Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar! The Relative Pronouns ضَمائرَ الوصل ======================================== The Relative Pronouns ضَمائرَ الوصل are used to introduce subordinate adjectival clauses and therefore create complex sentences. The choice of such pronouns depends on the antecedent's number and gender. ** الذي** ** ** is used for masculine singular. ** التي** is used for feminine singular. ** اللواتي** is used for feminine plural.
** الذينَ** ** ** is used for masculine plural. a. If the antecedent is part of the subject phrase, the relative clause is embedded inside the main sentence. **الرَّجُلُالذي سألَ عَنها هُنا.** b. If the antecedent is part of the object phrase/predicate, then the relative close follows the main sentence. **قابَلتُ الرَّجُلَ** الذي سألَ عَنها **. ** c. If the antecedent is indefinite, you do not need to use a relative pronoun. **قابَلتُ رَجَُلا ً** سألَ عَنها **. ** d.
Sometimes you will encounter a sentence with a relative pronoun and a relative clause, in which the antecedent is absent, but still understood. **الذي دَرَّسَني العَربيَّة َ اُستاذ ٌ مصريٌّ.** Originally, this sentence is: ** (الأستاذ ُ) الذي دَرَّسَني العَربيَّة َ اُستاذ ٌ مصريٌّ.** Previous Next