LessonsDemonstratives — forms, syntax and usageQuiz

By the end of this lesson you should be able to:
1. Identify the referent and all six gender/number classes.
2. Select basic singular, dual, and plural demonstratives.
3. Explain attention hāʾ versus addressee kāf.
4. Distinguish syntactic case position from the dual alif/yāʾ changes.
5. Apply the author’s near–intermediate–far scheme.

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Demonstratives — forms, syntax and usage

By the end of this lesson you should be able to:
1. Identify the referent and all six gender/number classes.
2. Select basic singular, dual, and plural demonstratives.
3. Explain attention hāʾ versus addressee kāf.
4. Distinguish syntactic case position from the dual alif/yāʾ changes.
5. Apply the author’s near–intermediate–far scheme.