Word
أين حمامهم؟
Meaning
Where is their bathroom?
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about أين حمامهم؟
Which part of حمامهم means "their"?
The suffix هم at the end of the word means "their". When attached to a noun like حمام (bathroom), it shows possession for a group of males or a mixed group of males and females.
What if the bathroom belongs only to a group of women?
If the owners are exclusively female, you would replace the suffix هم with the feminine plural suffix هن, making the word حمامهن.
How do you pronounce the connection between حمام and هم?
To make it flow easily, you connect them with a short vowel sound. In formal Modern Standard Arabic, it is a short "u" sound, making the full pronunciation "hammamuhum".
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
Arabic generally drops present-tense "to be" verbs like "is" or "are". You simply place the question word أين (where) directly before the noun حمامهم (their bathroom) to form the entire sentence.