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Questions & Answers about أين جوازك؟
How does the word for "your" work in جوازك?
In Arabic, possessives like "my", "your", or "his" are not separate words. They are suffixes (endings) attached directly to the noun. Here, the noun جواز (passport) gets the suffix ـك (your) added to the end.
Does the spelling of جوازك change if I am talking to a man versus a woman?
The basic spelling stays exactly the same, but the pronunciation changes! When speaking to a male, the ending is pronounced with a short "a" sound (-ka, making it jawāzuka). When speaking to a female, it gets a short "i" sound (-ki, making it jawāzuki).
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
Arabic does not use a word for "is" in simple present tense sentences like this one. You literally just ask "Where your passport?" and the "is" is automatically understood.
Based on this lesson's rule, how would I ask "Where is my passport?"
To say "my", you use the attached pronoun ـي (-i) instead of ـك. So you would attach it to جواز to make جوازي (jawāzī) and ask أين جوازي؟.