have you ever been confused on which relative pronoun to use?

is it اللي or is it إنه ?

well, grab a snack and read this post.

lets make it simple

All the relative pronouns except ( that ) is translated to اللي

Examples:

“The book, which is on the table, is for my Arabic class.”

الكتاب اللي على الطاولة , هو لحصتي العربي

“The student whose homework I am grading is hardworking.”

الطالب اللي بصلح اله واجبه هو مجتهد

The car, which is red, belongs to my brother.

السيارة اللي هي حمرة تبعت أخوي

That

“That” is the word that creates the confusion.

that can be a relative pronoun as well as a subordinating conjunction.

Sparing you the grammar terms, here is how you spot which one is it.

if it comes after a verb use إنه

if it comes after a noun use اللي

Examples:

I heard that you can swim.

سمعت إنه بتعرف تسبح

The house that we bought is near the park.

البيت اللي إشتريناه هو جنب الحديقة

Practice

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