Breakdown of هؤلاء البائعون عندهم برتقال وموز.
الal
the
وwa
and
عند'inda
at / to have
هؤلاءhâ'ulâ'i
these (human plural)
بائعbâ'i'
seller
برتقالburtuqâl
oranges
موزmawz
bananas
همhum
their / them (object)
Questions & Answers about هؤلاء البائعون عندهم برتقال وموز.
Why do we use هؤلاء for "these" instead of the feminine singular هذه؟
In Arabic, we use هؤلاء for plural humans (like البائعون, meaning "sellers"). If we were talking about plural non-human things (like "these oranges"), we would use the feminine singular هذه.
Why does البائعون have ال attached to it?
Adding ال makes the phrase mean "these sellers". If we left it off and just said هؤلاء بائعون, it would be a complete sentence meaning "These are sellers". To group "these" and "sellers" together as the subject, the noun needs the definite article.
How does عندهم mean "have"?
Arabic doesn't have a direct verb for "to have". Instead, we use the word عند (meaning "at" or "with") and attach a pronoun suffix. Here, هم means "them", so عندهم literally means "at them", which is how we say "they have".
Why don't the words for oranges (برتقال) and bananas (موز) have plural endings?
In Arabic, many fruits and vegetables are "collective nouns". The basic words برتقال and موز already refer to the fruits in general or in plural. You don't need to add a special plural ending to mean "oranges" or "bananas".
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