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### Expressing Possession with لدى

To say you "have" something in Arabic, you use prepositions like عند or مع. Another common and slightly more formal option is the preposition لدى, which translates to "at," "with," or "in the possession of."

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When you want to say that a specific person or noun has something, you simply place لدى right before the noun.

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### Attaching Pronouns (Singular)

Like other prepositions, لدى can take attached pronoun suffixes. Notice that the final *alif maqsurah* (ى) changes to a regular *yaa* (ي) when a pronoun is attached.

| Meaning | Form |
| --- | --- |
| I have | لدي |
| You have | لديك |
| He has | لديه |
| She has | لديها |

Here is how you use the first-person form (لدي) to talk about what you own:

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And here are examples using the third-person and second-person singular suffixes to describe a season (موسم) or a swarm (سرب):

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### Attaching Plural Pronouns

The same spelling rule applies when attaching plural pronoun suffixes. The word becomes لدينا (we have), لديكم (you plural have), and لديهن (they feminine plural have).

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### Negation and Spatial Location

To negate possession—meaning someone does *not* have something—you can place the negating word ليس before لدى.

Additionally, remember that لدى can also represent a physical spatial relationship, meaning simply "at" a location, like an apiary.

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The preposition 'at' or 'to have' (لدى)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Present tense plural verbs

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Connecting clauses (أنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Question	Answer
at / to have (formal)	لدىladâ
apiary	منحلmanhal
raising / keeping	تربيةtarbiya
I have a large apiary for beekeeping.	لدي منحل كبير لتربية النحل.ladayya manhalun kabîrun litarbiyati n-nahli
beekeeper	نحالnahhâl
The beekeeper has a protective suit and a mask.	لدى النحال بدلة حماية وقناع.ladâ n-nahhâli badlatu himâyatin wa qinâun
season	موسمmawsim
abundant	وفيرwafîr
nectar	رحيقrahîq
She has an abundant season for collecting nectar.	لديها موسم وفير لجمع الرحيق.ladayhâ mawsimun wafîrun lijam'i r-rahîq
We have the largest apiary in this region.	لدينا أكبر المناحل في هذه المنطقة.ladaynâ akbaru al-manâhili fî hâdhihi al-mintaqah.
swarm	سربsirb
colony	طائفةtâ'ifah
Do you have a new swarm in the colony?	هل لديك سرب جديد في الطائفة؟hal ladayka sirbun jadîdun fî at-tâ'ifah
The beekeepers have a new season, and they have already started work.	لدى النحالات موسم جديد، وقد بدأن العمل.ladâ an-nahhâlâti mawsimun jadîdun, wa qad bada'na al-'amala
You have abundant nectar in this garden.	لديكم رحيق وفير في هذه الحديقة.ladaykum raheequn wafeerun fee hâdhihil-hadeeqah
They have great experience in beekeeping.	لديهن خبرة كبيرة في تربية النحل.ladayhinna khibratun kabîratun fî tarbiyati n-nahl.
Beekeeper, do you have a strong colony?	يا نحالة، هل لديك طائفة قوية؟yâ nahhâlatu, hal ladayki tâ'ifatun qawiyyah?
pure	نقيnaqiyy
He has a swarm, and he wants to collect pure honey.	لديه سرب، ويريد أن يجمع العسل النقي.ladayhi sirbun, wa yurîdu an yajma'a al-'asala an-naqiyya
There is no abundant nectar at the apiary today.	ليس هناك رحيق وفير لدى المنحل اليوم.laysa hunâka raheequn wafeerun ladâ al-manhali al-yawma
She has pure honey, but she does not have wax.	لديها عسل نقي، ولكن ليس لديها شمع.ladayhâ 'asalun naqiyyun, walâkin laysa ladayhâ sham'un

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