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### Attached Object Pronouns

In Arabic, when a pronoun is the direct object of a verb (such as "him", "her", or "you"), it does not stand alone as a separate word. Instead, it attaches directly to the end of the verb as a suffix.

Let's start with the suffixes for "him" (ـه) and "her" (ـها).

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To make a present tense verb negative, simply place the word لا (not) before it. 

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### The Object Pronoun "Me" (ـني)

To make "me" the direct object of a verb, attach ـني to the end of it. The extra "ن" helps protect the verb's final vowel before adding the pronoun.

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### The Object Pronoun "You" (ـك)

To say "you" as a direct object, attach the suffix ـك to the verb. 

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### Thoughts, Senses, and Emotions

Attached pronouns are incredibly common with verbs describing mental processes (remembering, believing), senses (seeing, hearing), and emotions. 

You can combine these with question words like لماذا (why) to ask about people's thoughts and perceptions.

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Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

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)

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)

Expressing purpose (لـ)

Question	Answer
to know	عرفarafa
I know him.	أنا أعرفه.ana a'rifuhu
me	نيni
Do you know me?	هل تعرفني؟hal ta'rifunî
Do you hear me now?	هل تسمعني الآن؟hal tasma'unî al-âna?
to understand	فهمfahima
I do not understand you.	أنا لا أفهمك.ana lâ afhamuka.
The manager does not understand her.	المدير لا يفهمها.al-mudîru lâ yafhamuhâ
to see	رأىra'â
Where is he? I do not see him.	أين هو؟ أنا لا أراه.ayna huwa? ana lâ arâhu.
The dog sees me there.	الكلب يراني هناك.al-kalbu yarâni hunâka.
to remember	تذكرtadhakkara
We remember him.	نحن نتذكره.nahnu natadhakkaruhu.
Do you remember me?	هل تتذكرني؟hal tatadhakkarunî?
why	لماذاlimâdhâ
to ask	سألsa'ala
Why do you ask him?	لماذا تسأله؟limâdhâ tas'aluhu
The professor always asks me.	الأستاذ يسألني دائما.al-ustâdhu yas'alunî dâ'iman
to thank	شكرshakara
I thank you very much.	أنا أشكرك جدا.ana ashkuruka jiddan
The guest thanked me.	الضيف شكرني.ad-dayfu shakaranî
to believe	صدقsaddaqa
I believe you.	أنا أصدقك.ana usaddiquka
Why do you not believe me?	لماذا لا تصدقني؟limâdhâ lâ tuṣaddiquni؟
to love	أحبuhibbu
I like this new book.	أنا أحب هذا الكتاب الجديد.ana uhibbu hâdhâ al-kitâba al-jadîd
My father loves me too.	أبي يحبني أيضا.abî yuhibbunî aydan.