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هَذَانِ طَالِبَانِ.
Translation: These are two students.

هَذَانِ: dual demonstrative, nominative subject with alif. طَالِبَانِ: nominative dual predicate with alif.

In this dual pair the ending changes with case, unlike singular «هَذَا».

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Masculine dual: nominative

Demonstratives — forms, syntax and usage

هَذَانِ طَالِبَانِ.
Translation: These are two students.

هَذَانِ: dual demonstrative, nominative subject with alif. طَالِبَانِ: nominative dual predicate with alif.

In this dual pair the ending changes with case, unlike singular «هَذَا».