Lesson 15 - الدَّرْسُ الْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ

Continued

• In this lesson we will learn a new word أَيُّ and the rules for its use In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing). أَيُّ  is an interrogative article - i.e. it is used to ask questions.  In Lesson No. 4 section 4 we have already learnt the use of some of the interrogative articles. However unlike the other interrogative articles, أَيُّ  meaning "Which…?" is used as a /Muđâf/ (possessed), so any word that follows أَيُّ will be treated as /Muđâf Ilaihi/ and will therefore take the genitive case with a /kasratain/. E.g.:

• 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:

• أَيُّ will take a genitive case with a /Kasrah/, if it is preceded by a preposition, e.g.:

• أَيُّ will take an accusative case with a fatħah/, if it appears as مَفْعُولٌ بِهِ (the object of a verbal sentence) e.g.:

·         Let’s take some more examples of this rule: