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English | Arabic |
Which house is this? |
- However the word أَيُّ will take different cases in different situations, i.e.:
- أَيُّ will take a nominative case with a /đammah/, if it appears as مُبْتَدَأٌ - i.e. in a nominal sentence, for example:
English | Arabic |
Which school is this? |
- أَيُّ will take a genitive case with a /Kasrah/, if it is preceded by a preposition, e.g.:
English | Arabic |
In which room did you enter? |
- أَيُّ will take an accusative case with a fatħah/, if it appears as مَفْعُولٌ بِهِ (the object of a verbal sentence) e.g.:
English | Arabic |
Which language do you like? |
· Let’s take some more examples of this rule:
Picture | English | Arabic |
| Which day is this? It is Saturday | |
| Which month is this? This is the month of Rajab | |
| Which faculty is this? This is the faculty of Commerce | |
| In which school are you? I am in the primary school | |
| From which country are you? I am from Jordan | |
| Which book do you (all) like? We like the book of Arabic language |