الضّمائر المتصلة 1/ 2Attached Pronouns 1

الضَّمائِرُ المُتَّصِلَةُ  Suffix pronouns
* There are two types of personal pronouns in the Arabic language: attached/suffix pronouns and detached pronouns.

* The suffix pronouns are attached to the word that comes before them.

* The subject suffix pronouns are attached to the verb to indicate the doer.

Example: حَكَمْـتَ فَعَدَلْـتَ فَأَمِنْـتَ فَنِمْـتَ يَا عُمَرُ

حَكَمَ is a verb in the perfect, and so are the other verbs: عدَل، أمِن،نام

تَ is a suffix pronoun used here to address "عُمَرَ" who is actually the subject in all these verbs.

* The pronoun usually agrees with the noun it replaces in number and gender.

The suffix pronouns are divided into three categories :  The first person (singular and plural), the 2nd person (singular and plural) and the 3rd person (singular and plural). (See the chart).