Demonstrative Pronoun That in Arabic - Durusul lughah vol 1 lesson 2

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That is demonstrative pronoun for thing that is far from the speaker.

In Arabic, it is called اِسْمُ الاِشَرَةِ لِلْبَعِيْدِ


You can learn demonstrative pronoun this in Arabic at the previous article.

That in Arabic


That in Arabic is  ذَالِكَ

ذَلِكَ   is for masculine noun => it is used when we pointing to masculine noun.

ذَلِكَ  is for singular noun.


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مَا ذَالِكَ؟
ذَالِكَ نَجْمٌ
Translation in English: 
What is that?
That is a star.


هَذَا مَسْجِدٌ وَذَالِكَ بَيْتٌ
The meaning: 
This is a mosque and that is a house.


هَذَا حِصَانٌ وَذَالِكَ حِمَارٌ
It means:
This is a horse and that is a donkey.


أَذَالِكَ كَلْبٌ؟ لاَ, ذَالِكَ قِطٌّ
The meaning:
Is that a dog? No, that is a cat.


مَا ذَالِكَ؟
ذَالِكَ سَرِيْرٌ
It means:
What is that?
That is a bed.


مَنْ هَذَا وَمَنْ ذَالِكَ؟
هَذَا مُدَرِّسٌ وَذَالِكَ إِمَامٌ
The meaning:
Who is this and who is that?
This is a teacher and that is a leader (prayer leader).


مَا ذاَلِكَ؟ ذَلِكَ حَجَرٌ
The meaning:
What is that? That is a stone.


هَذَا سُكَّارٌ وَذَالِكَ لَبَنٌ
The meaning:
This is sugar and that is milk.



Recap

مَا ذَالِكَ؟
ذَالِكَ نَجْمٌ
Translation in English: 
What is that?
That is a star.


هَذَا مَسْجِدٌ وَذَالِكَ بَيْتٌ
The meaning: 
This is a mosque and that is a house.


هَذَا حِصَانٌ وَذَالِكَ حِمَارٌ
It means:
This is a horse and that is a donkey.


أَذَالِكَ كَلْبٌ؟ لاَ, ذَالِكَ قِطٌّ
The meaning:
Is that a dog? No, that is a cat.


مَا ذَالِكَ؟
ذَالِكَ سَرِيْرٌ
It means:
What is that?
That is a bed.


مَنْ هَذَا وَمَنْ ذَالِكَ؟
هَذَا مُدَرِّسٌ وَذَالِكَ إِمَامٌ
The meaning:
Who is this and who is that?
This is a teacher and that is a leader (prayer leader).


مَا ذاَلِكَ؟ ذَلِكَ حَجَرٌ
The meaning:
What is that? That is a stone.


هَذَا سُكَّارٌ وَذَالِكَ لَبَنٌ
The meaning:
This is sugar and that is milk.



Recap


ذَالِكَ is used for:

- singular and male noun.

- noun is far from the speaker.

- ذَالِكَ  in English => that