Demonstratives
- This (m.) - hayda
- This (f.) - haydi
- These - hôli/hawdi
- That (m.) - haydêq
- That (f.) - haydîq
- Those - holîq/hodîq
Demonstrative Prefix
Demonstratives hayda, haydi, hôli/hawdi aren't often used before a noun with the article prefix, instead they are reduced to ha-, which in combination with the article form the prefix: hal-.
Examples:
That's a door - hayda bêb
That's my sister - haydi çikti
These are his children - hôli wlêdo
This church - hal-qnîse
This window - hac-cibbêk
These women - han-niswên
That woman - haydîq il-mara
Those men - holîq ir-rjêl
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