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Pronouns and Pronominal Suffixes




Pronouns:



  • I/me - çana
  • You (masc.) - çinta
  • You (fem.) - çinti
  • He/him - huwwi
  • She/her - hiyyi
  • We/us - nixna
  • You (pl.) - çinto
  • They/them - hinni

Pronominal Suffixes:



  • My - +i/+yi/+ni
  • Your (masc.) - +aq/+q
  • Your (fem.) - +iq/+qi
  • His - +o/+h
  • Her - +a/+ha
  • Our - +na
  • Your (pl.) - +qon
  • Their - +on


Note: Pronominal Suffixes added to a noun indicate possession, added to a verb they're considered direct or indirect object of that verb.


Whose book is it?



  • My book - qtêbi
  • Your (masc.) book - qtêbaq
  • Your (fem.) book - qtêbiq
  • His book - qtêbo
  • Her book - qtêba
  • Our book - qtêbna
  • Your (pl.) book - qtêbqon
  • Their book - qtêbon


Verb - "to belong"



  • to belong (masc.) - tabaý
  • to belong (fem.) - tabaýit
  • to belong (pl.) - tabýûl


Examples:


Mine (masc.) - tabaýi
Mine (fem.) - tabaýîti
Mine (pl.) - tabaýûli
My book - li-qtêb tabaýi = qtêbi
Your (fem.) books - l-qutob tabaýûliq = qutbiq
Our car - s-siyyâra tabaýîtna = siyyâritna

Other Examples:


Give me the book - ýaţîni li-qtêb
Give it to me - ýaţîni çiyyêh
Show us the car - farjîna s-siyyâra
Show it to us - farjîna çiyyêha
Show them to us - farjîna çiyyêhon

Note: In Lebanese, 'car - siyyâra' is a feminine noun, 'book - qtêb' is a masculine noun.

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