Practical Arabic Translation Exercise

Rules and Practical Exercises for Demonstrative Phrases

● Study the spelling and case endings of the following phrases. Every noun pointed to has al-:
○ This man: -> هٰذَا الرَّجُلُ (الرَّجُلُ is the noun pointed to and has al-.)
○ That boy: -> ذٰلِكَ الْوَلَدُ | That girl: -> تِلْكَ الْبِنْتُ.
○ These two male teachers: -> هٰذَانِ الْمُعَلِّمَانِ | Those two female teachers: -> تَانِكَ الْمُعَلِّمَتَانِ.
○ These boys: -> هٰؤُلَاءِ الْأَوْلَادُ | Those women: -> أُولٰئِكَ النِّسَاءُ.
○ This book: -> هٰذَا الْكِتَابُ | Those windows: -> تِلْكَ النَّوَافِذُ (non-rational plural).
○ These books: -> هٰذِهِ الْكُتُبُ (feminine singular demonstrative for a non-rational plural).
○ This city: -> هٰذَا الْبَلَدُ.
○ That righteous boy: -> ذٰلِكَ الْوَلَدُ الصَّالِحُ (الصَّالِحُ is the adjective of the noun pointed to.)
○ Those high mountains: -> تِلْكَ الْجِبَالُ الْعَالِيَةُ (الْجِبَالُ is a non-rational plural.)
○ This secure city: -> هٰذَا الْبَلَدُ الْأَمِينُ | This worldly life: -> هٰذِهِ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا.