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[06] present yourself and others - independent pronouns

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 Listen and Repeat. Get to know your pronouns!

Independent Pronouns
	أنا     أَنَا  1  ana   -   I		نَحْنُ     إِحْناَ   2  iḥna   -  we
	أنْتَ       إِنْتَ  3  inta   -  you (masc.)           أنْتِ   إنتِ  5  inti   -  you (fem.)		أنْتُم       إِنْتُم  4  intu (or intum)  - you (pl.)     أنْتُنَّ   you ( pl. fem.)
	أنْتُما    dual ( masc. / fem.)
	هُوَ      هُوَ  6  howwa   -  he		هُمْ        هُمَّ     7  homma   -  they
	هِىَ      هِيَ  8  hiyya    -  she        هُما    -   they (dual)		هُنَّ   -  they ( pl. fem.)

  Take note...

1- The world of the Arabic language can be divided into two types of simple sentences…

We will start with the equational sentence! Put aside the verbal sentence for now. Just shelf it…

So, why do we call it an equational sentence?

This is because subject = predicate.

In other words when you have a subject you need a predicate to say something about that subject.  Because a sentence is one complete thought a predicate is required to complete that thought by giving information on the subject.

2- The equational sentence does not have the verb “to be” unlike English. For example, In English you would say:

I am Nancy.   

In Arabic, however, you would say:                                      

   أنا نانْسي

  أنَا نَانْسِي

 9  Ana Nancy.

That’s it! In other words it is like dropping the verb "to be."

I am Nancy = I Nancy!

Therefore, the Arabic sentence does not require a verb to exist grammatically!