● When detached pronouns come at the beginning of a nominal sentence, they become the subject, and the predicate agrees with them in gender and number:
○ Zayd is a student; he is hardworking. -> زَيْدٌ طَالِبٌ ، هُوَ مُجْتَهِدٌ
○ Fāṭimah is a female student; she is hardworking. -> فَاطِمَةُ طَالِبَةٌ ، هِيَ مُجْتَهِدَةٌ
○ You are truthful. -> أَنْتَ صَادِقٌ
○ You are truthful. -> أَنْتِ صَادِقَةٌ
○ I am a male teacher. -> أَنَا مُعَلِّمٌ
○ I am a female teacher. -> أَنَا مُعَلِّمَةٌ
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Practical Examples of Pronouns as the Subject
Introduction to Pronouns and Their Grammatical Classification
● When detached pronouns come at the beginning of a nominal sentence, they become the subject, and the predicate agrees with them in gender and number:
○ Zayd is a student; he is hardworking. -> زَيْدٌ طَالِبٌ ، هُوَ مُجْتَهِدٌ
○ Fāṭimah is a female student; she is hardworking. -> فَاطِمَةُ طَالِبَةٌ ، هِيَ مُجْتَهِدَةٌ
○ You are truthful. -> أَنْتَ صَادِقٌ
○ You are truthful. -> أَنْتِ صَادِقَةٌ
○ I am a male teacher. -> أَنَا مُعَلِّمٌ
○ I am a female teacher. -> أَنَا مُعَلِّمَةٌ