Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar! Emphasis/Contrast ===================== Since verb form indicates the person, gender, and number of the subject any use of a subject pronoun is considered redundant. If, however, you want to emphasize or contrast two objects Arabic allows you to use the subject pronoun in such a linguistic environment. **أنا ذهبتُ إلی المکتبةِ وهُم ذهبوا إلی المطعم ِ.** I went to the library and they went to the restaurant.