Arabic: the cases(repost)

12 Apr

nominative:  rajulun       a man(subject)      ar-rajulu    the man(subject)     rajulu  the man of….(subject)

genitive:         rajulin        (of) a man                 ar-rajuli     (of) the man               rajuli   (of) the man of…

accusative:    rajulan       a man(object)         ar-rajula    the man(object)       rajula   the man of…(object)

the genitive is not just used in possession, but also after all prepositions.

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