Talim-ul-Quran — Page 167
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS أَسْمَاءِ إِشَارَهُ (asma'i isharah,. The Pronouns which are used to demonstrate or indicate something are called "Demonstrative Pronouns". Usually these come before the Noun and are stated according to the Noun. These are of two type: Near Demonstrative Pronouns and Far Demonstrative. Pronouns. . NEAR DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS إِشَارَهُ قَرِيْب (ishārah qarib,. The demonstrative noun which is used to refer to a thing which is nearby is . (isharah qarib) إِشَارَهُ قَرِيب called. Examples are as follows:. This (Female). These two (Female). All these (Female) هذه (hadhihi) هاتان (hatāni) هؤلاء (ha'ula'i). This (Male). These two (Male). All these (Male) هذا (hadha) واحد (singular) هذان (hadhani) تثنيه (Dual) جمع (Plural) هؤلاء (ha'ula'i). The demonstrative pronoun: When something is pointed out, it becomes definite. . However, in translation the definite article is not translated. e. g. الْكِتَابُ hadhal kitabu will be translated as "This book" and not as "This the book". However, the demonstrative pronoun may be the subject of a sentence by itself, in which case, the predicate is generally indefinite. e. g. shadha ktabun : This is a book. 167