Joining Prepositions to Pronouns (Part One)

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.