The Attached pronouns (الضَّمَائِرُ المُتَّصِلَة)

Arabic pronouns (الضَّمَائِرُ) are classified into:

In our previous lesson, we explored detached pronouns (الضَّمَائِرُ المُنْفَصِلة), which are written separately from the noun they modify.

In today's lesson, we will delve into attached pronouns (الضَّمَائِرُ المُتَّصِلَة), which are written directly attached to the noun they possess.

Arabic pronouns (الضَـمَائِرُ) can be written either separately from the noun they refer to or attached directly to it.

📚 Examples of pronouns

هُوَ طَوِيلٌ He is tall

كِـتَابُــهُ عَلَى الـمَـكْتَبِ His book is on the desk

الضَّمَائِرُ الـمُتَصِّلَةُ

The word "المُتَصِّل" is derived from the verb "اِتَّصَلَ", which means "to attach" or "to connect" or "to join". Therefore, the word "المُتَصِّل" means "connecting" or "joined" or "attached".

Attached pronouns (الضمائر المتصلة) are pronouns written directly attached to the word, whether the word is a verb, noun, or particle.

📚 Examples of attached pronouns

كِـتَابــي My book

سَيَارتُــكَ Your car

أ هو في البيتِ؟ نعم. فـِيــهِ Is he home? Yes, he is

The pronoun "ي" (my) was added to the word "كتاب"The pronoun "ك" (your) was added to the word "سيارتة"

Here's a simplified diagram of Arabic pronouns:

بِالاِسمِ

Examples of attached pronouns (الضَّمَائِرُ المُتَّصِلُ) that are attached to nouns

بَـيتِــي My house

بـيتُــنَا Our house

قَـلَـمُــكَ Your pen (male)

قَـلَـمُــكِ Your pen (female)

قَـلَـمُــكُمْ Your pen (male, plural)

قَـلَـمُــكُنَّ Your pen (female, plural)

مَكْـتَـبــهُ His office

مَكْتَـبَــها Her office

مَكتَـبَـــهُمْ Their library (male)

مَكتَبــهُـنَّ Their library (female)

بِالـحَرفِ

Examples of attached pronouns (الضَّمَائِرُ المُتَّصِلُ) with particles

هذا البَـيْتُ لِـــي This house is mine

هذا البَـيْتُ لَــنا This house is ours

هذا فِيــكَ يا خَالِدٌ This is in you, O Khalid

هذا فِيــكِ يا مَرْيَم This is in you, O Maryam

ذَهَبَ إِلَـيْــهِ He went to him

ذَهَبَ إِلَـيْــها He went to her

بالفِعْل

Examples of connected pronouns (الضَّمَائِرُ المُتَصِّلَة) attached to verbs

أنَا كَـتَـبْــتُ I wrote

نَـحْنُ كتبْــنا We wrote

أنتَ كَتبْــتَ You wrote (male)

أنتِ كَتبْــتِ You wrote (female)

أنتم كَـتَبــتُـمْ You wrote (male, plural)

Pronouns can be used in many different ways with verbs. We will learn about these different ways in the verb section.

Attached pronouns form the construct الإضافة

When attached pronouns are used with nouns, they form the construct الإضافة. For example

كِـتَابُــهُ His book

سَيَارَتُــكَ Your car

I cant say:

الكِـتَابُــهُ His book