haadhaa

For example, to tell someone, "This is the biggest house," you say haadhaa ` akbar manzil (hah-zah ak-bar man-zeel).

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Hello.allo. haadhaa kamal. all-low. haa-zaah kamal.

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I'm an architect in Casablanca. haadhaa mumtaaz! hah-zah moom-taz!

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Part II: Arabic in Action Notice that the singular demonstratives (haadhaa, haadhihi, dhaalika, and tilka) are all gender-defined, meaning that you use a specific demonstrative corresponding to whether the object being referred to is masculine or feminine.

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There is plenty of snow there. haadhaa ` ikhtiyaar Sa'b jiddan. hah-zah eek-tee-yar sahb jee-dan.

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They were really beautiful. haadhaa jamiil. hah-zah jah-meel.

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I believe in the beginning of the report is better. hal naziid SafHa ` ukhraa ` aw haadhaa kaafiiyan? hal nah-zeed saf-hah ook-rah aw hah-zah kah-fee-yan?

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For example, to say "this boy," add the definite noun al-walad (boy) to the demonstrative haadhaa (this; M); because demonstratives always come before the nouns they identify, the resulting phrase is haadhaa al-walad.

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This country is warm during the whole year. haadhaa raa'i '! hah-zah rah-eeh!

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For instance, if you add the demonstrative haadhaa to the indefinite subject noun walad, you get haadhaa walad (hah-zah wah-lad; This is a boy).

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