural
	Arabic	Transliteration	English	Arabic	Transliteration	English
First Person	?	?	my vineyard	?	?	our vineyard
Second Person (Masculine)	?	?	your vineyard (m.)	?	?	your vineyard (m. pl.)
Second Person (Feminine)	?	?	your vineyard (f.)	?	?	your vineyard (f. pl.)
Third Person (Masculine)	?	?	his vineyard	?	?	their vineyard (m.)
Third Person (Feminine)	?	?	her vineyard	?	?	their vineyard (f.)

garden (بُسْتَان)

Person	Singular			Plural
	Arabic	Transliteration	English	Arabic	Transliteration	English
First Person	?	?	my garden	?	?	our garden
Second Person (Masculine)	?	?	your garden (m.)	?	?	your garden (m. pl.)
Second Person (Feminine)	?	?	your garden (f.)	?	?	your garden (f. pl.)
Third Person (Masculine)	?	?	his garden	?	?	their garden (m.)
Third Person (Feminine)	?	?	her garden	?	?	their garden (f.)

elephant (فِيل)

Person	Singular			Plural
	Arabic	Transliteration	English	Arabic	Transliteration	English
First Person	?	?	my elephant	?	?	our elephant
Second Person (Masculine)	?	?	your elephant (m.)	?	?	your elephant (m. pl.)
Second Person (Feminine)	?	?	your elephant (f.)	?	?	your elephant (f. pl.)
Third Person (Masculine)	?	?	his elephant	?	?	their elephant (m.)
Third Person (Feminine)	?	?	her elephant	?	?	their elephant (f.)