Joining Prepositions to Pronouns (Part One)

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Lesson

1. What Will We Learn in This Section?

● In this section, we will learn to use prepositions with attached pronouns instead of explicit nouns. ● We will study the spelling and pronunciation changes that occur when prepositions join pronouns. ● We will learn complete conjugation charts for بـ, لـ, فِي, مِنْ, and عَنْ with pronouns. ● We will learn that when the preposition لـ joins pronouns, it takes a fatḥah and becomes لَـ.

2. Conjugating لـ and بـ with Pronouns

● Study the complete forms of the prepositions لـ and بـ with attached pronouns: Person and genderSingularDualPlural Third-person masculineلَهُ / بِهِلَهُمَا / بِهِمَالَهُمْ / بِهِمْ Third-person feminineلَهَا / بِهَالَهُمَا / بِهِمَالَهُنَّ / بِهِنَّ Second-person masculineلَكَ / بِكَلَكُمَا / بِكُمَالَكُمْ / بِكُمْ Second-person feminineلَكِ / بِكِلَكُمَا / بِكُمَالَكُنَّ / بِكُنَّ First personلِي / بِيلَنَا / بِنَالَنَا / بِنَا ● Important rule: When the preposition لـ joins pronouns, it takes a fatḥah as لَـ, except with the first-person singular, where it remains لِي.

3. Conjugating فِي with Pronouns

● Study the complete forms of the preposition فِي, 'in,' with attached pronouns: Person and genderSingularDualPlural Third-person masculineفِيهِفِيهِمَافِيهِمْ Third-person feminineفِيهَافِيهِمَافِيهِنَّ Second-person masculineفِيكَفِيكُمَافِيكُمْ Second-person feminineفِيكِفِيكُمَافِيكُنَّ First personفِيَّفِينَافِينَا ● Explanation: In the first-person singular, the final yāʾ and the first-person singular yāʾ combine as a doubled yāʾ: فِيَّ.

4. Conjugating مِنْ with Pronouns

● Study the complete forms of the preposition مِنْ, 'from,' with attached pronouns: Person and genderSingularDualPlural Third-person masculineمِنْهُمِنْهُمَامِنْهُمْ Third-person feminineمِنْهَامِنْهُمَامِنْهُنَّ Second-person masculineمِنْكَمِنْكُمَامِنْكُمْ Second-person feminineمِنْكِمِنْكُمَامِنْكُنَّ First personمِنِّيمِنَّامِنَّا ● Explanation: In the first-person singular, the form is written مِنِّي and the nūn is pronounced doubled.

5. Conjugating عَنْ with Pronouns

● Study the complete forms of the preposition عَنْ, 'from/about,' with attached pronouns: Person and genderSingularDualPlural Third-person masculineعَنْهُعَنْهُمَاعَنْهُمْ Third-person feminineعَنْهَاعَنْهُمَاعَنْهُنَّ Second-person masculineعَنْكَعَنْكُمَاعَنْكُمْ Second-person feminineعَنْكِعَنْكُمَاعَنْكُنَّ First personعَنِّيعَنَّاعَنَّا ● Explanation: عَنْ follows the same pattern as مِنْ; the first-person singular form is written عَنِّي with a doubled nūn.

Practice questions

Question 1

When the preposition لِـ joins attached pronouns, what spelling change occurs, except with the first-person singular?

  • Its kasrah changes to a fatḥah, as in لَهُ
  • Its kasrah changes to a ḍammah
  • It does not change

Question 2

When the preposition فِي joins the first-person singular yāʾ, ـي, the correct written form has a shaddah: فِيَّ.

  • True
  • False

Question 3

When the preposition مِنْ joins the first-person singular yāʾ, ـي, it is written مِنِّي with a doubled nūn.

  • True
  • False

Question 4

The dominion belongs to Him alone

Question 5

There is a sign in it

Question 6

Match the following prepositional phrases with attached pronouns to their correct English meanings:

Question 7

Sort the following combinations of prepositions and pronouns into the correct first-person singular forms:

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