Understanding Attached Pronouns in Arabic

What is the primary characteristic of attached pronouns?

• They are always standalone words.

• They join directly to a verb, preposition, or noun as a suffix.

• They only appear at the beginning of a sentence.

• They are used exclusively for questions.

When attached to a verb, what role do attached pronouns typically play?

• Subject pronouns

• Adjectives

• Object pronouns

• Adverbs

What function do attached pronouns serve when joined to a noun?

• They act as demonstrative pronouns.

• They indicate the noun's gender.

• They function as possessive pronouns, showing ownership.

• They change the noun into a verb.

What effect do attached pronoun suffixes have on the noun they are attached to?

• They make the noun indefinite.

• They make the noun definite.

• They change the noun's number (singular/plural).

• They have no effect on the noun's definiteness.

How is "My name is Ibrahim" expressed using an attached pronoun?

• اِسْمُكَ إِبْرَاهِيم

  ismuka ibrāhīm

• اِسمْي إبْرَاهِيم

  ismī ibrāhīm

• اِسْمُهَا إبرَاهِيم

  ismuhā ibrāhīm

• اِسمُهُ إبْرَاهِيم

  ismuhu ibrāahīm

How is "Her name is Fatimah" expressed using an attached pronoun?

• اِسْمِي فَاطِمَة

  ismī fātimatt

• اِسْمُكَ فَاطِمَة

  ismuka fātimatt

• اِسْمُهَا فَاطِمَة

  ismuhā fātimatt

• اِسْمُهُ فَاطِمَة

  ismuhu fātimatt

How would you ask a male "What is your name, please?" in Arabic?

• مَا اسْمُكِ لَو سَمَحْت؟

  mā ismuki law samahti?

• مَا اسْمُهُ مِن فَضْلِك؟

  mā ismuhu min fadlik?

• مَا اسْمُكَ مِن فَضْلِك؟

  mā ismuka min fadlik?

• مَا اسْمُهَا لَو سَمَحْت؟

  mā ismuhā law samahti?

If someone asks "مَا اسْمُكَ مِن فَضْلِك؟" (What is your (male) name, please?),

and your name is Naqib, how would you respond?

• اِسْمِي سَلْوَى

  ismī salwā

• اِسْمُهُ هِشَام

  ismuhu hishām

• اِسْمِي نَقِيب

  ismī naqīb

• اِسْمُهَا نُورَة

  ismuhā nūratt

How would you ask a female "What is your name, please?" in Arabic?

• مَا اسْمُكَ مِن فَضْلِك؟

  mā ismuka min fadlik?

• مَا اسْمُهُ لَو سَمَحْت؟

  mā ismuhu law samaht?

• مَا اسْمُكِ لَو سَمَحْت؟

  mā ismuki law samahti?

• مَا اسْمُهَا مِن فَضْلِك؟

  mā ismuhā min fadlik?

How would you say "And she is our lecturer" in Arabic?

• وَهِيَ مُحَاضِرَتُهُ

  wa hiya muhādiratuhu

• وَهِيَ مُحَاضِرَتُنَا

  wa hiya muhādiratunā

• وَهِيَ مُحَاضِرُهَا

  wa hiya muhadiruhā

• وَهِيَ مُحَاضِرُكَ

  wa hiya muhadiruka