Questions & Answers about هو موظف هنا.
Where is the word for 'is' in this sentence?
In Arabic, there is no word for 'am', 'is', or 'are' in the present tense. You simply put the subject (هو, meaning 'he') right next to what you are describing him as (موظف, meaning 'employee') to create the sentence 'He is an employee'.
Is هو ('he') always written as a separate word?
Yes! هو is an independent subject pronoun, meaning it stands on its own as a complete word, just like 'he' in English. This is different from other types of Arabic pronouns you might see later that physically attach to the ends of words.
The English translation says 'an employee'. Why isn't there a word for 'an' before موظف?
Arabic doesn't have a word for 'a' or 'an'. When a singular noun like موظف is written without the Arabic word for 'the' attached to the front, it is automatically understood as 'a' or 'an' employee.
How is هو pronounced when it only has two letters?
It is pronounced 'huwa'. The first letter has a short 'u' sound and the second letter acts as a 'w' with a short 'a' sound. Since short vowels aren't usually written in everyday Arabic, you just memorize the 'huwa' pronunciation for this pronoun.
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